Evaluation of the Current International Registry Update for Children and Adolescents with Diabetes Mellitus Following up in Diabetes Clinic, Pediatric Hospital, Ain Shams University

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic childhood conditions and its incidence is rising worldwide among pre-school aged children. This condition is now mostly managed using flexible intensive insulin regimens, which involve multiple daily tasks (e.g. regular blood glucose monitoring, carbohydrate counting, calculating and administering insulin) Well-designed disease registries integrate a variety of information, including patient demographics, laboratory results, pharmacy data, and comorbidity data, Disease registries have become an essential technological component of Meaningful Use (MU) of electronic health record (EHR) systems. Despite the availability of evidence-based guidelines for the care of the children with diabetes mellitus, there remain large and widespread gaps between expert recommendation and the actual delivery of care. The aim of the study to evaluate of the current international registry update specifically for the children and adolescents following regularly in diabetes clinic Pediatric hospital (PADU), Ain Shams University during a period of six month and updating the existing electronic medical record (Database) in diabetes clinic Pediatric hospital, Ain Shams University to provide measures improving patients outcome regarding both acute and chronic complication.