MERIT™ Helping people with Type 2 Diabetes to initiate insulin therapy

St Thomas Centre, Chatsworth Rd Chesterfield, S40 3AW

Thursday May 12th 2016

Speakers /Facilitators

Beth Cooper CDSN, New Holme Hospital

Caroline Fletcher, Diabetes Education Nurse Facilitator, Novo Nordisk

09.30
15 Minutes / Welcome registration and coffee / Welcome and housekeeping / Caroline
Fletcher
09.45
15 Minutes / Section 1
Introduction to MERIT™ / Aims and objectives for the day
What is the MERIT™ programme? / Caroline Fletcher
10.00
45 Minutes / Section 2
Background to insulin therapy / Why should insulin be initiated
Barriers to insulin initiation
How insulin is used / Caroline
Beth
10.30
15 Minutes / Coffee
10.45
45 Minutes / Section 3
Starting a patient on insulin / Involving the patient in the decision
Choosing the regimen: a four step process / Beth Cooper
11.30
60 Minutes / Section 3
Starting a patient on insulin / Workshop: what would you choose
Choosing the device
Device workshop / Beth
Caroline
12.30
45 Minutes / Lunch
13.15
15 Minutes / Section 3
Starting a patient on insulin / Blood glucose monitoring / Beth Cooper
13.30
45 Minutes / Section 3
Starting a patient on insulin / First appointment:
Overview,
Injection sites and techniques
Insulin storage and supplies
Sharps disposal
Emergency numbers
Informing the authorities
Sick day rules / Caroline Fletcher
14.15
30 Minutes / Section 3
Starting a patient on insulin / Ongoing education
Support over the coming weeks and months
Recording progress / Caroline
Fletcher
14.45
30 Minutes / Section 3
Basics of hypoglycaemia / Hypo management workshop / Beth Cooper
15.15
15 Minutes / Section 3 / Recording progress / Caroline
15.30
30 Minutes / Section 4 / Summary, competency assessment, post course mentoring, evaluations and close / Caroline
16.00 / Close

MERIT™ was developed and funded by Novo Nordisk

UK/ME/0914/0026

Date of Preparation: September 2014