Our mission: To understand, tackle and prevent diabetes.
A solution must be found firstly to understand why the problem of diabetes exists within the UAE, secondly to tackle the existing problem in terms of world-leading treatment to prevent and manage complications, and thirdly to prevent diabetes from developing in the first place in individuals who are at high risk. Clearly the solution cannot be provided by one small clinic, a group of community practices, or the endocrine department of a particular hospital – the numbers of patients are simply too great.
Our vision: To be first choice for providing quality diabetes services in the region.
Our vision, utilizing on-site staff and expertise of Imperial College London, is to create a Centre of Excellence for diabetes with a multi-disciplinary approach covering all aspects of diabetes and its complications. The Centre will liaise closely with the various UAE health bodies, government and private hospitals and primary care services within the UAE to facilitate a concentrated effort in the fight against diabetes. The Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi will have significantly more physicians than any diabetes unit currently in the UAE and will initiate a robust diabetes Registry for the patients which can interface with national healthcare centres. Unique to the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre will be a teaching and training program for local and regional doctors to update them on all new developments in diabetes management at frequent intervals. Finally, a crucial function of the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre will be world-class research into why diabetes occurs at such high levels in the country. Clearly the more we understand why, the more we can instigate preventative and predictive measures.
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