Diet & Education - Achievements
Educational Achievements:
- We have recently earn the unique in international honor of being nominated As the "International Diabetes Federation, Center of Education"
- The D&E; is proud to introduce 24 hours help line services first time in Pakistan, The aim of our service is to provide information, support and assistance to promote a shared responsibility in health, wellbeing prevent complication and illness.
- The department provides internship for students of M.Sc (nutrition) in department of dietetics and diabetes education.
- Active participation in the "1st international Diabetes Management Course" held in BIDE from 28th Feb to 21st March 2005 for the team of foreign doctors and nurses.
- D&E; department is doing pilot project to start regular weekly clinics for weight reduction and primary prevention of Diabetes.
- Prepared and forwarded case to “International Diabetes Federation (IDF)" one of our Type 1 patient for the selection in youth leadership workshop held on 29th Nov to 7th Dec, 2006 at cape town, South Africa to pass a UN Resolution on diabetes which will be declared on world diabetes day 2007.
Faculty and Staff Training:
- Two of D&E; team members has gone for "WHO Collaboration IDF Leadership workshop for health educators in Bangladesh" from 4th to 8th Dec, 2004 at Dhaka City, Bangladesh
- One of our diabetes educator has done 14th certified diabetes educator course at King Abdul Aziz University Riyadh in Sep 2005.
