Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, limited incremental progress in the development of new models of healthcare delivery for people with diabetes had been made. The unparalleled convergence of rapid adoption of telemedicine combined with an ever-increasing use of diabetes technology has now redefined diabetes care. These changes have profound effects on the delivery of care to patients, and on the clinical experience of medical trainees. Whilst many aspects of the widespread adoption of Telehealth have been welcomed and are positive, they have also highlighted and exacerbated disparities in healthcare delivery. Focusing on our workforce and clinical processes, several questions were brought to the forefront and are the subject of intense debate: how do we train the next generation of diabetes care professionals for virtual or hybrid models of diabetes care? Where do virtual diabetes coaching programs fit in, and what are the perspectives of payers and regulators on these new models of diabetes care?
This Research Topic welcomes manuscripts in multiple formats, including reviews, original research papers, and perspectives. In particular, emphasis should be on real-world data, clinical practice, diabetes care delivery, workforce training, virtual or hybrid models of care, and payer and regulator perspectives.
Special attention will be given to these topics:
• Adaptation of telemedicine prior to 2020, and beyond
• Best practices for virtual care and telemedicine care, and application to different settings
• Training the workforce for new care models
• Equitable virtual diabetes care & social determinants of health in telemedicine
• Virtual diabetes coaching platforms; adjunctive or separate models of care
• Access to telemedicine care
• Support of Digital Literacy
• Payer and regulatory perspective on new models of virtual care
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, limited incremental progress in the development of new models of healthcare delivery for people with diabetes had been made. The unparalleled convergence of rapid adoption of telemedicine combined with an ever-increasing use of diabetes technology has now redefined diabetes care. These changes have profound effects on the delivery of care to patients, and on the clinical experience of medical trainees. Whilst many aspects of the widespread adoption of Telehealth have been welcomed and are positive, they have also highlighted and exacerbated disparities in healthcare delivery. Focusing on our workforce and clinical processes, several questions were brought to the forefront and are the subject of intense debate: how do we train the next generation of diabetes care professionals for virtual or hybrid models of diabetes care? Where do virtual diabetes coaching programs fit in, and what are the perspectives of payers and regulators on these new models of diabetes care?
This Research Topic welcomes manuscripts in multiple formats, including reviews, original research papers, and perspectives. In particular, emphasis should be on real-world data, clinical practice, diabetes care delivery, workforce training, virtual or hybrid models of care, and payer and regulator perspectives.
Special attention will be given to these topics:
• Adaptation of telemedicine prior to 2020, and beyond
• Best practices for virtual care and telemedicine care, and application to different settings
• Training the workforce for new care models
• Equitable virtual diabetes care & social determinants of health in telemedicine
• Virtual diabetes coaching platforms; adjunctive or separate models of care
• Access to telemedicine care
• Support of Digital Literacy
• Payer and regulatory perspective on new models of virtual care
