New courses for 2024
Posted onWe have developed a range or courses to meet the needs of HCPs to help ensure the best Type 2 diabetes patient. Following requests from ICBs and training hubs we have designed the below courses.
If you have any questions about any course/s, would like the costs of the course/s or would like to schedule a meeting please contact lauren.songhurst@pitstopdiabetes.co.uk
1-day PITstop Support course for Community Nurse Prescribers
focusing on housebound patients on insulin and the use of continuous glucose monitoring to ensure their insulin dose and regimen is correct
Aim
The course aims to provide students with insight and resources, enabling them to support an elderly,
frail, housebound person with type 2 diabetes on a complex treatment regimen, including insulin. We aim to use national and international guidelines and up-to-date evidence throughout the course. Our ultimate aim is for students to both define their prescribing scope of practice with diabetes medications
and embed the learnt skills in clinical practice to improve patient care.
Learning Outcomes
- On completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Set blood glucose target ranges in line with an individual HbA1c target
- Understand the diabetes medications suitable for the elderly, frail person with type 2 diabetes
- Explain the common insulin regimens used to treat people with type 2 and type 1 diabetes
- Understand the PITstop insulin general rules, including insulin titration
- Understand the principles in managing and interpreting interstitial glucose sensors
- Understand key subjects related to insulin that are relevant to diabetes review appointments
- Apply partnership working with patients to promote self-management of injectable therapies, working
- towards individual glycaemic targets
- Consider how they can best support people with type 2 diabetes on GLP-1s and insulin.
1-day PITstop Support course for Mental Health HCPs
supporting people with type 2 diabetes on complex medication regimens, including GLP-1 Agonists and insulin
Aim
This course will provide the student with insight into the support a person with type 2 diabetes requires on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1s) and insulin, using national and international guidelines and up-to-date evidence. The aim is to encourage students to consider their scope of practice in supporting people with type 2 diabetes on GLP-1s and insulin.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
- explain when it is appropriate to start injectable therapies for people with type 2 diabetes
- know the GLP-1s and insulins commonly used for people with type 2 diabetes
- refer to the PITstop GLP-1 care pathway
- understand the PITstop insulin general rules
- understand subjects related to insulin that are relevant to diabetes review appointments
- apply partnership working with patients to promote self-management of injectable therapies, working towards individual glycaemic targets
- consider how they can best support people with type 2 diabetes on GLP-1s and insulin.
4-hour PrePITstop CPD course
an update for HCPs who have completed a foundation course.
This 4-hour update focuses elements of tier 1 diabetes care (practice-based) identified in the 2021,
NHS England endorsed, document Best Practice in the delivery of diabetes care in the Primary Care
Network (Ali et al 2021).
Aim and learning outcomes
- attract primary care clinicians already delivering tier 1 diabetes care services, having already attended a foundation course
- update participants in elements of tier 1 diabetes care services, enabling them to provide structured, pro-active support to patients, their relatives and/or carers
- appreciate that the participants will have a varied experience in the treatment and management of diabetes. Previous learning is valued. Participants will be encouraged to take an active, analytical role.
- encourage participants to reflect on current non-diabetic hyperglycaemia and diabetes service provision within their practice and consider making positive changes
- encourage participants to reflect on their scope of practice, required competencies and future development
4-hour PITstop CPD course
for people who have completed the PITstop advanced course.
Information coming soon, this course is currently being written to meet the demand for advanced diabetes CPD. Please contact lauren.songhurst@pitstopdiabetes.co.uk for more information.
4-hour Diabetes Awareness
for support workers supporting people with mental health conditions
Course aims and learning outcomes
The course intends to:
- increase understanding about nondiabetic hyperglycaemia, type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes, including care pathways from diagnosis, self-care requirements, ongoing annual screening and appropriate treatment options
- explore how healthcare workers can recognise the link between mental health conditions and increased risk of diabetes and the importance of screening for type 2 diabetes (including common symptoms related to high blood glucose levels)
- explore how healthcare workers can support people with mental health conditions to engage with diabetes services, act as advocates helping to understand and explore the services, work towards effective self-care or understanding when support is required
- appreciate that the participants will have a varied experience in the treatment and management of diabetes. Previous learning is valued, shared and utilised. Participants will be encouraged to take an active, analytical role.
1-day PITstop Diabetes Management in Custody course
for nurses supporting people in police custody
Course aim
This course will provide the student with insight into type 1 and type 2 diabetes, enabling discussion about the support required for detained people in the custody setting.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students are able to:
- explain the difference between the type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- know how to access information about each medication group used to treat type 2 diabetes
- know the common insulins and insulin regimens used to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Understanding the link between mental health and diabetes and the importance of making every contact count
- explain how to prevent, recognise and treat hypoglycaemia
- explain when to monitor blood glucose and blood/urine ketone levels and how to interpret the results
- understand the effect of alcohol and illicit drugs on glycaemic control
- understand the causes of diabetes ketoacidosis
- know how to access information about illness management for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Coming soon in Quarter 2/3.
On-demand videos to support PITstop students achieve their competencies post course.