ADEA Podcast: Recent Episodes
Australian Diabetes Educators Association
The ADEA podcast series presents a number of topics identified by health professionals who have a special interest in diabetes, diabetes self-management and diabetes education. The series highlights latest updates and research in the areas that are relevant to best practice in diabetes management, diabetes care and diabetes education. Your host is Jan Alford, a well-known diabetes educator in Australia.
Join the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) for a podcast with Adam Lamendola, a dedicated and highly experienced Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE). With more than 18 years of experience at Monash Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Adam has a deep passion for improving paediatric diabetes education and management.During this podcast series, Adam will share his expertise and insights about the different types of childhood diabetes and the vital role that diabetes technology plays in paediatric care.Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an expert who has dedicated his career to helping children living with diabetes thrive.
Managing Diabetes during the Festive Season by Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Join Dr Vy Phan (general dentist) to learn how about oral health conditions that are more prevalent in people living with diabetes. Vy provides practical ways that CDEs can help their clients prevent and manage oral health conditions.
This podcast is sponsored by Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch.
CPD: 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
To obtain your CPD, please complete the "Feedback and evaluation" and download your "Certificate of completion" at: https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=242
Annette Parkes-Considine is the recipient of the NSW CDE of the Year 2021. The award is given to the leading CDE to acknowledge their extraordinary contributions in the community of people with diabetes and diabetes education.
Annette shares her experience, challenges and how he has overcome them.
CDE of the Year is sponsored by Lilly.
To obtain CPD points (0.5 points in Category 2) please complete the feedback and evaluation survey and download your certificate at: https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=242¬ifyeditingon=1
Heike Krausse is the recipient of the Queensland CDE of the Year 2021. The award is given to the leading CDE to acknowledge their extraordinary contributions in the community of people with diabetes and diabetes education.
Heike shares her experience, challenges and how she has overcome them.
CDE of the Year is sponsored by Lilly.
To obtain CPD points (0.5 points in Category 2) please complete the feedback and evaluation survey and download your certificate at: https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=242¬ifyeditingon=1
Mark Shaha recipient of the 2021 Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year award and the Western Australian CDE of the Year 2021. The award is given to the leading CDE to acknowledge their extraordinary contributions in the community of people with diabetes and diabetes education.
Mark shares his experience, challenges and how he has overcome them.
CDE of the Year is sponsored by Lilly.
To obtain CPD points (0.5 points in Category 2) please complete the feedback and evaluation survey and download your certificate at: https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=242¬ifyeditingon=1
Join Peter Brukner(Defeat Diabetes Founder, Sports Medicine Clinician and Researcher) and Nicole Moore (Defeat Diabetes Expert and Accredited Practising Dietitian) to learn more about the mobile app Defeat Diabetes. Defeat Diabetes is an app that promotes a low carbohydrate diet.
CPD: 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
To obtain your CPD, please complete the "Feedback and evaluation" and download your "Certificate of completion" at: learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=242
ADEA podcasts include non-leading questions to reveal evidence based recommendations. In an attempt to maintain the integrity of the podcast conversation, we do not script the answers of our guests. Therefore, the podcast may not reflect the opinion or recommendations of the ADEA.
Please note this app/product is not endorsed by ADEA. This podcast is for health professionals to learn about the product if approached by clients.
Host Jan Alford and Karen Crawford discuss the Abbott Freestyle Libre 2. They will review its features and capabilities, the difference between flash glucose monitoring and continuous glucose monitoring and who Is eligible for the Freestyle Libre 2 under the NDSS subsidy.
CPD: 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
To obtain your CPD, please complete the "Feedback and evaluation" and download your "Certificate of completion" at: https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=242
Jan interviews Pete Lomas. Pete talks about his experience living with diabetes and starting his company Not Just a Patch (patches for CGM devices).
Jan Alford interviews Angela Blair and Siana Critchett to learn more about working with clients living intellectual disabilities and diabetes.
CPD: 1 CPD Points in Category 1
To obtain your CPD, please complete the "Feedback and evaluation" and download your "Certificate of completion" at: learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=242#section-2
This podcast is proudly supported by Pharmaco Australia Ltd, suppliers of CareSens blood glucose monitoring systems.
Additional links: Diabetes Qualified – diabetesqualified.com.au Practical Diabetes for Health Care Workers: https://www.diabetesqualified.com.au/course/practical-diabetes-for-support-workers/ Administering medications Skill Set (for HCW with a certificate 4): https://www.diabetesqualified.com.au/course/administer-and-monitor-medication-skill-set-chcss00067/
Rachel Freeman, ADEA podcast host, and mum of a 10 year old with type 1 diabetes, chats to Peter Lomas, founder of Not Just a Patch, and Ashley Ng, Dietitian and new mum, about diabetes stigma. Both Peter and Ashley live with type 1 diabetes and have an infectious positive attitude. They discuss how words can make a difference to people who live with diabetes every day and how this can be addressed through open conversation.
