On the basis of the Association for the Protection of Children with Diabetes, the Diabetes Training Center was established in 2001 with the support of the company "Novo-Nordisk". The training programs of the center are designed for doctors of different profiles, nurses, diabetic patients and their family members. The program is based on the methodological recommendations of the World Health Organization, the training programs of the Danish "Steno" International Center for Physician Training and Education and the company "Novo-Nordisk" Eastern Europe Diabetes Training Center, the recommendations of the EASD and IDF. The teaching also uses its own materials, based on the National Diabetes Registry created by the Association for the Protection of Children with Diabetes, which has been tested in practice to prove that it can be used to conduct multidisciplinary epidemiological analysis. Nationwide, to develop promising plans for the development of the Diabetes Service. The aim of the program is to introduce the listener to the current topical problems of diabetes. The training course includes the following lecture material:
• History of diabetes mellitus, classification, etiopathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, modern methods of treatment and rehabilitation.
• Diabetes mellitus type 1, teaching traditional and modern schemes of insulin therapy.
• Teaching modern aspects of type 2 diabetes, mono- and combination insulin therapy.
• Familiarize yourself with insulin analogues and future prospects for insulin therapy. The essence of diabetic complications and their prevention.
• Getting acquainted with the organization and development prospects of diabetic care in Georgia.
Medical-social aspects of diabetes, legislation. The duration of the program is 5 days. A wide range of insulin preparations of different brands are used for demonstration, insulin input systems (different generations of insulin pens), blood glucose testers, urine glucose testers, keto-bodies, microalbuminuria testers, various companies Technical means. At the initial stage of the Diabetes Training Center, lectures were given by leading Georgian endocrinologists: Professors Davit Metreveli, Davit Virsaladze, Ramaz Kurashvili, Zurab Sekhniashvili and well-known specialists invited from abroad. A diabetic patient.
It is also worth mentioning the fact that several candidate and doctoral dissertations were prepared and defended with the support of the Association. Improving the qualification of the medical staff of the Association is one of our priorities.