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At the present stage of the development of information society, the latest educational strategy involves the realization of the person-centered paradigm based on the empowerment approach aimed at ensuring the sustainable development of the personality by inspiring, encouraging, increasing enthusiasm, confidence, realization of the job satisfaction, directed to the achievement of an efficient process of professional training of future managers. During the years of global information system development, the important task of modern education is to form the ability to use the computer oriented management system by the future managers in their professional activities, which favors the process of self-improvement, personal development, self-education, creative development, increase in competitiveness, formation of informational and professional culture. The paper reveals the aims, the content as well as the ways for the realization of the empowerment approach during the professional training of future managers with the use of computer oriented management systems in the process of solving tasks of the network planning. Theoretical and methodological principles of the empowerment approach are the development of adaptability, flexibility, dynamism, creative capacities, ability to take a risk, dedication to problem solving, anticipation of the results of your own activities, responsibility for decision making etc. The suggested technique for overcoming difficulties in teaching the information and dynamic simulation with the use of computer oriented management systems will allow the students to manage the projects in their future professional activities on the basis of the developed plans by creating the network models, determining the logical interconnections and work results necessary for the optimum planning. The experience gained during the training process may be applied in the future professional activities and will enable future managers to quickly overcome the difficulties and to become successful under the dynamic conditions of information society development.

Background and Aims: The patient empowerment approach to diabetes care is being increasingly recommended. This study was aimed at determining impacts of an empowerment-based psychosocial intervetion on the patients'quality of life and glycemic control as compared to patients in standard care.Materials and Methods:Type 2 patients consecutively recruited among patients scheduled for their regular medical check-ups were individually acquainted with empowerment-based principles and invited to participate in an empowering educational course. A response rate was 35% giving a number of 73 patients who were treated in 8 separate groups.The participating patients were 53.3 (5.1) years old, had 10.4 (3.0) years of education, suffered from diabetes for 8.0 (5.6) years, were orally treated in 80% cases, with baseline HbA1C of 9.65% (1.43%), diabetes complications in 50% and concomitant siseases in 73% cases.Health beliefs and personal model of diabetes were assessed at recruitment, while quality of life was assesed prior to and after the course.Glycemic control was measured prior to, after the course and after 3- and 6-month follow-up periods.The measures of quality of life and glycemic control were compared with those of the patients treated in standard care (N=35). Demographic and disease-related characteristics, as well as baseline quality of life, health beliefs and personal model of diabetes did not differ between patients from the intervention and the control group. The programme was structured according to C. Feste including 6 weekly sessions referring to goal setting, problem solving, coping with diabetes, coping with daily stress, seeking social support and staying motivated. Results: The treated patients reported their quality of life to be improved after the course regarding psychological and social aspects (both p 0.05). Conclusion: Empowerment-based psychosocial intervention in type 2 diabetics affects their quality of life favoraubly and has positive, but limited effects on glycemic control. Better educated patients believing in internal health control, as well as in efficacy of diabetes treatment seem to benefit the most.