(LBD) Let's Beat Diabetes

Hi Everyone

I was at the CMDHB (Counties Manakau District Health Board) CCM (Chronic Care Management) Open day yesterday.

Was good to hear the progress made in the last 2-3 years and the plan for next 5 years.

Let's Beat Diabetes Action Areas
1. Supporting Community Leadership and Action
2. Promoting Behaviour Change through Social Marketing
3. Changing Urban Design to Support Healthy, Active Lifestyles
4. Supporting a Healthy Environment Through a Food Industry Accord
5. Strengthening Health Promotion Co-ordination and Activity6. Enhancing Well Child Services to Reduce Childhood Obesity
7. Developing a Schools Accord to Emsure Children are 'Fit, Healthy and Ready to Learn'
8. Supporting Primary Care-based Prevention and Early Intervention
9. Enabling Vulnerable Families to Make Healthy Choices
10. Improving Service Integration and Care for Advanced Disease

Update on Health Informatics NZ Conference

G'day,

Just came back from Roto-Vegas (Rotoroua) attending Health Informatics New Zealand conference, I am so tired can hardly open my eyes, each night meeting people till 2:30 am , early start at 7.00 am.

Some of the interesting topics were online patient portal, SNOMED CT.

Met lots of PMS vendors like Profile (IntraHealth), Medtech32, Next Generation and My Practice.

Enigma was there demostrating their new PREDICT tools.

But good to be back home with family.

Talk to you soon