The new declaration contains several new themes relevant to delivering the best care of children and adolescents across the world, reflecting the advances in care and management. I believe they represent the ideas and philosophy of ISPAD and I recommend them to you.
Please look at the declaration; offer critique where you think this is appropriate. After taking in your views and comments we will then be able to offer to ISPAD a new Declaration, which I have named after Kwa Zulu, the origin of the new declaration and the origin of the human species.
I have no doubt that it is always worth re-stating the importance of recognising and managing children and adolescents with diabetes in a way that is commensurate with international guidelines and with local resources. However, I wonder if it might be even more helpful for ISPAD to develop some sort of 'traffic light' system to allow members in individual countries to assess progress towards their goals in a transparent way?
I have no doubt that it is always worth re-stating the importance of recognising and managing children and adolescents with diabetes in a way that is commensurate with international guidelines and with local resources. However, I wonder if it might be even more helpful for ISPAD to develop some sort of 'traffic light' system to allow members in individual countries to assess progress towards their goals in a transparent way?
ISPAD President, Stephen Greene wrote:
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I have no doubt that it is always worth re-stating the importance of recognising and managing children and adolescents with diabetes in a way that is commensurate with international guidelines and with local resources. However, I wonder if it might be even more helpful for ISPAD to develop some sort of 'traffic light' system to allow members in individual countries to assess progress towards their goals in a transparent way?
I have no doubt that it is always worth re-stating the importance of recognising and managing children and adolescents with diabetes in a way that is commensurate with international guidelines and with local resources. However, I wonder if it might be even more helpful for ISPAD to develop some sort of 'traffic light' system to allow members in individual countries to assess progress towards their goals in a transparent way?