Diabetes Education Programme for Schools Mark Weston Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist Mark Weston Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist

Aims Of School Programme Response to new statute legislation Local engagement with a regional network initiative Opportunity for unhurried, large-scale education Establish an easy-to-access programme of diabetes education Response to new statute legislation Local engagement with a regional network initiative Opportunity for unhurried, large-scale education Establish an easy-to-access programme of diabetes education

The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Approach Heavily adapted agenda from diabetes team at Birmingham Children’s Hospital Less academic, more interactive Greater relevance to the school environment Expanded scope of workshops Developed local feedback/evaluation Non-clinical, non-educational venue Course paid by delegates through individual school education budgets Heavily adapted agenda from diabetes team at Birmingham Children’s Hospital Less academic, more interactive Greater relevance to the school environment Expanded scope of workshops Developed local feedback/evaluation Non-clinical, non-educational venue Course paid by delegates through individual school education budgets

Agenda medical conditions at school What is Diabetes? Hypos and Highs Carbohydrate counting Effects of exercise TimeSession 09: :30Registration 09: :00Legislation 10: :45 What is diabetes? Insulin 10: :00Coffee 11: :00 Workshops Pens & Meters Injection Technique 12: :30The lows and the highs (Hypo/Hyperglycaemia) 12: :00Carbohydrate counting – theory and practice 13: :45Lunch (taster of carbohydrate counting) 13: :00Exercise 14: :30Introduction to insulin pumps 14: :00 Workshops including Insulin pumps and Hypo box & treatments and school care plans Insulin Pumps:  Medtronic  Animas  Roche  Omnipod 16: :15Evaluation New workshops added Included manipulation and issues around Safeguarding New workshops added New interactive exercise

The Venue

Feedback Average overall mark: 4.7 out of 5.0 (from combined grading of 21 delegates) General Comments : Lovely venue and very knowledgeable people running it. Thank you. Please continue doing this Very informative, thanks Very informative, thank you Good variety of information. Hand outs would be good Would have like more time on carbohydrate counting Really enjoyed the session. Very professionally delivered. Friendly and informative. Would highly recommend this course Some parts were very rushed but very informative day Good to know the background knowledge to ketones etc. A marvellous day, thank you Very informative, learnt loads, thank you Like the smaller groups that rotated – allowed time to ask more specific questions about individual diabetics we work with Very informative, thank you Very informative and enjoyable course. Great speakers Outstanding, very informative Thanks for a fantastic day Great day

Learning and Future actions Set future programmes in June Send ‘chaser’ to school about event Make ‘carb counting’ exercise mandatory Shorter lecture topics; longer workshops Set future programmes in June Send ‘chaser’ to school about event Make ‘carb counting’ exercise mandatory Shorter lecture topics; longer workshops