It sounds like something we talked about in class one week ago, right? well the U.S Department of Health, the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), and AT&T announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to use mobile devises to deliver Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) to an underprivileged community in Dallas, TX.
I highly doubt that an iphone will be given to this population however, a smart phone will be used. The idea is to give diabetics education via a video app that AADE would provide. Not to mention other goodies like the A1c check, BP measuring etc.
Personally, I think that this is a great idea to let the patient have more control over diabetes. Its very convenient-no travel or waiting for an appointment, or ask the AADE educator a question for a particular situation. This may even raise more awareness and make the patient more compliant to the medication therapy. But it makes me wonder, if this takes off, are trivializing diabetes? meaning its impersonal that we don't have a "face to face" interaction with a health care professional about something as serious as diabetes?
http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=F5961131851E4C4EB45572F40B5DD959
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