Diabetes and its complications contribute significantly to ill health, disability and premature death in Australia. Its incidence is on the rise in Australia and worldwide.

An estimated 940,000 Australians aged 25 years and over have diabetes, although around half of these people are currently undiagnosed. The number of adults with diabetes has trebled since 1981.

Diabetes is disproportionately prevalent in particular population groups, such as:

• older Australians
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• European-born men and women
• Asian-born women.

 (Source: NHPA website)

Information on the impact of Cochrane reviews on diabetes health care will be available on this site.  Evidence-Based Policy Network members will be notified of its availability in the EBPN bulletin.

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Model for use of Cochrane reviews in health policy

An example from asthma has been provided to demonstrate the potential of embedding Cochrane reviews in policy making processes.  This may provide a model that could be implemented in other areas of healthcare:

• Impact of Cochrane reviews on asthma: a possible model for informing health policy

If you would like to share an example of how you have used Cochrane reviews to inform your work please email the details to Marie Misso.

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