Proficiency in diabetes management day
This study day is for primary care nurses and allied health who work alongside whānau living with diabetes.
We will talk steroids with Dr Ryan Paul, and how to prevent elective surgery delays with Helen Morton, who will also take us through our newest prescribing resource.
Some of these are topics we have covered previously, but they keep resurfacing as issues in primary care.
Registration
Registrations close 5pm, Friday 15 May or when places are filled. To register please email Jadie Bailey, administrator.
Timetable
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Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
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8.45–9.00am |
Registration and welcome |
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9.00–9.15am |
Karakia, introductions and housekeeping |
Aldrin Arguelles |
|
9.15–9.45am |
Preparation for Surgery: targets, rational, and medicine changes |
Helen Morton |
|
9.45–10.30am |
Pregnancy in T2D: impact on māmā and pēpē |
Liz Lewis-Hills |
|
10.30–10.45am |
Morning tea - provided |
|
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10.45–11.45am |
Glucose control with corticosteroids, and palliative care |
Dr Ryan Paul |
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11.45am–12.15pm |
CGM and pumps prescriber guide for T1D |
Helen Morton |
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12.15–12.35pm |
Meet the reps |
Speed dating! |
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12.35–1.30pm |
Lunch – BYO or visit the local cafes, and spend time with the technology and medicine reps |
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1.30–2.15pm |
Elderly and end of life care |
Kathy Knight |
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2.15–2.45pm |
Diabetes specific nutrition formulas |
Mariam Hanosh |
|
2.45–3.30pm |
Whānau voice: Mother, wife, carer |
Special guest speaker |
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3.30–4.00pm |
Take home messages, evaluation and karakia |
PHO diabetes leads |
Kathy joined Pinnacle earlier this month as clinical diabetes specialist for Waikato, replacing the role previously held by Anne Waterman.
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View detailsA guide for clinical management of type 2 diabetes, to support nurses at all levels to develop their knowledge and clinical reasoning in diabetes care.