This podcast is supported by Not Just A Patch https://notjustapatch.com/
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Join host Jan Alford - long term ADEA Member and Professor Richard O'Brien as they discuss how to prevent diabetic retinopathy, the importance of eye screening and early detection, different treatment options available and role of the General Practitioner and Credentialled Diabetes Educator in preventing and managing diabetic retinopathy.
Please note that Product Information for the medications discussed in this podcast are available on our soundcloud page for this podcast and here on the learning management system
We would like to thank Viatris for their sponsorship of this podcast episode
CPD: Listening to this podcast and completing the feedback and evaluation will earn you 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
Product Information: https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2010-PI-07176-3&d=202009091016933
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Host Jan Alford is joined by guest Jodine Ball for an overview of sick day management. Jodine shares her experience using the
Clinical Guiding Principles for Sick Day Management of Adults with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes – A Guide for Health Professionals as well as some practical tips for who, what, when and where regarding sick day management for those living with diabetes.
Jodine is an experienced diabetes educator working in the public health system since she completed her post graduate certificate in 2010. Her primary health discipline is a Registered Nurse, she began her career in 1994.
She has been employed in the regional community health service at Port Macquarie as a clinical nurse consultant since 2012. She has extensive experience of working with adults with all types of diabetes.
Jodine is an active member of the ADEA, regularly entering into mentoring partnerships with new members to support their initial credentialing journey and currently holds the position of ADEA NSW Branch chair.
This podcast episode is proudly supported by Pharmaco Australia Ltd, suppliers of CareSens blood glucose monitoring systems.
CPD: Listening to this podcast and completing the feedback and evaluation will earn you 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
To highlight the importance of men's health this International Men’s Health Week, on this podcast episode we will be discussing urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction issues that males living with diabetes may experience. What these issues may look like, ways we can support clients and importantly how to bring these conversations up in consults. Our host Jan Alford is joined by guest Dr Trenton Barrett
Trenton Barrett is a urologist with subspecialty interest in female urology, andrology and male infertility.. Trenton completed a fellowship in Adelaide followed by a further subspecialty fellowship in female urology and andrology in the UK through the Leicester General Hospital. Dr Barrett has completed an observership with the female reconstructive unit at University College Hospital London and has undergone training in male infertility microsurgery at Cornell in New York City and the PUR clinic in Clermont, Florida.
CPD: Listening to this podcast and completing the feedback and evaluation will earn you 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
This episode Jan is joined by Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator Elise Hoyer. They will be discussing some important insights into practical exercise and diabetes management recommendations for those people in middle age living with diabetes and other co-morbidities.
CPD: Listening to this podcast and completing the feedback and evaluation found on the ADEA Learning Management System will earn you 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
For more information on Exercise Right Week: https://exerciseright.com.au/exercise-right-week-campaign/
Other Resources and Links Discussed in this episode: Find an AEP in your area: https://www.essa.org.au/find-aep Provide clients with resources from ‘Exercise Right Australia’ https://exerciseright.com.au/ or ‘Exercise is Medicine Australia’ http://exerciseismedicine.com.au/ Provide clients with information to the ‘Beat It’ program. This program is funded through the NDSS to provide clients with diabetes 8 weeks of physical activity and lifestyle support (some providers run sessions face to face or virtually by an AEP) https://diabetesnsw.com.au/about-us/blog/beat-it-exercse-program/ Providing clients who are inactive and over 65 years old information to the ‘Exercise Right for Active Aging’ program. This program is funded through the Australian Government (with a small contribution) to provide clients with 12 weeks of physical activity (some providers run sessions face to face or virtually by an AEP) https://exerciseright.com.au/betterageing/
This podcast episode discusses some of the most commonly used Smart Apps being used for diabetes management. What different options are out there and what they are able to do, some of the advantages and disadvantages of using them and some tips on discussing them with clients. Our host Jan Alford is joined by guest Cecily Foged, RN CDE.
Welcome to this podcast that discusses diabetes and eye health. This podcast discusses eye health, the role of CDEs in eye health and how we can help prevent and manage vision loss. Host Jan Alford is joined by Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden who as founding steering committee member and clinical director will also discuss KeepSight – a national program for diabetic retinopathy screening that seeks to reach every Australian with diabetes to prevent avoidable blindness.
We would like to thank Vision Initiative for their sponsorship of this podcast episode.
CPD: Listening to this podcast and completing the feedback and evaluation will earn you 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
You can access the online learning module discussed at the ADEA Learning Management System Here: https://www.adea.com.au/resources/adea-learning-management-system/
For more information on KeepSight head tohttps://www.keepsight.org.au
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This podcast is designed to get you up to speed with current information regarding the NDSS subsidy for Freestyle Libre. Our host Jan Alford is joined by guest Marlene Payk who will be sharing her expertise and experience on navigating the NDSS subsidy for patients, what the benefits to patients are from accessing this subsidy and practical tips for CDEs to utilise.
