Meet the Expert: Diabetes in pregnancy with Q&A 

Course Overview
Designed by Women and Children's Health and Diabetes, Endocrinology & Obesity, this session won’t teach everything about diabetes, but it will help professionals learn how to deal with diabetic emergencies that they might encounter on the ward, as well as principles of providing high quality care for pregnant women with diabetes.
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  • Written by experts
  • Introductory & Intermediate
  • 100% online
  • Video content
  • Date: 8 October 16:00 - 17:15
    1h 15min session on Teams including:
    • 30-45 min – Lecture material (presented live)
    • 30 min – Q&A with the Panel
  • Completion certificate
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About this course
Pregnant women with diabetes cross a wide range of healthcare providers so it's important everyone has some awareness about diabetes in pregnancy. We designed the bite-sized teaching session to benefit a wide audience. The session supports students by providing a step towards being part of the medical setting while studying. It benefits all professionals who are curious about diabetes in pregnancy. It will provide up to date knowledge for GPs, midwives, sonographers, nurses and doctors to become more confident in their practice, because wherever you work in healthcare, there is a lot to be gained by learning about Women's Health.

This session won’t teach everything about diabetes, but it will help professionals learn how to deal with diabetic emergencies that they might encounter on the ward, as well as principles of providing high quality care for pregnant women with diabetes.

Learning outcomes/ By participating in this course you will
  1. Develop an understanding of the physiological and pathophysiological influences that impact on the health of women during pregnancy and their infants if you have diabetes in pregnancy.
  2. Critically evaluate and appraise the management of diabetes in pregnancy to develop your own opinion of the current knowledge landscape.
  3. Work independently to effectively apply and communicate you knowledge and understanding to a multidisciplinary audience though verbal and written formats delivering patient centred care to a woman with diabetes mellitus.

Enquire at khp-iwch@kcl.ac.uk

Course authors and designers

Dr Anita Banerjee

Chair
Obstetric Physician, Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology & General Internal Medicine, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 






Dr Anna Brackenridge

Course Lead
Consultant in Diabetes, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust






Sarah Hopkin

Q&A
Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 






Evgenia Kovryga

Facilitator
E&T Project Manager
Women and Children’s Health and Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity, KHP