MENA 2024 Recordings-Social Deprivation and Diabetes Complications

Social Deprivation and Diabetes Complications - Dr. Sean Dinneen

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Video Summary

The speaker discusses the influence of social determinants on health outcomes, focusing on diabetes management and treatment. The talk highlights research from Scotland and preliminary data from Galway, Ireland, linking social deprivation to poor health outcomes, including diabetic foot complications and kidney disease. The speaker shares a clinical case to emphasize the impact of socio-economic factors on patient compliance and health. Geospatial mapping in Scotland has revealed that diabetic complications often occur in areas of deprivation, underscoring wealth's role in health outcomes. Irish studies highlight similar trends, though with smaller data sets. The talk concludes by questioning the responsibility of tackling health inequities and suggests multi-level interventions, such as community teams and reorganized health services. Programs from London and Scotland, providing integrated and tailored care for those in deprived areas, are cited as innovative models to better address social determinants in diabetes care.

Keywords

social determinants

diabetes management

health inequities

geospatial mapping

socio-economic factors

integrated care