The SUPPORT-Pro Online Platform for Healthcare Professionals Treating Individuals Living With T1D
The SUPPORT-Pro Online Platform for Healthcare Professionals Treating Individuals Living With T1D
Health care professionals (HCPs) help an support patients living with type 1 diabetes (PWT1D)
 who need to achieve optimal blood glucose control in order to prevent short and long term
 complications of T1D. However, studies show that not all HCPs are aware of T1D management as
 most of them only see PWT1D occasionally. This makes it difficult for HCPs to remain aware of
 the particularities of the condition and stay up-to-date on rapidly evolving technologies and
 therapies available. Moreover, low confidence levels and the inaccessibility to continuing
 medical education on the specificities of new therapies and technologies might increase the
 failure of HCPs to propose the optimal treatment plan to their PWT1D.

 The SUPPORT online platform, that was first developed for PWT1D, was adjusted to suit the
 needs of HCPs (SUPPORT-Pro). The regularly updated bilingual (English and French)
 peer-reviewed content of SUPPORT, which covers the various elements that an individual with
 T1D needs to know to manage the disease and aims at making a better use of technologies and
 new therapies, is the first in its kind and is highly relevant for HCPs.

 The main objective of this study is to determine if the SUPPORT-Pro online training platform
 can increase HCPs' (dietitians, nurses, pharmacists, medical doctors) confidence level in
 treating individuals with T1D. This study is a non-randomized pre-post trial. We hypothesize
 that the training provided through the SUPPORT-Pro online platform will significantly
 increase HCPs' confidence level in treating individuals with T1D after 3 months when compared
 to their confidence level before the intervention.
Inclusion Criteria:

 1. Certified Health Care Professional (nurse, physician (including resident in medicine),
 dietitian, pharmacist) who is member of a regulatory body in Canada

 2. Self-reported working with at least 1 patient with type 1 diabetes in the last six
 months

 3. Has access to the Internet

 4. Use of an active email address

 5. Comprehension of English or French

 Exclusion Criteria:

 1. Certified diabetes educators

 2. Working in a T1D specialized clinic

 3. Living with T1D

 4. Currently living with someone with T1D (e.g. kid, partner, etc.)

 5. Working in the pharmaceutical industry