Available on-demand: Real world insight into diabetes management - The Diabetes Debate

Now available on demand (free to access) - originally broadcast on October 29th 2014.
Non-adherence to self-management regimens in diabetes is globally a widespread, costly and ultimately life threatening issue.

Reasons for non-adherence are complex as the nature of the condition involves adherence to  lifestyle, medication and diet changes, which individuals at times can find difficult to accept and adjust to. It is important to consider that the factors that influence each individual's ability to self manage are often very different and can equally affect patient outcomes, making this a globally recognised problem.

Working in collaboration with self-management and health psychology experts, Atlantis Healthcare, this pharmaphorum webinar will combine direct insights from leading patient advocates (and diabetes patients themselves) Kerri Sparling, type 1 diabetes patient and Editor of Six Until Me and Simon O’Neill, type 1 diabetes patient and Director of Health Intelligence and Professional Liaison, Diabetes UK.

The 25 minute presentation and 30 minute panel discussion considers patient insights from our recent 'managing diabetes in the real world' tweetchat. With additional expertise provided by Atlantis Healthcare's Dr Sinead Ni Mhurchadha. Health Psychology Specialist and Charles Mackinnon, Director of NHS Partnerships and non-Executive Director to Manchester AHSN, to give a real world view on the unique solutions needed to effectively manage adherence and support self-management .

The webinar will also look at how healthcare stakeholders (pharma, payers and healthcare professionals) can support type 1 and type 2 to manage their condition, understand better the challenges these patients face and how we can help support improved outcomes for diabetes patients worldwide.

Combining both presentation and debate you can access this online event here: click here  or on the webinar widget below.

Charles Mackinnon, Director of Partnerships, Atlantis Healthcare & Non-Executive Director to Manchester AHSN

Charles is Director of partnerships at Atlantis Healthcare enabling collaborative working to deliver patient centred support programmes. He has consulted to a number of start-up digital healthcare businesses looking to utilize technology as an enabler of delivering better patient outcomes.
In November 2013 Charles was appointed Non-Executive Director of Greater Manchester Academic Health Science Network.

Dr Sinead Ni Mhurchadha. Health Psychology Specialist, Atlantis Healthcare

As a Health Psychology Specialist for Atlantis Healthcare in the UK, Sinéad supports a multidisciplinary team by designing the psychological underpinning of patient support programmes in a broad array of health areas in particular, type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The ultimate aim of these programmes is to promote adherence amongst patients to prescribed treatment and self-management regimens. Sinéad is motivated by a strong desire to equip patients with the necessary skills so that they can adjust to diabetes in the long term and successfully manage their condition.
She is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow with the British Psychological Society and a Registered Health Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland.