Are you and your staff frustrated by the lack of time to teach patients about diabetes? Do you find it difficult to keep pace with the latest advances in diabetes care? Then our five star Diabetes Survival Skills Training Course is what you need. This half-day intensive program synthesizes the critical teaching points your patients with diabetes need to know. Through dynamic presentations, case studies and small group interaction, this practical program provides attendees with creative strategies to succeed at teaching in today's fast paced health care environment. In addition, we guarantee that program graduates will feel more confident knowing they are teaching patients the latest research based diabetes information. If your goal is to provide diabetes patients with critical and current information in a small window of time, then contact Diabetes Educational Services to schedule your Survivals Skills Training Course today!

We make it so easy for you!
We come to you with our first-rate program including audiovisuals, course syllabus and certificates of completion. All you have to do is provide meeting room space, invite your staff and be prepared to get re-energized about diabetes education.

Three options are available:
Option A:
· Two Diabetes Survival Skill Course (same day)
· Continuing Education units for nurses, pharmacists and dietitians
· Free diabetes medications pocket cards for all course graduates

Option B: as above plus
· Review and revision of your current diabetes policies and procedures
· Provision of standardized policies, procedures and order forms
· Reproducible diabetes patient education packet

Option C: A & B plus
· Half-day to full day onsite consultation.

Get Started Today
Take advantage of our free half-hour phone consultation to discuss your current diabetes program and review your organizations' training needs. Contact us today to schedule your Diabetes Survival Skills Course for 2004. We hope to work with you to re-energize your diabetes program in the near future.

Diabetes Survival Skills Training Course Schedule

Program Objectives
1. Compare and contrast type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
2. List American Diabetes Association diabetes management guidelines.
3. State unique qualities of diabetes agents and side effects.
4. Describe how to teach about healthy eating.
5. Describe acute diabetes complications and appropriate intervention.
6. Discuss strategies to teach patients diabetes survival skills.

Schedule for Morning Session

8:30 - 9:15 Types of Diabetes and Standards of Care

9:15 - 10:00 Oral Medications / Insulin

10:00 - 10:15 Break

10:15 - 10:45 Medical Nutrition Therapy

10:45 - 11:45 Acute complications and Teaching Survival Skills

Schedule for Afternoon Session

1:00 - 1:45 Types of Diabetes and Standards of Care

1:45 - 2:30 Oral Medications / Insulin

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:15 Medical Nutrition Therapy

3:15 - 4:15 Acute complications and Teaching Survival Skills

Provider
Beverly Dyck Thomassian, RN, BC-ADM, MPH, CDE
President, Diabetes Educational Services

Accreditation
Nurses Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing for 4.0 contact hours, Provider # 12640. Approved for 3.0 CPE II for Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Diabetes Educational Services is dedicated to improving the lives of people with diabetes through professional education. Health care professionals touch hundreds of people's lives with diabetes. We believe that by working together and sharing this information with our colleagues, diabetes care and outcomes will improve in the 21st Century. Our company takes pride in supporting your efforts to improve diabetes care and education in your community.