ESPE Abstracts

Objective: To establish a diabetes nurse case manager guided care team in a tertiary hospital paediatric diabetes outpatient clinic. Disease-management programs have demonstrated effectiveness for improving glycaemic control in adults with diabetes. Currently, there is an absence of published literature exploring this model of care in paediatric type 1 diabetes.Methods: Using a before–after research design, the nurse case manager model of care was i...

Background and Aims: A congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders in which enzymes in the cortisol biosynthesis pathways are interrupted by gene mutations. More than 90% of CAH, is caused by 21-hydroxylase (21OHD) deficiency. The 17α-hydroxylase (17OHD) deficiency one of the less common forms of CAH, can result in significant morbidity and mortality if left untreated, thus making early diagnosis essential. In Saudi A...