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

0800hrs - 1600hrs

Thursday 30th September 2021 TQEH - Applications are now closed

0800hrs - 1600hrs

Tuesday 26th October 2021  RAH - Applications are now closed

For further information contact:

RAH / Hampstead:   

Michelle Hargreaves

michelle.hargreaves@sa.gov.au

TQEH / St Margarets:  

Jo Matters

joanna.matters@sa.gov.au

General Enquiries: 

Emmy De Heus

Emmy.DeHeus@sa.gov.au