In diabetes, the use of E-Salud is more widespread among patients than among professionals.
More than 250 professionals attend#DiabeTalks18, the “Diabetes Innovation Days through E-Salud: a multidisciplinary approach”, simultaneously organized by Esteve in Seville, Barcelona and Madrid and Madrid
Webs, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, apps ... are increasingly present tools in all areas of our daily lives, so health could not be an exception.To offer a practical vision of the benefits that digital resources can contribute, Esteve has organized three simultaneous days in Seville, Barcelona and Madrid connected live to each other with talks, interactive round tables and practical workshops taught by health professionals, communication professionalsDigital, members of the health administration and patients, and aimed at more than 250 health professionals.
Currently, 70% of the apps related to the health environment are directed to general public and 30% to professionals and patients.Within this percentage, diabetes leads the ranking.Taking this into account and the fact that Spain is the European country with more smartphones, the range of possibilities that opens in this area is very broad.Moreover because diabetes is a chronic disease that affects 13.8% of Spaniards and whose incidence will increase in the coming years.
"However, we are seeing that certain facets of the E-Salud are more established among patients than among professionals, although more and more who apply ICC in diabetes," according to Dr. Cintia González, consultant 1 of the endocrinology serviceand Nutrition of the Hospital of Sant Pau, associate professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona Ciber-BBN and coordinator of the Diabetes 2.0 Group of the Spanish Diabetes Society (SED).
Dr. Belén Benito, a specialist in Family and Community Medicine, a member of the Diabetes Study Group NetTraining of professionals, doctors and nurses, primary care and specialists, in the use of ICTs to improve patient management, providing them with tools so that they can self -manage their diabetes ”.
The #DiabeTalks18 days have included talks, interactive round tables and practical workshops with expert professionals and also with people with diabetes such as Óscar López, author of the blog reflections of a sugary Jedi.
Both doctors point out that the application of health technologies should begin to be part of the professionals of professionals and the training of resident internal doctors, since the process is unstoppable and will be increasingly established.The goal is to give power to the patient and make it an active element in the treatment and monitorThe control of glucose monitoring that finally reverts to their health benefits and facilitate communication with the health professional.
The selection of one or another app must be carried out based on the specific needs of each person.According to Dr. González, “in diabetes the treatment is always and must be individualized.And the choice of apps must be governed by the same principle, that is, cover the specific needs of each one ”.