Marlene Payk is an experienced Nurse Practitioner working in both public and private practice. She has been working as a diabetes educator for over 25years and works with people with all types of diabetes. Marlene has completed a Professional Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner and her research focused on type 1 diabetes and insulin pump therapy. Marlene’s interests include the use of technology to assist with diabetes self-management. Marlene is an active member of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA), mentoring new members embarking on obtaining their initial credentialing and she is current secretary of the NSW ADEA Branch and has previously held the position of NSW ADEA Branch chair.
We would like to thank Abbott for their sponsorship of this podcast episode.
CPD: Listening to this podcast and completing the feedback and evaluation will earn you 0.5 CPD Points in Category 1
Join our host Jan Alford as she is joined by Accredited Practising Dietitian and Certified EFT Practitioner Renee Hrudicka. They will be discussing EFT or tapping and how health professionals, in particular dietitians are using it in routine consults.
Renee has been an Accredited Practising Dietitian for the past 10 years. She has worked in hospital, community health and private practice settings. She has provided nutrition support for wide scope of conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and kidney disease. She also provided nutrition support for eating disorders, malnutrition and weight management. Renee currently consults with clients in a private practice.
CPD: 0.5 Points in Category 1
Join our host Jan Alford as she helps us to get to know our newly elected ADEA Board President Tracey Tellam and Vice President Amanda Bartlett.
Tracey and Amanda will enlighten us on what their new roles on the board entail and also some of the important work the board will be undertaking in 2021.
Learn more about the ADEA credentialling process. In this podcast Jan Alford interviews Elizabeth Obersteller and Rachel Freeman about the credentialling process and what assessors are looking for.
Learning Objectives:
-Understand how to calculate, accrue and summarise practice hours for your credentialing application -Identify documentation required to support your application -Describe details and requirements of the mentoring partnership -Understand Continuing Professional Development (CPD)points and proof required for your application
Jan interviews Lisa Diggles to discuss insulin glargine and the introduction of Optisulin and Semglee onto PBS.
The learning objectives for this podcast will be:
Understand the difference between a second brand and a biosimilar medication.
Identify how this PBS change may impact people with diabetes who are on insulin glargine.
If you or your clients have questions, simply call 1800 2 SIMPLE (1800 2 746 753) and speak to a CDE.
Jan interviews Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers on the Impact of COVID19 on People with Diabetes, following their recent webinar on the topic. Novo Nordisk have sponsored both the webinars and podcasts.
The learning objectives for the podcast include: 1. Describe the impact of COVID19 on the health and wellbeing of people with diabetes
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Explore the role of insulin analogues in sick day management
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State the role of a sick day plan for people with diabetes
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List the items required in a ‘Sick Day Kit’ for a person injecting insulin.
Jennifer Halliday, Associate Research Professor from the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, discusses the evidence that supports the integration of the emotional aspects of diabetes into routine holistic care. Jennifer explores these recommendations, and provides practical tips for diabetes educators and other health professionals to discuss the emotional aspects of diabetes in routine diabetes consultations.
Following a webinar on insulin analogues, Jan interviews Kirrily Chambers and Jayne Lehmann to learn more about insulin analogues, what influences the type of insulin analogue is chosen and how Corona virus can impact people with diabetes.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the features of an insulin analogue
Identify what influences the type of insulin analogue chosen
Identify how Corona virus can impact people with diabetes
Sue Lynn Lau is an endocrinologist at Westmead Hospital and Blacktown-Mt Druitt Hospital in Sydney and a senor lecturer with Sydney University and Western Sydney University. Sue Lynn Lau will discuss SGLT-2 Inhibitors and recent literature.
Learning outcomes:
The learner will be able to describe how SGLT2 inhibitors work. The listener will be able to recognise potential side effects and potential benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors. The learner will be able to recognise the link between SGLT2 inhibitors and prevention of cardiovascular and renal outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes.
Will Bonney was diagnosed with Type 1 at age 14 and has been living with diabetes for 38 years. In that time, he has seen many improvements in the tools and approaches to managing diabetes and is always open to new developments and regime changes. Will is married with two teenage children, and has a career spanning corporate finance, medical research (including at JDRF) and now is a psychotherapist based in the Sydney CBD. In this podcast, Will describes some of his journey with diabetes and his experience with Ryzodeg.
Note: This podcast series shares individuals living with diabetes perspectives and experiences using new analogues, and allows CDE’s to get exposure to consumers thoughts and feelings related to changes in diabetes management. All participants are encouraged to assess their client’s individuals needs and continue to practice person centred care.
Guided self-determination is a way to empower people with chronic conditions, it helps clients make decisions about their health and obtain skills to help improve quality of life. Learn more about guided self-determination, how it works and how to become a facilitator.
Learning objectives include: Define guided self-determination. Recognise the difference and similarity between guided self-determination and motivational interviewing. Explain the training necessary to become a facilitator who is able to deliver the guided self-determination program.
Rachel Freeman, ADEA Professional Services and Education Manager and Susan Davidson, ADEA CEO, are joined by a panel of CDEs who have started using telehealth for diabetes education. The panel discuss the work that has occurred behind the scenes to enable telehealth for allied health professionals, including CDEs, how to embrace and set up telehealth, considerations and online platforms and provide listeners with some specific examples to put into context how CDEs can utilise telehealth in practice.
Thank you to Laura Zimmerman, RN CDE (Qld), Amanda Bartlett, RN RM CDE (NSW), Robbie Tyson, Dietitian CDE (NSW), Amy Rush, Dietitian CDE (WA), and Ann Bush, RN CDE (Vic) for lending their experience on this important topic throughout this podcast.
Further resources for telehealth can be found on the ADEA website https://www.adea.com.au/Home/COVID19_advice
Peter has had diabetes for 67 years. In this podcast, he discusses his experience with blood glucose monitoring and Continuous Glucose Monitoring.
Hosted by Dr. Ashley Ng, this podcast with Chris Uren, winner of 2019 Abbott Case Study Competition shares tips and tricks on submitting a written case study. He will discuss his experience with the preparation phase, challenges and invaluable takeaways from his own work in the process.
Today’s podcast is focusing on the topic of new insulin therapy and the lived experience. Learning objectives 1. To use a person-centred approach when discussing the changing landscape of insulin therapy 2. To listen to and learn from people living with diabetes about their experiences using these newer insulins. 3. To relate to how our speaker's experience may translate in practice when working with people living with diabetes and their support networks.
Our speaker today is Kim Henshaw. Kim Henshaw has lived with type 1 diabetes for nearly 33 years being diagnosed at the age of eight. Kim has participated and volunteered at children’s diabetes camps, led peer support groups and been a Patient Teacher Associate at Monash and Deakin University. Kim has spent the last 14 years of her career working in consumer engagement at Diabetes Victoria. Kim currently works with Diabetes Victoria as the consumer advisor and families program co-ordinator. Note: This podcast series shares individuals living with diabetes perspectives and experiences using new analogues, and allows CDE’s to get exposure to consumers thoughts and feelings related to changes in diabetes management. All participants are encouraged to assess their client’s individuals needs and continue to practice person centred care.
A podcast focusing on the topic of new insulin therapy and the lived experience. Our speaker is Dr Ahmed Hussein and our host is Jan Alford. The learning objectives of this series of podcasts are; 1. To discuss the changing landscape of insulin therapy 2. To identify the new insulins on the market and who they are appropriate for and how they differ from the insulins already established in Australia. 3. To learn from clinical experience how use of these newer insulins has affected patients living with diabetes.
Dr Ahmed Hussein is the Endocrinology Staff Specialist at Bankstown Hospital and his career roles to date include Endocrinology specialist, Western Sydney Diabetes and integrated care, Blacktown Hospital, Endocrinologist, Macquarie University Hospital and Conjoint Lecturer, Western Sydney University.
Dr Linda Beeney completed her PhD in Medicine at The University of Sydney and further developed her skills in Diabetes Psychology at the Joslin Diabetes Center during her Post-doctoral Clinical Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. This Podcast explores issues that we face more often as Diabetes Educators and health professionals surrounding psychological health and emotional well-being of our clients. We aim to identify the emotional themes patients face living with a new diagnosis or ongoing emotional needs related to living with a chronic health condition, in this case Diabetes. We aim to learn from clinical expertise what sort of triggers or red flags we should be aware of and who can we refer to for further assistance.
Health Literacy and Diabetes Podcast with speaker Julie Ayre and host Jan Alford.
This podcast is focusing on the topic of the health literacy perspective on self-monitoring and problem-solving in diabetes management. Learning objectives 1. Understand the concept of health literacy and how this relates to diabetes self-management. 2. Describe strategies to support people with lower health literacy to develop flexible problem-solving skills.
Julie has a Bachelor of Psychology and is a PhD candidate in the Sydney School of Public Health, at the University of Sydney, supervised by Professor Kirsten McCaffery, Dr Carissa Bonner and Professor Don Nutbeam. Julie’s PhD explores how apps for diabetes self-management can be adapted for people who have lower health literacy. This body of work will inform the design of an app developed by Western Sydney Diabetes.
Listening to this podcast and completing the feedback and evaluation will accrue 0.5 category 1 CPD points.
Amy Rush is the 2018 CDE of the Year WA and the Jan Baldwin CDE of the Year. Amy’s passion for supporting people with type 1 diabetes began when her brother was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of seven. She wanted him to live the richest life possible. Amy continues to wish this for all her patients.
In this podcast, Amy talks to Jan Alford about low carbohydrate diets and the management of diabetes. The information provided in this podcast is based on the experience and recommendations of one clinician and does not reflect national recommendations or the ADEA. People with diabetes and without should work with an Accredited Practicing Dietitian before altering or reducing their carbohydrate intake. Of note, the NHMRC have an estimated Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) related to reduced risk of chronic disease are:
• 20–35% of total energy intake from fat
• 45–65% from carbohydrate
• 15–25% from protein.
ADEA podcasts include non-leading questions to reveal evidence based recommendations. In an attempt to maintain the integrity of the podcast conversation, we do not script the answers of our guests. Therefore, the podcast may not reflect the opinion or recommendations of the ADEA.
Diabetes Australia has a position statement on low carbohydrate diets: https://static.diabetesaustralia.com.au/s/fileassets/diabetes-australia/8b4a8a54-f6b0-4ce6-bfc2-159686db7983.pdf
In this ADEA podcast episode, host Jan Alford speaks with Laura Zimmerman, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator in Qld. Laura works in private practice and set up her private practice as a rural and remote service to assist people with diabetes in those particular areas in Qld and some towns on the NSW/Qld border. Laura talks to us about the potential barriers and efforts required to set up such a service, the need for such services for people with diabetes, as well as the rewards that come from providing this service.
In this ADEA podcast episode, host Jan Alford speaks with Laura Zimmerman, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator in Qld. Laura works in private practice and uses technology to help people with diabetes both in Australia and around the world. Laura is passionate about getting diabetes education and best practice management to people regardless of where they live or work. Jan and Laura delve into the advantages and disadvantages of using telehealth, how to use it, what infrastructure is required and importantly how telehealth assists people with diabetes to manage their diabetes in remote parts of Australia and overseas.
We discuss the impact of altering macronutrients on micronutrients and discuss the impact of increasing fat on overall health. Amy discusses the difference between low carbohydrate diet and a keto-diet and we learn more about the reported client experiences.
ADEA podcasts include non-leading questions to reveal evidence based recommendations. In an attempt to maintain the integrity of the podcast conversation, we do not script the answers of our guests. Therefore, the podcast may not reflect the opinion or recommendations of the ADEA.
Amy Rush, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, discusses how changing macronutrients can impact insulin needs. In addition, she explains the impact of altering macronutrient ratios and national guidelines and recommendations.
ADEA podcasts include non-leading questions to reveal evidence based recommendations. In an attempt to maintain the integrity of the podcast conversation, we do not script the answers of our guests. Therefore, the podcast may not reflect the opinion or recommendations of the ADEA.
Kate is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator and an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian. Kate generously shares with people her expertise in diabetes in her private practice. She is also the Chair of the ADEA Clinical Practice Committee, a member of the ADEA/ADS Medical Education Scientific Advisory Group and the Editor of the ADE publication. In this podcast, we discuss keeps Kate going in helping people manage diabetes and how she overcame her obstacles.
Kate received the prestigious ‘Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year 2015’. The CDE of the Year award was facilitated by ADEA and supported by Eli Lily Australia.
Amy is a practising dietitian and a Credentialled Diabetes Educator. Amy’s passion for supporting people with type 1 diabetes began when her brother was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of seven. She wanted him to live the richest life possible. Amy continues to wish this for all her patients. In this episode we talk about her work with people and programs around type 1 diabetes, her motivation and overcoming obstacles.
Amy received the prestigious ‘Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year 2018’. The CDE of the Year award was facilitated by ADEA and supported by Eli Lily Australia.
Jan Alford talks to ADE editor Dr Kate Marsh regarding the latest issue of the ADE. This edition gives insights to issues for people with type 1 diabetes and considerations for health professionals, including exercise, managing people with type 1 diabetes as inpatients, type 1 diabetes in the older person, insulin pump therapy and CGM.
Please click here to read this edition: https://ade.adea.com.au/
Ann was a CDE of the Year recipient in 2016. Ann has worked in diabetes education since 1976. In this podcast we talk to Ann about her work with “diabetes burnout” and how she overcame professional challenges in her career. We also ask Ann what changes she has seen in diabetes management and care in her time in diabetes education.
Ann received the prestigious ‘Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year 2016’. The CDE of the Year award was facilitated by ADEA and supported by Eli Lily Australia.
Tammie is an Australian-trained bicultural Chinese dietitian and speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin. She has been working closely with the Melbournian Chinese community for 10 years. She combined her cultural knowledge with clinical experience in providing culturally tailored diabetes care for Chinese Australians. Tammie will share more on this and some of the findings in her recent research 'Not Scared of Sugar' with us on this podcast.
This research was funded by the ADEA Diabetes Research Foundation. For more information, please visit https://adeadiabetesresearchfoundation.org.au/funding/recipients/not-scared-of-sugar/
In this podcast, Peta answers questions asked by members during our Medication Management webinar series.
Join the ADEA Host Jan Alford and Dr Joanne McMillan to explore the benefits of extra virgin olive oil in diabetes management.
This podcast follow's on from a recent article in the ADEA publication The Australian Diabetes Educator (ADE) regarding diabetes and tuberculosis. Jan Alford chats to Kerri Viney, author and researcher in this area. Kerri was a Registered Nurse and has additional public health qualifications and a PhD in public health. She has worked on tuberculosis (TB) management in several settings in Asia-Pacific and Europe for the past ten years. Currently she is a public health researcher at Australian National University and the Karolinska Institute (Sweden). She has a special interest in all aspects of TB management including risk factors for TB and the association between TB and diabetes mellitus, which is particularly important in the Asia-Pacific context and which was the subject of her PhD. She continues to undertake research on the association between TB and diabetes.
