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

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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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