Primary care providers’ experience in the management of paediatric type 1 diabetes in Western Sydney, New South Wales

Abstract

465'So knowledge wise, of course there is no harm, as a doctor I want to improve my knowledge, but not desperately. I think there is no harm, but again it comes to the same point, even for the ongoing management, the hospital, they take care of everything, and the patients' have their [telephone] numbers.' [Participant 29] Areas of interest 'I would say more regarding the managing. Because in my practice and for my colleagues as well, we fairly accurately make the diagnosis.' [Participant 7] Format 'I think face to face is better, I don't do well with webinars and stuff like that, I think just meeting where we come that would be good.' [Participant 12] Sydney Child Health Program 'A lot of GPs do the Sydney Child Health Program ... Maybe if we have more information about type 1 diabetes on there because I think a lot of GP registrars enrol for that.' [Participant 3]Diabetes conference 'With type 2 diabetes, we've got a diabetes conference, with the endocrinologist at the hospital. So if we've got patients … the endocrinologist -the staff specialist from Westmead Hospital, and we tell them what our problems are, and how we should be treating each patient. But they come and they sort it all out for us, and there is a lot of education there. We learn a lot. But that doesn't happen with type 1 … Before it would be the patient, the diabetic educator, possibly the dietician and the endocrinologist, and me. We'd all sit down at the practice and discuss that person for 20 minutes.' [Participant 10] GP, general practitioner.