Host, Jan Alford, delves into the details of starting, promoting and operating a private practice with Registered Nurse and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, Lynne McCleary. Lynne is the owner and director of AH Diabetes - a private practice in Toowoomba, QLD. Lynne states she is fortunate to work with an amazing group of clinicians that make her life as both a CDE and director easy. Lynne believes that the way to improving people's health outcomes in diabetes is not necessarily having all the knowledge (it does help) but it is how we approach the people we see. Involving them in their treatment and learning to go with the flow!
In this podcast the host, Jan Alford, discusses the impact of geography on diabetes services and education with Bernadette Heenan - Credentialled Diabetes Educator with Apunipima Cape York Health Council working in remote Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland. Bernadette has been providing diabetes education to her clients for the past 12 years on a fly-in, fly-out basis from her home base in Cairns. She is part of a multidisciplinary team who work closely together with local people to help close the gap in Indigenous Health Care. Listen to Bernadette address the cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic barriers that can limit people's access to diabetes-related services and education.
The Australian Diabetes Educator publication is an exclusive membership benefit to all members of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association, available at https://ade.adea.com.au.
This podcast episode features some key articles in the June 2018 edition, theme 'Pre- and Postnatal health - managing and preventing diabetes'.
In this podcast Jan will be talking with Nicole Duggan who will be providing an overview of the key principles of providing end of life care to an older person with diabetes. The listener will also receive information about advance care planning
Achieving near normal BGL’s and preventing long-term complications in the dependent older person with diabetes may not be the priority but equally it may be the priority for a fit older person with diabetes. The glycaemic management targets should be individualised to the person, considering a range of factors. In this podcast Jan Alford talks to Michelle Hogan, RN CDE, to discuss the important factors to consider.
For people with diabetes, it has been found that women with diabetes have up to a 70% greater risk of developing urinary incontinence than women without diabetes. In this podcast, Rachel Freeman talks to Gabrielle Curran, registered nurse and health support health support consultant at TENA.
Gabrielle has been a nurse for 30 years and has gained experience in continence care as a district and community nurse, in rehabilitation units and in aged care. Gabrielle discusses the causes of incontinence in people with diabetes and what educators can do to help.
This podcast is sponsored by TENA Health.
Want to know more about CGMS insertion sites and diabetes educators in private practice? Following her presentation for the ADEA Continuous Glucose Monitoring Webinar Series, Amanda Bartlett, RN CDE, certified product trainer and convenor of the ADEA diabetes in pregnancy special interest group talks to Rachel Freeman about some of the questions that came up during the webinar and discusses her top tips for CGM management.
In this episode, Carmel Smart and Jan Alford will concentrate on providing you with an evidence based approach to carbohydrate counting
This episode is part of the 2018 Podcast series: Weight loss management and Carbohydrate Counting Methods. Create your free account and join https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=105
Did you know paracetamol affects CGM readings! Following her presentation for the ADEA Continuous Glucose Monitoring Webinar Series, Carolyn Judge, RN CDE and certified product trainer, talks to Jan Alford about some of the questions that came up during the webinar and discusses her top tips for CGM management.
In this episode, Natasha Leader and Jan Alford will provide an overview of carbohydrate counting methodologies and look at some of the benefits of this approach to diabetes management.
This episode is part of the 2018 Podcast series: Weight loss management and Carbohydrate Counting Methods. Create your free account and join https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=105
The Australian Diabetes Educator publication is an exclusive membership benefit to all members of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.
This podcast episode features some key articles in the June 2018 edition, theme 'Practice Essential'.
To update CDEs about the physiology of weight control and the factors that influence the ability to maintain weight loss. To provide stratigies and tips to assist with the suppor to people with type 2 diabetes maintain ongoing weight control.
In this podcast Jan will be talking with Endocrinologist, Dr Sarah Abdo, about cultural competency and what CDEs need to consider when delivering diabetes education and support to people with diabetes who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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In this podcast Jan will be talking with Karen Crawford about the importance of clinical policy development and review. She will outline some of the key elements to best practice policy development.
In this podcast Jan will be talking with Tracy Aylen, ex-president of ADEA. Tracy will outline her journey to becoming a national leader in diabetes education and management and outline the strategies she utilised to gain her leadership skills and how these skills have translated to her role in the workplace.
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The Australian Diabetes Educator publication is an exclusive membership benefit to all members of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.
This podcast episode features some key articles in the March 2018 edition, theme 'Rural and remote diabetes'.
To browse all articles of the ADE December, please visit https://ade.adea.com.au/category/volume-21/211 (ADEA membership login required)
Diabetes: go beyond the numbers
20 & 21 April 2018 Princeton Room Bond University Gold Coast, QLD
This podcast will provide a clinical perspective to the gaining of leadershiip skills. Members will gain an insight into some key strategies to gain leadership experience and to demonstrate leadership qualities.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=102 and complete the survey.
