Diabetes Program A Bright Spot At Hospital
Diabetic Recall Program is a pilot project spearheaded by Vancouver Island Health Authority in the West Coast General Hospital ’s microbiology lab. The lab may be closing but the really terrific work being done in the laboratory are still positively things taking place at the facility. Pam Ganske.Ganske, the director of laboratory medicine for the Vancouver Island said that the concerned outcry over the lab closure will overshadow the really positive news in diabetes management. The numbers swell to nearly 500 and the program originally enrolled 249 patients in November. Among First Nations people, Port Alberni and the West Coast have a high rate of diabetes. With cure in mind, the Diabetic Recall Program helps them to manage their disease. Patients undergo an HbA1 test under the program. It is being funded bu PRIISME-GlaxoSmithKline.
December 10 2009 03:59 am | General