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CPD Event - Tricky diabetes: Acute illness, steroids and pumps (Bathurst)

Date: 06-06-2019 18:15:00 to 20:30

Date & Time:     

Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 6:15pm-8:30pm 
Location:     

TBC, Bathurst
Contact:     

Katie Prior - T: (02) 6813 0933 E: katie.prior@wnswphn.org.au
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Friday, May 31, 2019

This CPD activity will help guide GPs in how to manage acute illness and steroid-induced hyperglycaemia in people with diabetes.

It will provide participants with an overview of ADS/RACGP guidelines for emergency management of hyperglycaemia in primary care (including case presentation), discuss a case presentation of steroid-induced hyperglycaemia/management and deliver a brief summary of insulin pump technology.

Presenter: Dr Amy Wagstaff, Clinical Endocrinologist

Target Audience: GPs and Registrars. Interested Nurses, Pharmacists, Aboriginal Health Professionals, Medical Students, Specialists, Paramedics and Allied Health Professionals are also welcome to attend

Program:

  • 6.30pm - Registration/Light Refreshments (provided)
  • 6.50pm - Welcome
  • 6.55pm - Local Service Update
  • 7.00pm - Education Presentation & Case Study Discussion
  • 8.00pm - Interactive Discussion/Q&A
  • 8.30pm - Evaluation and Close

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify acute hyperglycaemic emergencies
  • Recognise the impact of steroids on glycaemia and understand treatment strategies
  • Discuss basic insulin pump function and emergency management
  • Follow ADS/RACGP guidelines for emergency management of hyperglycaemia

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