Endocrine Abstracts

Health care payers (governments or insurance plans) are increasingly challenging new health services, including medicines, to prove their value and several European countries have established agencies to help with this task. The example of NICE in England is one example but the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) offers another.In its first four years the SMC has considered 14 endocrinology products, accepting eleven for use (79%). Manufacturers submit e...

Background: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a well known complication in children with Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM) with a mortality rate estimated at 2%. Sparse data is available from the literature describing socio-demographic factors associated with DKA admissions in children. A previous study identified that children of non-Caucasian race and Medicaid, with T1DM, had increased incidence of DKA admissions.Aims: To identify the socio-demographic factors assoc...

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a well-known complication in children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) with a mortality rate estimated at 2%. Sparse data are available from the literature describing socio-demographic factors associated with DKA admissions in children. A previous study identified that children of non-Caucasian race and Medicaid, with T1DM, had increased incidence of DKA admissions.Aims: To identify the socio-demographic factors asso...