Pharmacist-involved multidisciplinary collaborative care leads to better management of diabetes and lower healthcare cost

Two studies led by A/Prof Joyce Lee revealed that pharmacist-managed care, in addition to routine check-ups with physicians, cut healthcare cost and help improve the management of diabetes and the associated chronic diseases. Find out more from the

Lianhe Zaobao article published on 21 Apr 2018:
https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/singapore/story20180421-852496

and NUS news releases:
http://news.nus.edu.sg/press-releases/pharmacist-follow-up-cut-diabetes
https://news.nus.edu.sg/highlights/collaborative-care-approach-diabetes

Abstracts of the research articles can be found here:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcpt.12536
https://www.clinicaltherapeutics.com/article/S0149-2918(17)31015-9/abstract

Photo credit: National University of Singapore

In relation to pharmacist-involved multidisciplinary collaborative care, A/P Lee chairs the Foundation of Clinical Diabetes Management: Certification Program for Healthcare Professionals, an interprofessional 3-day continuing education workshop that has been offered yearly since 2011. Read how participants felt about the first run of this program at: https://www.clinicaltherapeutics.com/article/S0149-2918(17)31015-9/abstract