Interview Video: How to improve insulin management for PLWD

Editor-in-Chief of the African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (PHCFM), Professor Robert Mash, interviews one of the co-authors, Patrick Ngassa Piotie, on the recent article published in the scholarly journal.

Article being discussed: Factors affecting the implementation of a complex health intervention to improve insulin management in primary care: A SWOT analysis

Background: In South Africa, initiating and managing insulin in primary care for people living with type 2 diabetes (PLWD) is a major challenge. To address these challenges, a multidisciplinary team from the University of Pretoria (South Africa) developed the Tshwane Insulin project (TIP) intervention.

Aim: To determine internal and external factors, either facilitators or barriers, that could influence the implementation of the TIP intervention and propose strategies to ensure sustainability.

Authors: Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Celia Filmalter, Maryangela G. Mohlala, Ntokozo Zulu, Amanda Segale, Charles Koenaite, Jane W. Muchiri, Elizabeth M. Webb, Paul Rheeder

Read the article online: https://bit.ly/3xEuZIB

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