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Western Sydney Diabetes - Masterclass Series 2022 (Online) - Are you managing elderly patients at home or in residential aged care?

Date: 19-09-2022 19:00:00

When Monday 19 Sept 2022, 7pm-8.30pm
Where Online webinar

These Masterclasses are facilitated by the Western Sydney Diabetes faculty for community healthcare providers, including:

  • General Practitioners
  • Practice Nurses
  • Community Nurses
  • Dietitians
  • Podiatrists
  • Exercise Physiologists
  • Optometrists
  • Psychologists
  • Pharmacists

MASTERCLASS SERIES 2022 (Online)

MONDAY, SEP 5: Are you up to date with medications?

  • When to use SGLT-2 inhibitors
  • When to use GLP-1 agonists
  • Why is there therapeutic inertia and what’s coming next?
  • Q&A and Case Discussion

MONDAY, SEP 12: Are you recognising different types of diabetes?

  • Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY): Do they need insulin?
  • Cancer and Diabetes: Association and Steroid-Induced Hypergylcaemia
  • Why it is important to recognise Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) and Type 1 Diabetes
  • Pancreatogenic Diabetes: Causes and Management

MONDAY, SEP 19: Are you managing elderly patients at home or in residential aged care?

  • Managing Diabetes in the Elderly
  • Avoiding the Perils of Hypoglycaemia
  • The Challenges of Residential Aged Care
  • Q&A

MONDAY, OCT 10: Are you looking at weight?

  • Eating and Emotional Regulation in Obesity
  • Metformin, GLP-1 RA and Twincretins for Obesity
  • Bariatric Endoscopy
  • Intermittent Fasting, Keto and other Diets for Obesity Management
  • Q&A

MONDAY, OCT 17: Are your patients prepared for pregnancy?

  • Pregnancy Planning in Patients with Diabetes
  • When and How to Screen for Gestational Diabetes
  • How to Manage Diabetes in Pregnancy

MONDAY, OCT 24: Are you supporting patients with distress and mental illness?

  • Identifying and Treating High Level Diabetes Distress
  • Effectively Engage People with Diabetes and Mental Health Issues
  • Eating Disorders
  • Q&A

MONDAY, OCT 31: Are you screening for dementia?

  • Screening, Diagnosing and Preventing Dementia
  • Link between Diabetes and Dementia
  • Dementia in an Aged Care Setting
  • Q&A

For inquiries, email WSLHD-WSDiabetes@health.nsw.gov.au

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