Qatar University Health (QU-Health) has been awarded a grant of QR199,164 by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to start a project evaluating the effectiveness of the National Clinical Guidelines for Diabetes in Qatar and their relevant e-learning courses.
The consultants are represented by five faculty members from the College of Health Sciences and the College of Pharmacy: Dr. Karam Ibrahim Adawi, Dr. Mujahed M A Shraim, Dr. Diana Alsayed Hassan, Dr. Yaw Boahene Owusu, and Dr. Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim (Chair).
The scope of work includes conducting an evaluation of the effectiveness (dissemination, adoption, and implementation) of the National Guidelines for Diabetes, assessing the effectiveness of the National Clinical Guidelines (NCG) for Diabetes and e-Learning courses implementation, holding consultations with key stakeholders related to the NCG for Diabetes programme implementation in provider organizations, and conducting training session/s for the National Diabetes Strategy (NDS) and NCG teams.
Based on the scope of work, the QU Health team will carry out the project with the following objectives, including estimating the effectiveness of the guidelines’ dissemination process, assessing the implementation of the National Diabetes Guidelines by healthcare professionals, evaluating the effectiveness of the e-learning courses as an educational tool, and determine the barriers and facilitators of implementing the information received in the e-module.
The QU team will prepare a final report and conduct training sessions to discuss and provide the National Diabetes Committee feedback and recommendations. Overall, the project will help policymakers make sound decisions regarding the improvement of healthcare provided to patients with diabetes, and ultimately improve patient health outcomes.
