On-demand

On-demand: featuring presentation and speaker Q&A: Sponsored by Abbott this 1 hour CPD webinar has been created for Diabetes Specialist Nurses. With over 10 years of experience working as a Senior DSN, Geraldine Gallen will share guidance and first-hand insights into how to optimise your consultations with patients. Your webinar chair, Su Down will delve into her own knowledge and Geraldine will answer your burning questions.

A full list of all upcoming Diabetes events can also be viewed at the official Diabetes National Networking Forum website.

The Art of Consultations for Diabetes Specialist Nurses
On-demand 1 hour CPD Free
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1 hour Continuing Professional Development: what you will learn

Take 1 hour out to reflect your on consultation style and gain hints and tips that will give you a confident approach to supporting your patients in clinic, plus answer your questions on:

  • Achieving a confident approach to data interpretation, consultation and mutual goal setting
  • Enhancing your communication skills: prioritising language and empathy
  • Understanding the differences in good versus bad consultations: experienced examples

Support and guidance for you in your own time

Packed with engaging examples that will help and inspire you, plus benefit from:

  • One hour of presentation and speaker Q&A
  • Featuring an engaging video you can access in your own time
  • Free to all NHS and public sector professionals
  • Immediately accessible on the 'watch now' tab
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1 hour video | Filmed on Wednesday 3rd November 2021 | featuring:
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The Art of Consultations for Diabetes Specialist Nurses
  • Achieving a confident approach to data interpretation, consultation and mutual goal setting
  • Enhancing your communication skills: prioritising language and empathy
  • Understanding the differences in good versus bad consultations: experienced examples
Geraldine Gallen, Type 1 Service Lead and Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Question and answer session
  • Your webinar host and presenter will use this time to answer the questions which have been asked throughout the presentation plus any discussion points raised.
  • This is a great opportunity to cement your learning and plan your goals for your next consultation.
Geraldine Gallen, Type 1 Service Lead and Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Su Down, Diabetes Nurse Consultant and co-Vice Chair, Primary Care Diabetes Society

FREE for all NHS professionals, click on the video below to view:

The Art of Consultations Diabetes Specialist Nurses - recorded on Wednesday 3rd November 2021


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First-hand speaker experience

Geraldine Gallen and Su Down will guide you through this webinar with guidance, practical techniques, shared knowledge and experiences.


Job Title:
Type 1 Service Lead and Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Organisation
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Biography

Geraldine Gallen is a Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse, currently working at Kings College Hospital, London. She has been in this position for over ten years and is the lead for the Type 1 diabetes service. Geraldine is also a committee member of the DTN-UK. 

Geraldine’s main clinical interest is in the management and education of all patients with Type 1 diabetes including those patients experiencing problematic hypoglycaemia, and along with the team at Kings offers a full range of treatments including structured education, DAFNE and DAFNE for pumpers, technology including insulin pump therapy, sensor augmented pump therapy, hybrid closed loop systems, continuous glucose monitoring and flash glucose monitoring. 

She and her team have over 800 patients on insulin pumps and over 300 patients funded on full time continuous glucose monitoring. Geraldine has also had training in Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) and is interested in developing these skills further and supporting patients in their holistic management with their diabetes. 

Geraldine is excited by the developments of technology within type 1 diabetes management and can often be found talking to patients and healthcare professionals nationally and internationally educating how technology can be adapted into the patient pathway.


Job Title:
Diabetes Nurse Consultant and Co-Vice Chair
Organisation
Primary Care Diabetes Society
Biography

Supporting NHS diabetes professionals

SBK Healthcare has produced many useful webinars to help and support diabetes healthcare professionals in your work. These webinars can be viewed free and on-demand, and include:

  • Supporting Weight Management in Isolation
  • Adapting your Diabetes Pregnancy Service during Covid-19 Webinar
  • Developing Useful Skills for Virtual Diabetes Consultations Webinar
  • Support your Adult Patients with the Artificial Pancreas System Webinar
  • Useful Communication Tools to Enhance Diabetes Patient Engagement
  • Virtual Consulting with Blood Glucose Data: Diabetes Service Support during COVID-19
  • Enhancing your Telephone Diabetes Consultations Webinar
  • Fatty Lumps Guidance for Diabetes Professionals Webinar
  • Flash Glucose Monitoring Patient Experience Webinar
  • Guide to Technology for Safe Diabetes Delivery Webinar
  • Improve your Remote Working for Diabetes HCPs Webinar
  • Utilise Time in Range through LibreView Virtually Webinar