Education to Support Diabetes Local Enhanced Service
Click here for a summarised list of all courses/events that are approved by the MCN for the educational requirements of the Diabetes LES. If you have any courses/events you would like considered to be included in this list please contact aemsliesmith@nhs.net.
Locality Diabetes Forums
These are quarterly forums held in each of the localities across Tayside. They are open to all staff who are involved in the care of people with diabetes from specialist staff to care homes. They are held in the evening and are free of charge. Where highlighted click on the event to obtain further information on the programme and registration details. For General Practices participating in the Diabetes Local Enhanced Service, these forums provide 2 hours of diabetes education.
Angus Diabetes Forum, Finavon Hotel, By Brechin
Thursday 16 September 2010 - All you need to know about insulin therapy
Thursday 11 November 2010 - topic to be confirmed
Thursday 24 February 2011 - topic to be confirmed
Dundee Diabetes Forum, Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre, Dundee
Wednesday 1 September 2010 - Do you know what you're eating?
Tuesday 30 November 2010 - topic to be confirmed
Wednesday 16 February 2011 - topic to be confirmed
Perth Diabetes Forum, Perth Royal Infirmary
Thursday 9 September 2010 - Feet First
Monday 6 December 2010 - topic to be confirmed
Wednesday 2 March 2011 - topic to be confirmed
University of Dundee Diabetes Module
Multi-Professional Development Module Caring for People with Diabetes
Online Diabetes Education Tool
This web based interactive tool uses animation, subtitles and voice over to explain anatomy, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. As well as an educational resource for non-specialist health care professionals it can also be used by health care professional to explain diabetes to patients. The tool is in a modular format so you can access the part which is of most interest to you at a time that is convenient to you.
Click here to launch the tool.
How to carry out a diabetic foot screening
This short video produced by the Scottish diabetes Foot Action Group explains the purpose of foot screeening, demonstrates how to carry out a foot assessment and how to use the online SCI-DC foot risk tool to calculate and record foot risk score. The video lasts approximately 12 minutes.
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Click here to launch the video (Windows Media File)
Other Events/Conferences
Type 2 Diabetes in Adults.
Masterclass, 28 July, 2010, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Diabetes and Insulin Pump Therapy,
7,8 September and 27 October 2010, Edinburgh Napier University
Supporting Children with Diabetes and Long Term Conditions in Schools
Thursday, 16 September 2010, Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre, Clydebank
Type 2 Diabetes: A practical approach to acheiving success in primary care
29 September, 2010, Hitlon Grosvenor, Glasgow
Health Behaviour Change , Alcohol Consumption, Diet, Drug Abuse, Physical Activity, Smoking, Treatment compliance
click here for details of dates and places
Diabetes and Endocrinology: Learning from other specialists
7 October 2010, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
The "Big 3" Conference, Wednesday 10 November 2010, University of Glasgow
For details download the Conference Leaflet and Register online
6th National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society
19-20 November 2010, Hilton Birmingham Metropole, Birmingham NEC
Scottish Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society: Scottish Diabetes Care in the 21st Century.
7 December, 2010, Thistle Hotel Glasgow.