T2DM Guideline Series: Blood Glucose Control, Patient Education in Type 2 Diabetes
Duration: 65 minutes
Program ID: 913b | Purchase Price: $210.00 (Available as part of a DVD set of 4 programs on 4 discs)
A growing global epidemic of diabetes reflects a current incidence of 246 million people worldwide – this is expected to affect 380 million by 2025. Every 10 seconds a person dies from diabetes-related causes, every 10 seconds two people develop diabetes. In Australia diabetes is the fastest growing chronic disease and ranks as the 6th most common cause of death. Type 2 diabetes is associated with reduced life expectancy and significant morbidity due to increased risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications which in turn impact on quality of life.
Reduction of possible co-morbid conditions has been shown to be related to effective glycaemic control. Lifestyle modification and therapeutic interventions play a large role in improving blood glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes. Integral to this is effective patient education. All people with type 2 diabetes should be referred for structured diabetes patient education and cost effective strategies sought to implement this in a culturally appropriate manner.
This program in a four part series on the new type 2 diabetes Guidelines, looks at two evidence based guidelines;
- Patient Education in Type 2 Diabetes and
- Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes.
The program discusses practice points and changes in goals for management related to these guidelines.
Program Presenters
- Chair: Dr Norman Swan - Presenter of the Health Report on ABC Radio National
- Professor Stephen Colagiuri - Professor of Metabolic Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, The University of Sydney, NSW
- Professor Mark Harris - General Practitioner and Director of the Centre for Primary Health Care
- Ms Leigh Spokes - Credentialled Diabetes Educator, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Learning Outcomes
- Identify recommended targets for blood glucose control and strategies to achieve this
- Outline the effects of improving blood glucose control on microvascular complications, macrovascular complications and quality of life
- Apply a systems based approach to developing management plans for patients diagnosed with T2DM
- Implement effective patient education at a local level
Broadcast Dates
This program was first broadcast on the Foundation's satellite network on Tuesday 8 September 2009.
Funding Bodies
This program and distribution of the Diabetes Guideline Series has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Accreditation
This program is accredited or endorsed for CPD/CPE by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, the Royal College of Nursing Australia and the Australian Physiotherapy Association. An application for accreditation from ADEA will be made for this program.
