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P27 Diabetes and the adolescent

Course summary

This course is an excellent practical guide for school nurses that work with adolescents who have Type 1 Diabetes. It will provide an overview of this condition along with grounding in assessment and current management trends for this age group.

Who should attend?

School Nurses
Practice Nurses
Advanced Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Professionals

Important notes

All course material, evaluations and certifiacte of attendance provided.

Cost

Course duration Course CPD In-house Course
1 day(s) 7 hour(s) POA


In-house enquiry

Aims / objectives

  • Develop core knowledge on epidemiology of diabetes amongst young people from a public health perspective
  • Understand the pathophysiology of Type 1 Diabetes
  • Be more confident in assessing and monitoring the patient with diabetes.
  • Be familiar with current guideline treatment options.
  • Apply these options appropriately for safe patient care and management
  • Be more aware of diabetic complications and emergencies and how to manage this.
  • To develop skills in facilitating young people to take control of their long term health condition

Course programme

  • Overview of Diabetes in the young  -the current picture
  • Pathophysiology of Type 1 Diabetes
  • Diagnosis of Diabetes
  • -Clinical signs and symptoms; recognising Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • -Diagnostic Criteria
  • -Understanding test results
  • Complications associated with diabetes in teens
  • -Recognising and managing Hypo/Hyperglycaemia
  • Management of Diabetes in the adolescent
  • Glycaemic control - glucose monitoring / insulin pumps
  • Medicine and lifestyle management
  • -Overview of insulin regimes
  • -The active teen; includes treats and parties; sports /school trips /exam needs
  • -The ill teen- managing blood glucose control /sick day rules
  • Diabetic emergencies- identification and immediate management. Case scenarios
  • Adolescence needs during the transition phase into adult services
  • -Empowerment and facilitation - enabling autonomy
  • -Barriers and Facilitators to successful transition
  • -Education & Support- diet /lifestyle /medicine management
  • -Emotional well being
  • -Case scenarios to reinforce this
  • Review of key documents that influence care of DM in young people.

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TBA