Date
Cost
Available to
Continuing Professional Development
CPD Points unavailable
Event Location
568-570 Elizabeth Street
MELBOURNE VIC
Australia
The one-day OzDAFNE Health Professional workshop is aimed at health professionals involved in the direct care and support of people with type 1 diabetes.
The workshop covers:
- The history and evidence base of the DAFNE program (known in Australia as OzDAFNE)
- Insulin dose adjustment using the DAFNE principles
- The DAFNE approach to food and carbohydrate counting
- DAFNE hypoglycaemia management
- DAFNE ketone and illness guidelines
- DAFNE exercise guidelines
- How to support DAFNE graduates in the community
- How to refer suitable patients to the program
- The DAFNE accreditation and training process for health professionals
- The workshop also includes an opportunity to discuss the pros and cons of the DAFNE approach with a participant who has completed the program.