Building diabetes program in our facilities
- 1. Building Diabetes Program in our Facilities Prof Debdas Mukhopadhyay PDG MS, FRCS (Edin)
- 2. Lions and Diabetes • According to WHO, over 422 million people have diabetes, that is expected to affect over 642 million by 2040. • Lions and Diabetes Awareness: With these statistics and concerns in mind, Lions have taken action through the Diabetes program. • Our work supports diabetes awareness, education, prevention, detection, control, and research. • Organizations that support Lions in their efforts include: • The World Health Organization • Diabetes Education and Camping Association • International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
- 3. Lions International is Ready
- 4. We are ready •Diabetic Chairperson: •Diabetes Resources For Club Awareness and Education For Community Awareness and Education •Diabetes Partnerships and Organizations • Diabetes Education and Camping Association (DECA) • International Diabetes Federation (IDF) • MedicAlert Foundation • National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) - USA • National Eye Institute / National Eye Health Education Program (NEI/NEHEP) • World Health Organization (WHO)
- 5. our Facilities: mean Lions Eye Care Facilities •Vision Centres: Manned by Optometrists •Lions Eye Hospitals: Can be considered as Secondary Centres •Eye Hospitals of Excellence: Can be considered as Tertiary Centres
- 6. At Vision Centre Level: • No preliminary screening should be done there. • Optometrist will ask just three or four questions to the patients: Do you have diabetes? If the answer is yes How long you are diabetic Who takes care of your diabetes? Have you ever been told that diabetes may make you blind? • Then refer the patient to next level of Eye Care To develop this facility at our vision centres does cost nothing
- 7. At Next Level: • We have already established Hospitals with Qualified Ophthalmologists and Staffs • They just need necessary orientation and training to take care of Diabetic Blindness • Basic instruments are available (SL, 90D etc) • Fundus photographic instruments are easily available. • Availability of OCT and Retinal Laser at this level would help Tertiary Centres
- 8. At Super speciality Level • VR Surgery • Rehabilitation • Planning • Audit • Replanning
- 9. We are ready to cook “Fish” But who will catch the fish?!! • Lions has already planned nicely about these. • Each member can play a vital role individually to spread the message • Lions boast of having highest number of Doctor Membership. • Each doctor member through his professional association can build the awareness a lot. • Ophthalmologists at secondary and tertiary centre are like good cooks but without fish to cook. • So these cooks must sail to catch the fish.
- 10. My Humble Submission • I enjoy / suffer a unique situation • I am a Lion and Past District Governor • I am Ophthalmologists • I have lot of General Physicians Friends • But also I see a huge number of patients untreated.