BD, the medical technology major, will work with diabetes management hospital professionals in Columbia Asia hospitals across India, for a period of nine months. The initiative ‘BD Getting Started’ program will equip diabetes educators with customized solutions and aid clinicians and patients with diabetes who are being initiated on insulin. The collaboration will provide a certification to the diabetes educators who will be imparted knowledge and intensive hands-on training.
 
The  customized solutions focus on targeted improvements to standardize clinical best practices and eliminate variation in insulin initiation. The result is improved patient care, comfortable insulin experience, and improved clinical outcomes for those injecting insulin.
 
“For nearly 90 years, BD's culture of innovation and continuous improvement has enhanced the patient experience to enable better diabetes therapy and outcomes. We are glad that we are collaborating withColumbia Asia Hospitals to support their diabetes management program. BD has always taken a prominent role in educating doctors, allied healthcare professionals and patients on earlier initiation and better adherence to injectable therapies, thus helping people living with diabetes live healthier lives,” said Varun Khanna, managing director, BD-India.
 
“Our hospitals cater to a large number of diabetics and educating them and helping them lead an active and healthy life is our top most priority. The BD India certification programs will enhance the skill-sets of our diabetes educators, who in turn will help our patients manage their diabetes well. Initiation of patients on insulin always presents a challenge to care providers and through this initiative, we intend to offer a best-in-class care insulin injecting experience to our patients,” said Tufan Ghosh, CEO, Columbia Asia Hospitals Pvt Ltd.