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Third IDF-Europe Central European Countries Subregional Meeting
Sunday 16 November 2003
Satu-Mare, Romania
On 16 November 2003, at Satu-Mare, Romania, took place the Third IDF-
Europe Central European Countries Subregional Meeting according to the schedule established at the Second Meeting of the group (5th April 2003,
Gyula, Hungary).
The participants were representatives of the Hungarian Diabetes Association (L
Madacsy, G Neuwirth, Valenta Borbala) and of the Romanian Federation of
Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic Disease (N Hancu, D Cheta, R Lichiardopol, I
Veresiu, I Szilagyi, A Popa, Cornelia Bala). For the first time, the Slovakian
Diabetes Association joined this initiative, by its representatives O Racz and
Daniela Kuzmova.
The meeting was chaired by Prof. N. Hancu, President of the Romanian
Federation of Diabetes (Romania) and Prof L Madacsy, Member of the IDF-
Europe Board (Hungary).
The two initiatives, already approved at the Second CEC Meeting in Gyula, were discussed and concrete plan of action was established in order to be implemented in the near future:
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Screening of Metabolic Syndrome , which is an extension of the Hungarian
Programme and will include the following centers: Gyor, Budapest
(Hungary) and Cluj, Bucharest, Satu-Mare (Romania). The common protocol will be delivered by Prof G Jermendy (who was not able to participate for official reasons).
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EPIDIAB Programme (Epidemics of Diabetes) adressed to newly diagnosed cases of Diabetes Mellitus (epidemiology and quality of care). The
Hungarian part will participate with three centers: Bekescsaba, Debrecen,
Nyiregyhaza (from the Eastern part of Hungary). From Romania, two centers will be included: Cluj and Satu-Mare. From Slovakia, the region of
Kosice will participate.The protocol was already discussed, but it needs further adjustments due to differences in the diabetes care network between the three countries.
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Professor N Hancu and Prof R Lichiardopol proposed to include a sub-study of the Screening for Metabolic Syndrome, the objective being to evaluate the new
ADA criteria for classification of FBG (fasting blood glucose). In this project,
Prof O Racz also agreed to participate in developing the protocol. As a next step in the same study, an intervention could be applied in smaller groups, as a part of the European initiative to influence lifestyle among general population. Prof Racz shared the Slovakian experience with medical students who were involved in promoting healthy lifestyle, this experience could be used in the intervention groups of metabolic syndrome.
Prof R Lichiardopol (Bucharest) will submit to Prof L Madacsy a new protocol for screening of diabetes mellitus in order to be further submitted to IDF. This protocol is also included in the DIRECT initiatives to support screening for diabetes and other glucose intolerance.
The next working meeting will be held in June 2004 at Kosice, Slovakia, at the proposal of Prof O Racz.
Prof N Hancu,
President
Romanian Federation of Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic Disease
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