Websites and Resources for Health Care Professionals
The following Sanofi US health-related websites and resources, categorized according to therapeutic area, are designed to provide information and/or education for health care professionals.
List of direct links to sections :
Cardiovascular and Thrombosis
This website, afibsupportteam.com, includes informative webcasts for you and your staff, patient education materials for your practice, plus newsletters and links to outside resources.
- Patient Resource Guide — An easy–to–understand overview of atrial fibrillation, current treatments for various states of the disease, and lifestyle tips for managing atrial fibrillation.
- Consequences of Atrial Fibrillation — Highlights the serious, chronic nature of atrial fibrillation and emphasizes the importance of treatment adherence.
- Frequently Asked Questions — Provides an overview of atrial fibrillation for newly diagnosed and follow-up patients.
Diabetes
Striving Forward™
Striving Forward™ is a behavior modification program that uses simple tips and tools to help type 2 diabetes patients overcome their personal diabetes challenges. This free, personalized program begins where the patient is in his or her diabetes journey – helping them build knowledge and develop basic skills. The program gradually introduces more advanced skills to help your patients manage their diabetes. Visit strivingforward.com.
Quick Cases in Diabetes
Visit QuickCasesinDiabetes.com to learn about type 2 diabetes management in the hospital and long-term care settings and to receive facts on the role of insulin treatment in type 2 diabetes patients in these settings. Download ready-to-present, in-service presentations for your staff on topics including: basic facts about insulin and type 2 diabetes, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia in the long-term care and hospital settings, and addressing the discharge needs of patients with diabetes.
A1C Champions® Program
Visit a1cchampions.com for a patient-led approach to diabetes education. A1C Champions® are people with diabetes who are trained to share diabetes self-management and lifestyle strategies based on extensive training and personal experience. For online sessions with live A1C Champions®, visit a1cchampionsonline.com.
S.T.A.N.D.
Visit STANDforDiabetes.org to learn about "Start Taking Action Now for Diabetes" (S.T.A.N.D.), a national social marketing program made possible with support from sanofi-aventis U.S. and leading national not-for-profit diabetes education organization Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD). S.T.A.N.D. is utilizing the power of social marketing in programs and initiatives designed to start a “movement” among patients and their friends to “take a stand” and work to take control of their blood sugar levels now.
CDE HELP Team
Sanofi has a team of over 60 CDEs (Certified Diabetes Educators) throughout the country who educate patients on our products and provide general education on diabetes. There are also CDE webinars online which include live Q&A with a Certified Diabetes Educator. These programs are free and provide education which includes general diabetes information, meal planning and other helpful information. To date our CDEs have educated over 700,000 patients and HCP's.
The website to access these programs is: www.cdehelpteam.com.
Resources:
American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org
American Association of Diabetes Educators: www.aadenet.org
National Diabetes Education Program: www.ndep.nih.gov
American Dietetic Association: www.eatright.org
Follow sanofi-aventis U.S. diabetes (www.twitter.com/diabetes_sanofi) on Twitter to learn more about our engagement in the U.S. diabetes community. Through our tweets, we share statistics and insights, as well as links to valuable diabetes resources.
General Health Care/Managed Care
Managed Care Digest Series
Now in its 26th year, the Sanofi Managed Care Digest Series® (available at www.ManagedCareDigest.com) includes the Hospitals/Systems Digest, the Public Payer Digest, the HMO-PPO Rx Digest and robust patient-level chronic disease-specific claims data. The Series continues to be a trusted source for the most reliable health care data and analysis, and provides detailed, local-level information about all stakeholders in the U.S. health care system: patients, payers, providers and institutions.
Oncology
Onco Nursing
Visit onconursing.com for an educational resource designed to help Oncology Nurses and Oncology Nurse Practitioners to continue to provide a high level of care for their patients.
Sanofi Oncology
From our innovative research & development, to our diverse portfolio of therapies, sanofioncology.com demonstrates our commitment to making a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families.
Last update: December 19, 2012
