Prevention the topic of final week of Masterclass virtual series
Next Tuesday night is the final night of the Western Sydney Diabetes Masterclass 2024 Series!
More than 850 people have registered for this 7 week virtual educational series and it’s STILL not too late to get colleagues on board.
This week we’re very excited to present ‘Prevention: Curbing the Numbers’ featuring a prestigious line up of presenters from the Western Sydney Diabetes team.
- Jaybee Serrano, Community Diabetes Nurse Educator, who will discuss Early Diabetes Detection;
- Sarah Driscoll, the Diabetes Prevention Program Manager, will explain the benefits of signing up to the 2kg Challenge;
- Dr Rajini Jayaballa, Staff Specialist Endocrinologist & Clinical Lead at Blacktown and Mt Druitt hospitals, will present on Prediabetes; and
- Dr Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, Epidemiologist and the Research, Monitoring, and Surveillance Coordinator, will talk about Cultural Influence on the Risk of Diabetes.
You can still register and enjoy 7 weeks of a high quality and comprehensive virtual program featuring expert guest speakers, interactive case studies and panel discussions for each evening, delivered by about 50 highly-qualified faculty from across NSW who will keep you right up-to-date with the management of type 2 diabetes.
If you missed any sessions, please head to the app to watch the presentations at any time.
In 2024 the series is facilitated by Western Sydney Diabetes, ACI – Agency for Clinical Innovation, Diabetes, Obesity Metabolism Translational Research Unit (DOMTRU) and the Western Sydney LHD/PHN, Hunter New England LHD/PHN, Nepean Blue Mountains LHD/PHN, and South Western Sydney LHD/PHNs.
The event is for GPs, pharmacists, diabetes educators, nurses, endocrinologists, dietitians, exercise physiologists, psychologists and podiatrists to better equip them with the skills to better manage type 2 diabetes.
The evenings will include short and interactive case discussion or question and answer sessions.What a great time we had at our Masterclass Series Face to Face Day where more than 200 health practitioners learned more about diabetes prevention and management across eight interactive sessions.
Thanks to Professor Stephen Twigg who delivered the plenary on liver disease.
Topics included diabetes distress; type 1 diabetes; and weight management during pregnancy; and nutrition.
Thanks to Olympian Duncan Armstrong OAM from Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) who led an engaging and interactive talk on exercise and diabetes; and the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation for leading an engaging presentation on diabetes in Aboriginal communities in western Sydney.
If you missed any of the sessions you can watch the recordings on the myINTERACT app.
See the gallery of photos from the Face to Face event below.