Podiatrist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, Olivia King, discusses the importance of foot care for older people with diabetes. Olivia discusses how to screen for foot problems, what signs to look out for if there are problems, and the best way to assist the older person with diabetes regarding their foot care, including how to choose a good fitting shoe!
In this podcast Jan will be talking Dr Louise Horstmanshof. Louise is the course coordinator for the Master of Healthcare Leadership and the Director of Postgraduate Education in the School of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Cross University (SCU). Louise and Jan will explore the leadership framework and look at the skills and attributes of good leaders.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=102 and complete the survey.
The Ups and Downs of Diabetes
17 March 2018 Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre, Ballarat
https://www.adea.com.au/adea-events/adea-vic-branch-conference-4/
Diabetes Care for All
10 March 2018 Novotel, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW
Register at: https://www.adea.com.au/adea-events/adea-nswact-branch-conference/
This podcast outlines the personal professional development experience of an experienced CDE. It provides strategies to members on how to appraise their own knowledge and skills and how to set appropriate professional development learning goals that will ensure that you move beyond the novice CDE level.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=102 and complete the survey.
https://soundcloud.com/adeapodcast/appraising-your-own-clinical-skills-and-knowledged-podcast/s-6v3d8
This podcast provides members with an overview of the changes to the ADEA National Competencies for Credentialled Diabetes Educators. The podcast outlines the revised competency domains for CDEs in Australia and the competency framework that forms the basis of a CDEs professional development from a novice CDE to a more experienced and proficient CDE in each of the domains. The podcast describes how to use the competency framework when setting professional learning goals.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=102 and complete the survey.
https://soundcloud.com/adeapodcast/podcast-the-core-competency/s-o0lBA
Dale Agnew, Exercise Physiologist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator discusses the importance of physical activity for the older person with diabetes. In this podcast, Dale shares his tips and tools for how health professionals working with older people with diabetes can help to achieve and maintain physical activity in this client group.
You will learn:
1- Why older people need to be physically active and the best types of exercise for the older person 2- How to achieve and maintain appropriate physical activity for this group who often have numerous co-morbidities 3- What specific considerations are required when engaging an older person with diabetes in physical activity
Rachel Freeman, APD, CDE, Professional Services Manager at ADEA, discusses ADEAs involvement in the recently established Early Life Nutrition Coalition and the research behind the messages the coalition is promoting. Recent studies regarding epigenetics and good health show the importance of the first 1000 days in the prevention of long term chronic disease.
The Australian Diabetes Educator publication is an exclusive membership benefit to all members of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.
This podcast episode features some key articles in the December edition, theme '2017 ASM'.
To browse all articles of the ADE December, please visit ade.adea.com.au/category/volume-20/number4 (ADEA membership login required)
The Australian Diabetes Educator publication is an exclusive membership benefit to all members of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.
This podcast episode features some key articles in the September edition, theme 'Diabetes and complications'.
To browse all articles of the ADE September, please visit https://ade.adea.com.au/category/volume-20/number3 (ADEA membership login required)
Person-centred care and perspective from a health consumer with Rachelle Ward, a mother of a child with type 1 diabetes, 2016 JDRF NSW Volunteer of the Year and a consumer representative on the Medical, Education and Scientific Council.
The final episode of the ADEA podcast mini-series on person-centred care. Jan Alford discusses the first eight of the ten person-centred principles that relayed to health care, how people with diabetes and their carers perceive these principals and how we as health professionals can better work with them as a team in interpreting how these principles work in our consultations.
The ADEA podcast mini-series on person-centred care is sponsored by the National Diabetes Services Scheme, an initiative of the Australian Government administered with the assistance of Diabetes Australia.
Listening to all 3 episodes of the ADEA podcast mini-series on person-centred care will allow you to claim 1 CPD points under Category 1 - Clinical Practice for your next credentialling application.
Complete the Evaluation Survey from the ADEA E-learning Management System (https://learning.adea.com.au) to be able to download the Certificate of Completion.
Person-centred care and psychological issues with Ann Morris, Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year 2016, Registered Nurse - Credentialled Diabetes Educator.
In this episode, Jan Alford discusses the reason why we have to be conscious of psychological issues when consulting people with diabetes and its link to person-centred care practice.
The ADEA podcast mini-series on person-centred care is sponsored by the National Diabetes Services Scheme, an initiative of the Australian Government administered with the assistance of Diabetes Australia.
Listening to all 3 episodes of the ADEA podcast mini-series on person-centred care will allow you to claim 1 CPD points under Category 1 - Clinical Practice for your next credentialling application.
Complete the Evaluation Survey from the ADEA E-learning Management System (https://learning.adea.com.au) to be able to download the Certificate of Completion.
Person-centred care and use of language with Kirrily Chambers, Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year 2016, Registered Pharmacist - Credentialled Diabetes Educator.
