Use of GIS within Web-Based Saudi

National Diabetes Registry

Shazia Naz Subhani

Technical Specialist
Head, Registries Core Facility
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
 Saudi National Diabetes
Registry
¾ A collaborative
ll b ti effortff t between
b t Ki Abdul
King Abd l
Aziz University Hospital and King Faisal
Specialist Hospital & Research Center,
Riyadh.

¾ This registry was designed with the goal to

provide information on the extent and
nature
t off specific
ifi types
t off di
diabetes,
b t
diabetes complications and diabetes
treatment in the Kingdom.
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 Why use Internet Registry
9 Easy Internet connection.
9 Secured login and passwords for authorized
users.
9 Availability of live and centralized data.

¾ D t Entry
Data E t / Retrieval
R ti l
Maps
¾ Searching Data Entry Data Updates

¾ Charts / Maps
Charts Search Results

¾ Reports
Data Export
Statistical Reports

Data Auditing
 Data Centralization
King AbdulAziz University Hospital

Web Server

Ki F
King Faisal
i l SSpecialist
i li t H
Hospital
it l

• Data
D t Entry/Updates
E t /U d te
• Charts
King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital
• Search
• Maps
M
• Reports Generation Diabetes
Database
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Diabetes Patients Distribution by Region of Residence
• Phase I : Riyadh region with 27
participating hospitals.

Patient’s Count

(Live Data)
 Single patient information

List of all patients in Al Kharaj city

 GIS within
ithi Diabetes
Di b t Registry
R it
GIS as a registries query tool is helpful in:
¾ Identifying, locating, and grouping illnesses
with people, places, and activities.
¾ Developing a plan.
¾ Initiating measures to address the problem.
¾ Allocation of medical staff in hospitals and
health care centre.
http://www.diabetes.org.sa
™ Resulting records from live database.
™ Up to date information.
™ Depth
De th off iinformation
f ati withith respect
e ect tto
geographic location.
Distribution of Patients by Age Group
Distribution of Patients Treatment Methods
• Easy to query using the query tool from the “Tool
Menu” or using the user defined query engine.
• Customizable
o Map Tools
o Layers
Distribution of Diabetic Patients with HLiPD
Distribution of Diabetic Patients with HLiPD and on
Medication
 O G i Eff
On-Going Efforts
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™ National level collaboration from
major hospitals and primary health
care centers.

™ Up to date regional & cities

population data for better
epidemiological research and studies.
 Conclusion
GIS in Health Care Helps in

9 Determining where and when to intervene.

9 Improving theh quality off care.
9 Increasing accessibility of service.
9 Fi di more cost-effective
Finding t ff ti delivery
d li modes.
d
9 Preserving patient confidentiality while
satisfying the needs of the research community
for data accessibility.
 Acknowledgment
9 Ministryy of Health, Riyadh,
y Saudi Arabia

9 Dr. Khalid Rubian

Director, University Diabetes Center
King Abdul Aziz University Hospital
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Riyadh,

9 Research Center Administration

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 Great appreciation and many thanks to …

The National GIS Symposium Organizing Committee