3236.0: Monday, October 22, 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | ||||
Oral Session | ||||
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| Diabetes is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in adults. This session will describe some of the methods being used to heighten public awareness and early intervention in order to prevent blindness from diabetes. | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the implications for vision loss from diabetes. Participants will learn about different methods of reaching diabetics in order to decrease the incidence of blindness. | ||||
| Elizabeth Hoppe, OD | ||||
| Undiagnosed diabetes and implications for vision loss: Results from NHANES III Alan R. Morse, PhD, Elaine S. Yatzkan, PhD, Raymond R. Arons, DrPH, Randi Morse | ||||
| National Diabetes Education Program -Primary Care Team Approach to Diabetes Utilizing the Health Professions of Podiatry, Pharmacy, Optometry, and Dentistry Dr. Norma K Bowyer, OD, MS, MPH, FAAO | ||||
| Use of Diabetic Eye Assessment Form for improving communication between the eye care professional and the primary care physician Joan Wimberly, RN, Greer L. Geiger, MD, Jeroan Allison, MD, James F. DeLong, MD | ||||
| Determining the Long-term Sustainability of Eye Care Outreach: A Cost Analysis of a Diabetic Retinopathy Program Liliana Riva-Clement, MPH, James Riva-Clement, MBA, Brian Brandt, CPA, MBA, Evelina DiFranco, Maureen G. Maguire, PhD | ||||
| Counseling, persistence, and multiple telephone calls along with low-literacy level educational material impact screening for diabetic retinopathy in inner-city African American communities Crystal J. Howard-Century, MA, MS, CHES | ||||
| Sponsor: | Vision Care Section | |||
| Cosponsors: | Socialist Caucus | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |||