Amanda Macdonald | Author | SciTechnol | Endocrinology & Diabete

Amanda Macdonald Author

amandamacdonald@gmail.com

Subjects of specialization
Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Affiliation
Pure Integrative Pharmacy, Canada .

Biography

Amanda Macdonald has completed a BA in Social Sciences from McMaster University in 2018. She is currently working in the healthcare field as a Pharmacy Technician since 2018, and is working with NextGenU.org as a course creator since 2019. Her current project focuses on Diabetes education to create a course accessible from anywhere in the world for free, to facilitate better communication and education surrounding patient management of diabetes mellitus

Publications

Annual Meeting Abstract Open Access

Diabetes educator course with a specialization in indigenous health

Author(s):

Amanda Macdonald

Diabetes Mellitus is a global epidemic, with 500 million people suffering globally in 2013. Patients cannot successfully manage their diabetic symptoms due to the lack of quality improvement (QI) of diabetic self-management education (DSME). In 2013, this number was 3 to 5 times higher in First Nations populations. The objective of this research is to facilitate better QI and DSME in Indigenous populations across the globe by creating a free, accredited course. This course will educate sustainable health promotion techniques needed for monitoring sugars, mental illness, treating common complications, medication management, and physical and nutritional therapy, to only name a few. Research on the succession will be analyzed in a Public Health practice-based research network (PBRNs) metho... view more»

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