{"id":17489,"date":"2025-11-12T09:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/?post_type=blog_post&#038;p=17489"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:20:37","slug":"college-of-nursing-leads-interprofessional-world-diabetesday-event","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/college-of-nursing-leads-interprofessional-world-diabetesday-event\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Nursing Leads Interprofessional World Diabetes Day Event at DMUH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p align=\"justify\">The&nbsp;<strong>College of Nursing<\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>Dubai Medical University (DMU)<\/strong>&nbsp;proudly led an&nbsp;<strong>interprofessional community engagement event<\/strong>&nbsp;in collaboration with the&nbsp;<strong>College of Medicine (COM)<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>College of Pharmacy (COP)<\/strong>&nbsp;to mark&nbsp;<strong>World Diabetes Day<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>November 12, 2025<\/strong>, at&nbsp;<strong>Dubai Medical University Hospital (DMUH)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">The initiative aimed to&nbsp;<strong>raise awareness about diabetes prevention<\/strong>&nbsp;and promote&nbsp;<strong>healthy lifestyle practices<\/strong>&nbsp;among students, staff, and the wider community. Activities included health screenings (blood glucose, blood pressure, and BMI), free medical consultations, and educational booths on diabetes management and prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">Nursing students played a leading role by organizing&nbsp;<strong>interactive educational sessions and health-promotion games<\/strong>, while pharmacy students highlighted&nbsp;<strong>non-pharmacological and herbal approaches<\/strong>&nbsp;to diabetes care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">The event concluded with a raffle draw, awarding&nbsp;<strong>glucometers<\/strong>&nbsp;to encourage self-monitoring and diabetes awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">This initiative showcased&nbsp;<strong>strong interprofessional collaboration<\/strong>&nbsp;across DMU\u2019s health colleges and reaffirmed the university\u2019s commitment to&nbsp;<strong>community service, health promotion, and teamwork in healthcare education<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_diabetesdaynov25.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_diabetesdaynov25.jpg 980w, https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_diabetesdaynov25-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_diabetesdaynov25-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_diabetesdaynov25-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_diabetesdaynov25-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_diabetesdaynov25-530x530.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_diabetesdaynov25-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;College of Nursing&nbsp;at&nbsp;Dubai Medical University (DMU)&nbsp;proudly led an&nbsp;interprofessional community engagement event&nbsp;in collaboration with the&nbsp;College of Medicine (COM)&nbsp;and the&nbsp;College of Pharmacy (COP)&nbsp;to mark&nbsp;World Diabetes Day&nbsp;on&nbsp;November 12, 2025, at&nbsp;Dubai Medical University Hospital (DMUH). The initiative aimed to&nbsp;raise awareness about diabetes prevention&nbsp;and promote&nbsp;healthy lifestyle practices&nbsp;among students, staff, and the wider community. 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