Videos from the one-day PHARMAC seminar on diabetes held in Wellington, New Zealand, on 26 May 2014, by a range of diabetes health professionals.
Diabetes – Presentation series for clinicians
'Insulin initiation, insulin pumps and hypoglycaemia. These presentations are provided for professional development purposes for the benefit of qualified health practitioners and should not be relied upon for any other purpose.'
1. Diabetes care improvement packages
The role of primary care in insulin initiation, and update on new agents.
(Dr Jeremy Krebs, Clinical Lead & Endocrinologist CCDHB, PHARMAC, 2014)
2. Successfully starting insulin in primary care
(Lorna Bingham — Nurse Practitioner Candidate, PHARMAC, 2014)
3. Practical workshop session: Insulin initiation
(Julie Bate — Clinical Nurse Specialist, PHARMAC, 2014)
4. When to consider an insulin pump?
(Bridget Lydon — Clinical Nurse Specialist, PHARMAC, 2014)
5. Hypoglycaemia
What to look for, current research and hypo-unawareness.
(Lindsay McTavish — Clinical Nurse Specialist, PHARMAC, 2014)
6. Sick day management
For type 1 and type 2 in primary care.
(Dr Elaine Barrington-Ward — Endocrinologist, PHARMAC, 2014)