Course details
Address
London Medical
49 Marylebone High Street
London W1U 5HJ
Email
yan.liu@londonmedical.co.uk
Telephone
0207 467 5470
Course Aims
Understanding Insulin Pump Therapy & Continuous Glucose Monitoring
- Enable a HCP within a Diabetes Specialist Team to gain competence and confidence in starting insulin pump therapy in their patients
- Understand the benefits & challenges today's technology offers to people requiring insulin therapy
- Introduce Continuous Glucose Monitoring as an integral part of insulin use management in insulin pump as well as Basal Bolus therapy
Venue dates
Dates for the next courses in 2011 are:
Day One: Wednesday 2nd February 2011: 9:30am – 17:00pm
Day Two: Wednesday 9th February 2011: 9:30am – 17:00pm
Day One: Friday 6th May 2011: 9:30am – 17:00pm
Day Two: Friday 13th May 2011: 9:30am – 17:00pm
Day One: Friday 9th September 2011: 9:30am – 17:00pm
Day Two: Friday 23rd September 2011: 9:30 – 17:00pm
Length structure
This course consists of two full-day sessions and is intended as a joint learning event for people with diabetes, their family members and Health Care Professionals. The course is accredited by RCN.
Course fee
£500 - Payment required to reserve a place
Type of study
Attendance at both of the two days is essential and necessary to gain a certificate of this accredited training course.
Entry criteria
Attendees must have a basic understanding of insulin use in diabetes and a minimum of 2 years' of practical experience in the care of people with diabetes.
Carbohydrate counting competencies/ training are a useful foundation for this course (see this website for Advanced Carbohydrate Counting & Insulin Dose Adjusting training courses also facilitated at London Medical).
Available per course
Maximum of 8 places per each course.
Achievement assesed
There is no formal assessment included.
Each participant is offered the opportunity to trial & hire for 1 week any of the devices demonstrated on the course for enhanced self confidence. Participants are encouraged to put their learning into practice as soon as possible & gain practical mentorship from the technology company trainers involved in the demonstration of the pump & CGM devices available in the UK.
Teaching methods
- Presentation of new factual information as Powerpoint slides (also available on USB memory sticks to participants - must supply their own USB memory sticks)
- Hands-on practical work on all technology devices (pumps & CGMs available in the UK) following demonstration by the company representative
- Small group work on Case Studies of Download Data from anonymised real-life patients using insulin pumps & CGM devices
- Self study from hand-outs, recommended reading list, and virtual learning from web-based introductory guides to the technology tools
- Real patient experiences as presented by patients during the course