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May
15
2019

Prize money of Rs. 10,000

An award for problem resolution in Diabetes education
Sponsored by Dr. Chandalia’s Diabetes Endocrine Nutrition Management & Research Centre

Prize money of Rs. 10,000 for reporting a problem case

Dr. Chandalia’s DENMARC aims to enhance the quality of Diabetes education in India by creating a world-class research and education environment and to build up a platform of networking and knowledge sharing within diabetologists and/or diabetes educators.

Challenges in Diabetes Education 2019 places special emphasis on supporting educational initiatives that have the potential to improve and significantly revolutionize diabetes care, enhance self-management and/or support patients with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The educator should describe an individual or group case history and identify the problem in diabetes education. Furthermore, s/he should describe the plan of education to resolve the issue, partly or totally. The issue described may be related to patient perceptions, knowledge, behaviors and implementation of advice given. S/He should describe her struggle in resolving the issue including her triumphs and failures, the methodologies used and ethical, socio-economic and behavioral aspects of the case.

General Rules and Regulations regarding the eligibility Criteria for the Award

  • The applicant of the Award should be a citizen of India.
  • The case discussion should be on the subject of Diabetes Education.

The best case chosen by a group of referees will be awarded "Challenges in Diabetes Education Award- 2019" - which will carry a cash prize of Rs 10,000. The awardee will get the opportunity to present the case in the annual meeting of Association of Diabetes Educators and publish it in the journal of Diabetes Education.

The last date for the submission is 20th September, 2019!!!!