Aims

To provide new Diabetes Link Nurses with knowledge and skills required to provide effective nursing care to clients with diabetes and to educate staff on their respective wards.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Education Day, participants will have an increased understanding of:

• Pathophysiology of the different types of diabetes and the recommended self-management to avoid complications.
• Treatment and prevention of diabetes related emergencies (DKA/HHS/hypoglycaemia)
• Insulin Safety/Medication Management
• Diabetes & diet

Eligibility

Must be a new Diabetes Link Nurse (DLN) within CALHN in the last 12 months &/or hasn’t attended a DLN Day previously. Preference will be given to new DLN’s.

Date

0815hrs - 1700hrs

Tuesday 26th October 2021  RAH - Applications close Friday 8th October 2021

APPLICATION FORM

For further information, contact:

RAH:   Rosemary Wilson, Acting NC

            rosemary.wilson@sa.gov.au

            Michelle Hargreaves, RAH DLN Lead

            michelle.hargreaves@sa.gov.au

QEH:   Jo Matters, TQEH DLN Lead

             joanna.matters@sa.gov.au

             Cathy Paterson, HRC DLD Lead

             cathy.paterson@sa.gov.au