The Australian Diabetes Society as undertaken a commitment to provide ongoing education in diabetes management for general practitioners to enable them to provide better evidence based care for people with diabetes. The ADS will be conducting a series of day seminars and workshops for general practitioners. The focus of these sessions will be on providing GPs with information and skills to facilitate their day to day care of people with diabetes. The program will draw upon the key issues identified through our consultation with general practitioners.  The seminars will be conducted by prominent local diabetologists, with an additional goal being to build relationships between GPs and their local diabetes services.

The 2015 ADS GP Training Day will be advised in due course.

Some of the topics covered include:

• HbA1c and diagnosis of diabetes, diabetes services in Western Sydney
• GP resources, toolbox and Health pathways
• Oral agents and new injectables
• Diabetes Complication / Cardiovascular Risk
• And others!

The formal presentations will be followed by workshops on:

• Diabetes stabilisations and insulin management
• Practical aspects of diabetic foot disease management

There will be interactive workshops to improve your diabetes management skills.

Accreditation:

It is anticipated that the ADS GP Training Days will carry out 40 Category 1 QI&CPD points accreditation with the RACGP.