Masterclass Series 2020

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We’re excited to present our Masterclass program for the second time, but this year webcast via WebinarJam, with dynamic, interactive sessions.

Diabetes in 2020 Masterclass Series

If you attended last year’s Masterclass, this year we have a rolling series each Monday starting at 7pm-8.30pm until 9th November.

See the program below for a detailed view of each night featuring 10 themes delivered by 40 faculty.

Thanks to our sponsors, if you are unable to attend on a particular night you can view the session later for free if you are registered for the series.

This year Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District and Primary Health Network will join us and help promote the event further.

Please encourage other General Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Community Nurses, Dieticians, Podiatrist, Exercise Physiologists, Optometrists, Psychologists and Pharmacists, to register now through the myINTERACT app where you can also access other educational resources.

If you are new to myINTERACT, click here.

Head to myINTERACT to watch the individual presentations.

Please ensure you complete the survey at the end as we welcome your feedback, and you can claim a Certificate of Attendance to self-report for CPD points.

To find the surveys, go to myINTERACT and visit the Resource Library:

1. Click on events

2. Click on Nov 2 Masterclass series

3. Click on post recordings and feedback forms

4. Click on the session you would like to complete the survey on

5. Click on the feedback form link

We will be notified you have completed the survey and will send you the Certificate to the email supplied.

We are looking forward to coming to your house!

Diabetes detection at Kimberwalli for NAIDOC Week 2024

Western Sydney Diabetes will be carrying out diabetes detection during NAIDOC Week celebrations on Tuesday, July 9 at Kimberwalli, Whalan.

Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose in the blood. The body can’t make insulin, enough insulin or is not effectively using the insulin it does make.

Over time high glucose levels can damage blood vessels and nerves, resulting in long term health complications including heart, kidney, eye and foot damage.

NSW Health estimates that diabetes rates in western Sydney are 13 per cent in adults and have been rising for over a decade.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are three times more likely than non-Indigenous Australians to have diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a direct or indirect cause for 20% of Aboriginal people’s deaths.

People who are admitted to any hospital in the WSLHD and identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander have an average rate of diagnosed diabetes of nearly 20%, compared to just 14% in non-Aboriginal people.

From 10am to 3pm, WSD and WSLHD staff be doing finger prick tests during NAIDOC (National Aboriginals’ and Islanders’ Day Observance Committee) Week to measure participant’s blood glucose levels (a HbA1c test) and detect pre-diabetes and diabetes.

All participants will be offered lifestyle change resources and those with pre-diabetes and diabetes will be given a letter and encouraged to see their regular General Practitioner (GP).

The whole process takes about 10 minutes.

WSD was established in response to the growing threat diabetes poses to our community’s health and wellbeing.

It is led by Western Sydney Local Health District and Western Sydney Primary Health Network (WentWest), Diabetes Australia and Department of Planning and Environment to address the Western Sydney diabetes hotspot.

WSD is encouraging adults to go to their GP and get a HbA1c blood test if they:

Have a family history of diabetes;
Have an inactive lifestyle;
Are overweight or obese;
Had diabetes during a pregnancy; or
Have a Pacific Island, Indian subcontinent, African, Asian, South Asian, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island background.

Details: 10am-3pm, 1 Mimika Avenue, Whalan, kimberwalli@det.nsw.edu.au