OVERVIEW

Insulin Therapy for the Unspecialised Workshop Two is organized by MediConf UK Ltd and will be held on Nov 22, 2023.

Your Learning Agenda:
Aim of these Workshops:
These 2 insulin workshops are aimed at healthcare professionals (Nurses, GP’s, Pharmacists) in primary care. Often in practice, there are HCPs who become practice Leads in Diabetes. While they can acquire great knowledge in this area, other HCPs can potentially become deskilled.
Yet because of the nature of General Practice, seeing many random illnesses in quick succession, all practitioners may need to deal with the immediate problems occurring in patients on Insulin. Sometimes the specialized member of staff is on holiday or days off. All HCPs would therefore benefit from a working knowledge of this key area.

Note: These workshops are not intended to enable HCPs to initiate insulin. For that I suggest you identify a competency-based program that incorporates an initial mentoring-type strategy. Contact your local secondary care Diabetes Centre if you are struggling to identify such a program.

What you should gain from these workshops:
• A greater awareness of and confidence in the principles of assessment of glucose profiles.
• An appreciation of the principles of insulin dose adjustment.
• Understanding of the roles and places of different types of insulin regimes.
• Insight into principles of carbohydrate counting and insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios.
• Awareness of the importance of and some strategies for supporting patient empowerment and decision-making around insulin dose adjustment.
• A greater insight into some of the technology currently used to enable patient self-management of their condition.
• An understanding of ‘sick day rules’ or managing illness for those on insulin therapy.

Workshop 2:
• Clarification and pick up on questions following Workshop 1.
• Insights into Multiple Injection Therapy (MIT): Who for and how do you support patient self-management of MIT?
• What can be managed in primary care? What may need referring to secondary (specialist) care? Principles of carbohydrate counting and insulin to ‘carb’ ratios.
• ‘Flash’ glucose monitoring – an overview and criteria for commencing.
• Case-based learning – further examples of blood glucose profiles and interactive discussion.
• Your questions!