SWEET - Project

 

S W E E T
Better control in pediatric and adolescent diabetes in the EU:
 
working to create Centres of Reference
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"A better world for children with diabetes"  - the vision expressed in the mission statement of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD).
 
SWEET is a European project to improve secondary prevention, diagnosis and control of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents by supporting the development of centres of reference (CORs) for pediatric and adolescent diabetes services across the EU.
 
This three-year project will make a concrete contribution to a number of relevant elements of the Public Health Programme.
 
The expected outcome of the SWEET project will be a
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 "Pediatric Diabetes Toolbox " including .... 
  •  Recommendations for minimum treatment and care 
  •  Recommendations for patient education programmes
  •  Recommendations for training programmes for health professionals
  •  Definition and criteria of Centres of References for pediatric and      adolescent diabetes