Health Professionals workshops
With the rise in diabetes and the increasing complexity of management, health professionals need to keep abreast of the latest information, advances and technology. Nurses and allied health professionals need to know how to manage their patients with confidence and according to the current evidence-based guidelines.
Our Credentialed Diabetes Nurse Educators and Accredited Practising Dietitians provide a range of innovative programs for health professionals, with the latest information on diabetes, current management, patient-centred care and research.
What we offer
- Two day diabetes updates
- DAFNE Educator program
- DAFNE – Support Your Patient seminars
- Carbohydrate Counting workshops
- Aged care and diabetes programs
- Practice nurse and GP programs
- Annual DA–Vic/Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute Symposium
- Workshops and seminars
Visit our 2009 Calendar of Events
2009 Health Professional program
Diabetes for practice nurses
This two day workshop is for nurses working in general practice and will help practice nurses to understand current guidelines for diabetes management, how to develop systems for diabetes management and improve outcomes at the individual and practice level.
2009 Dates & times
Friday 8 & Saturday 9 May, Mornington
Friday 15 & Saturday 16 May, Hoppers Crossing
Times: Friday from 10am to 5pm and Saturday from 9am to 4.30pm
Venue: See program flyer for details
Fees: $290 DA–Vic member or $320 for non-members
Download the program flyer and registration form
For enquiries please call Joan Maroney on 8648 1834 or via email
GPV are offering practice nurses a 50 per cent subsidy of fees at the completion of this program.
Diabetes for practice nurses will also be held in Wangaratta, Echuca / Moama, Ballarat and Kilmore. Please contact your local Division for information and registration for programs in these locations.
2 Day Diabetes Update in Geelong
This interactive program will open your eyes to the many issues involved in diabetes management. The program is suitable for Division 1 & 2 nurses working in community and aged care settings, diabetes resource nurses in acute hospitals and nurses working in general practice. The course is also relevant for allied health professionals such as dietitians, pharmacists and podiatrists.
Date: 11th and 12th August
Time: 8.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: 105 Yarra St Geelong
Cost: Member $290.00 / Non Member $320.00
Enquires/Bookings: Phone 5222 0870 or email geelong@diabetesvic.org.au
Become a supermarket tour leader
We also coordinate supermarket tours for people with diabetes across Victoria. Tour leaders are dietitians supported and trained by DA-Vic.
If you are interested in conducting tours, we support you in the following ways:
- Comprehensive leader's manual
- Take bookings and confirm registrations
- Provide participant show-bags
- Promote tours in our member magazine and on our website
If you are a dietitian interested in becoming a tour leader, contact Catarina Yeung via email or on (03) 9667 1729.
For information about any of our programs speak to our Training Administration coordinator or to register contact us on (03) 9667 1728 or email us.
Diabetes for aged care workers and supported care
This is an interactive half day workshop for personal carers and Division 2 nurses working in aged care.
Topics covered:
- What is diabetes?
- Signs, symptoms and diagnosis
- Food choices for older people with diabetes in care
- Principles of blood glucose monitoring
- Managing high and low blood glucose levels
- Complications of diabetes
Dates: Wednesday 20 May or Wednesday 14 October
Venue: North Melbourne Library, 66 Errol Street, North Melbourne
Time: 9am to 12.45 pm
Fees: No charge
Register here and print the registration form and mail or fax with payment to the Training Coordinator, Diabetes Australia-Vic. Places are limited to 24 for each workshop.
Carbohydrate counting workshop for health professionals
This half day workshop is designed to provide diabetes educators and dietitians with practical skills to enable them to identify the foods and fluids that contain carbohydrate, estimate the quantity of carbohydrate and apply this information to their patient education.
Dates: Thursday 25 June, Thursday 3 September, Thursday 26 November, 2009
Time: 1pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Diabetes Australia – Vic , 570 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Fees: $80 DA–Vic Members / $95 Non-members.
Places are limited to 15 places for each workshop.
Register here and print the registration form and mail or fax with payment to the Training Coordinator, Diabetes Australia-Vic. Afternoon tea provided.
Annual Diabetes Health Professional Symposium
DA–Vic in partnership with Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, is again hosting this key educational event for diabetes nurse educators, dietitians and diabetes health professionals in 2009.
Ages and Stages: Diabetes throughout the life span
Date & time: Friday 22 May 2009
Venue: The Sebel, Albert Park, 65 Queens Road, Melbourne, Victoria
Keynote speakers include:
Professor Ed Fisher, Professor and Chair, Department of Health and Behaviour Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina.
Associate Professor Christine Rodda, Head, Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Monash Medical Centre.
Dr Fergus Cameron, Paediatric Endocrinologist, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.
Sue Shepard, Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Melbourne.
Debbie Gooley, RN-Credentialled Diabetes Educator.
More details and a registration brochure will be available soon. To request a brochure and registration form, contact Genevieve on (03) 96671717.
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