In this episode, Jan Alford explores the concept of person-centred care and how our choice of language impact on people with diabetes.
The ADEA podcast mini-series on person-centred care is sponsored by the National Diabetes Services Scheme, an initiative of the Australian Government administered with the assistance of Diabetes Australia.
Listening to all 3 episodes of the ADEA podcast mini-series on person-centred care will allow you to claim 1 CPD points under Category 1 - Clinical Practice for your next credentialling application.
Complete the Evaluation Survey from the ADEA E-learning Management System (https://learning.adea.com.au) to be able to download the Certificate of Completion.
In this episode, the host Jan Alford will discuss oral health and diabetes with Dr Kimberly Coulton and Karen Lansdown from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Sydney.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=86 and complete the survey.
In this episode, the host Jan Alford will discuss diabetes and aged care with Professor Trisha Dunning.
Professor Dunning is an internationally recognised clinician, author and researcher. She has served on many professional and other committees including two terms on The board of The International Diabetes Federation , Member of the Bard of Diabetes Victoria, and has held positions in the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA), including President and currently chairs the ADEA Diabetes Research Foundation Council.
She is regularly invited to speak at national and international conferences and has published over 300 peer-reviewed publications, 10 books and several diabetes-related guidelines, including the McKellar Guidelines for Managing Older People with Diabetes, which won two safety awards and has been implemented in many aged care sites in Australia. Her research areas are older people with diabetes and end of life care. She has a passion for created writing and is also published in that genre.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=86 and complete the survey.
In this episode, the host Jan Alford will be discussing the role of metabolic surgery in diabetes with Dr George Hopkins.
Dr Hopkins is Visiting Upper Gastrointestinal and weight loss surgeon at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital and Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital. He is also an Executive Member of the Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand. Most of Dr Hopkins' general surgical practice is now in the field of bariatric and revisional bariatric procedures. He is working in private practice at the Chermside Medical Complex and runs the Surgical Weight Management Clinic at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=86 and complete the survey.
In this episode, the host Jan Alford will discuss a diabetes education program and service needs of young adults with type 1 diabetes with Ashley Ng, who is undertaking some research in this area as part of her PhD.
Ashley is currently completing her PhD in the field of mHealth use in diabetes education in young adults with diabetes during life transitions at Deakin University. She is also an accredited practising dietitian, a diabetes advocate and blogs about her lived experience with diabetes at bittersweetdiagnosis.com. Through her own experiences and work, she has developed a passion in digital health. Her area of interest revolves around integrating existing social media platforms and mHealth technology in patient-centered care to empower people with diabetes towards better self-management.
Since her diagnosis at the age of 19, Ashley has found herself thrown into diabetes advocacy. To date, her volunteerism has spanned across the International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Australia and Diabetes Camps Victoria. Recently, she co-founded Beta Change - an organisation with an aim to foster collaboration between diabetes stakeholders towards creating positive change and up-skill future advocates and leaders within the diabetes community.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=86 and complete the survey.
In this episode, the host Jan Alford will discuss relevant issues around continuous glucose monitoring system with Wendy Bryant.
Wendy is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator with 23 years of experience with specialised diabetes knowledge and skills in the provision and advancement of diabetes care and diabetes self-management education. She is currently employed at the Mater Hospital in North Sydney working as Clinic Nurse Consultant in Diabetes and working in private practice as part of a multidisciplinary team both at the Mater and St. Vincent’s private Clinic.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=86 and complete the survey.
In this episode, Professor Jerry Greenfield will join the host Jan Alford to discuss key interactions of other hormones in diabetes.
Professor Greenfield is an Endocrinologist and Clinical researcher. He is Head of the Department of Endocrinology and Director, Diabetes Services, at St Vincent’s Hospital. His current positions and roles include: Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales; Clinical Associate Dean, St Vincent’s Clinical School, University of New South Wales; Editor-in-Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports; Editorial Board member, Clinical Obesity; Council Member, Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society.
He previously held an NHMRC Neil Hamilton Fairley Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, which allowed him to study in the Departments of Medicine and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK (2005-6, Supervisors: Prof Stephen O’Rahilly and Dr Sadaf Farooqi). He undertook a PhD at the Garvan Institute from 2001-2004, under the supervision of Prof D Chisholm, Prof L Campbell and Prof K Samaras). He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine with Honours (class 1) from the University of NSW in 1995.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=86 and complete the survey.
In this episode, Jan Alford will discuss with Amanda Bartlett on gestational diabetes.
Amanda Bartlett is a credentialled diabetes educator and a certified midwife. Amanda has worked in the field of women’s health for over 30 years and in the specialised field of diabetes in pregnancy for the last 15 years. She is currently the chair of the Special Interest Group Diabetes in Pregnancy of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association. Amanda managed the diabetes service at a major obstetric hospital in Sydney for 7 years and is currently working as a midwife and credentialled diabetes educator in private practice.
To download a certificate of completion, please visit https://learning.adea.com.au/lms/course/view.php?id=86 and complete the survey.