Our Services: Other Services

Diabetes Education

Educator: Jacqui van Driel
Member of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association and member of the Peninsula Diabetes Professionals Group

Availability:

Tuesday and Fridays
9am to 5pm

What is your department responsible for:

The focus at Beleura is to assist our inpatient population to be self caring with their diabetes management and to integrate it into their daily lives. This occurs with the assistance of other allied health professionals such as the Dietitian, physiotherapist and the doctors. The aim is also to act as a resource person by providing education for nursing staff on recent developments and best practice in diabetes care.

Key dates:

The great Australian Bite month of April 2008
National Diabetes week 13th – 19th July 2008
Diabetes Buzz Day 19th September 2008
World Diabetes Day 14th November 2007

Resources:

• International diabetes institute - www.diabetes.com.au
• Diabetes Australia - www.diabetesaustralia.com.au
• Diabetes Australia - Victorian branch - www.dav.org.au
• Peninsula Diabetes Professionals - www.phcn.vic.gov.au/services/commonwealth/pdp
• Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) - www.adea.com.au
• Vision Australia Foundation - www.visionaustralia.org.au