la rabida children's hospital

Managing Diabetes in the School Setting

What: This seminar helps prepare school nurses to meet the needs of students with diabetes. Current standards of diabetes practice, nutritional management of diabetes, and psychosocial issues of diabetes will be discussed. Our program will also include skills training such as insulin administration using pumps and injections, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and glucagon.

At the completion of this seminar, you will be able to:

• Understand and be prepared for the special needs of the student with diabetes

• Increase and update your knowledge of current pediatric type 1 and type 2 diabetes management.

• Be able to create a safe and positive learning environment for each student with diabetes.

Date: October 19, 2011, 10:00 am to 3:30 pm (Attendance of the entire program and completion of evaluation form will be required for successful completion)
 
Where: La Rabida Children’s Hospital Library, 6501 South Promontory Drive, Chicago, IL 60649

Cost: $55

Register: Click here to register or go to larabidadiabetesforschool.eventbrite.com
If you have any questions about the program, please call 800-770-2232

 

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.