Diabetes Management Workshop

Entrants to the Diabetes Management Workshop would ideally work in the primary healthcare setting supporting patients with or at risk of developing diabetes.

Relevant roles would include:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner 
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care Worker 
• Allied Health Clinicians
• Dietitian
• Enrolled Nurse 
• Midwife
• Other Health Professionals
• Registered Nurse

This Workshop is designed to support nurses, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners and Workers and other health professionals to better support patients with or at risk of developing diabetes.

The course covers critical knowledge areas such as pathophysiology, medications including insulinblood glucose monitoring, screening and referral pathways.

The workshop is designed to provide a broad range of skills and knowledge that can deliver immediate results for patients. The learning outcomes include:

• Refresh knowledge on the pathophysiology of diabetes and different types of diabetes mellitus
• Describe common diabetes medications, their actions, side effects and contraindications
• Discuss insulin therapy, including different modes of actions and the education to offer clients around insulin administration
• Demonstrate an understanding of hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis
• Review principles of Blood Glucose Monitoring and the education to offer to clients regarding this
• Explore psychological impact of living with diabetes
• Understand your local diabetes care pathways.

The Diabetes Management Workshop is delivered as a one day, in-person or virtual  workshop and includes a range of scenarios and group discussions. There are no assessments requirements.

Our course is also available for group bookings for $8,000 for up to 20 students with the convenience of us coming to your location. If your organisation is interested in making a group booking, we would love to hear from you! Click on 'Group Training Enquiry' on the right menu panel or select 'Call Us' from the top menu.

The Diabetes Management Workshop provides additional resources to the student via the accessIQ digital resource library but no additional assessment is required by the student on completion of the workshop.

In this one-day workshop, students receive up to date information and best practice knowledge on Diabetes education, inclusive of Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes. It has been developed specifically to meet the needs of individuals who support patients with, or at risk of developing, Diabetes.

Students enrolled in Benchmarque Group courses should adhere to the following principles:

• Display a commitment to learning and to achieving success
• Be responsible and accountable for their own learning, behaviour and decisions
• Actively participate in all workshop activities and learning experiences
• Attend all scheduled sessions and be punctual at all times
• Complete all online assessments and workplace practice activities
• Work in harmony and respect the rights and opinions of staff and other students
• Treat others as they themselves would like to be treated
• Use acceptable language at all times.

Approximately 8 Hours. 

As a general guide, one hour of active learning equates to one hour of CPD. It is the responsibility of the individual student to calculate how many hours of active learning have been completed. The hours of active learning estimated above should act as a guide to CPD hours.

No. The Workshop is designed to provide a range of relevant and current skills for all nurses working within the primary healthcare setting.

Great question. Some studies have shown that moderate consumption of dark chocolate can lower risk of diabetes, but only in moderation. But don’t worry, we will not be giving you any chocolate.

Yes. Benchmarque Group delivers the nationally accredited Chronic Disease Care Planning course that is designed to build directly on the knowledge and skills delivered in this workshop.