ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0021.13-5 | Diabetes and Diabetes Technology | ESPEYB21

13.5. Patient-led innovation and global health justice: Open-source digital health technology for type 1 diabetes care

B Jansky , T Hendl , AZ Nocanda

Brief Summary: This article evaluates the social conditions and global inequalities that shape patient-led innovation in the context of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The multidisciplinary team used an empirical sociological approach combined with normative ethical analyses. They conclude that open-source, patient-led innovation should be developed with a proactive strategy primarily targeting groups experiencing inequalities in access to health services.The acc...