EDEN scoops major health IT award
The Effective Diabetes Education Now (EDEN) team has been named the winner of a major prize at an annual award ceremony.
They were presented with the Healthcare Information Technology prize at this year’s Health Business Awards at the Grange Hotel in London.
EDEN Lead Laura Willcocks, who is a Senior Research Associate at Leicester’s Hospitals and attended the glittering event, said:
“I am absolutely so proud of the team, to have been recognised by such a prestigious award ceremony is amazing.
“Everyone works so hard and it’s fantastic that we could come back to Leicester with the news that we’d won.”
The team was recognised for its innovative Training and Overview Database (TOD), which uses basic artificial intelligence (AI) technology to generate course recommendations for healthcare professionals’ diabetes training, while also monitoring response rates and urgency of training needs.
EDEN Education Support Manager Petra Jones added:
“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Laura, my manager, for her continued encouragement of cutting-edge innovation and technology within diabetes education. It’s nice to have some recognition for my work as part of the wider EDEN team.”
The awards, presented by The One Show’s Dr Phil Hammond, have an established reputation for showcasing the success stories in the health sector. They were launched to recognise significant contributions made each year by organisations and individuals that work inside and alongside the NHS.
There were 19 award categories focusing on facilities, specialisms and innovation.
This is the second award win for the EDEN team this year, which also scooped a Health Service Journal (HSJ) 2017 Value in Healthcare Award in the Training and Development category.
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The Diabetes Research Centre is based at the Leicester Diabetes Centre.
The Leicester Diabetes Centre is an international centre of excellence in diabetes research, education and innovation and is led by Professor Melanie Davies and Professor Kamlesh Khunti.
Hosted at Leicester General Hospital, the Leicester Diabetes Centre is a partnership between the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester, working with the city and county Clinical Commissioning Groups. It is a leading applied health research unit committed to improving the lives and care of people with diabetes and other long-term conditions.