Diabetes Care for Older Adults Certificate
This certificate program for nursing home clinicians caring for older adults with diabetes has multiple goals to enhance patient care and staff competency/knowledge.
1. Enhance Diabetes Management Skills:
Equip nursing home staff with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills to effectively manage diabetes in older adults. This includes understanding diabetes pathophysiology, recognizing and addressing common complications, and implementing appropriate interventions and treatments. Staff will be trained in monitoring blood glucose levels, administering medications, and making dietary and lifestyle recommendations tailored to the needs of older adults.
2. Improve Patient-Centered Care and Communication:
Foster a patient-centered approach emphasizing empathy, effective communication, and individualized care planning. Clinicians will learn how to understand their residents’ personal preferences and needs to better educate and empower residents to manage their diabetes. This goal also includes training in how involving residents/families in care decisions and ensuring that care plans are aligned with residents' values and goals.
3. Promote Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Problem-Solving:
Encourage teamwork and coordination among various healthcare professionals involved in the care of older adults with diabetes. This involves training staff to work effectively with providers, dietitians, pharmacists, and other clinicians to develop and implement comprehensive care plans.
The sessions will be virtual and the participants will have to complete all three sessions to receive the certificate. If they miss the live session- we will be recording it for those to rewatch at later times:
· November 5th, 2024 at 12 pm
· November 19th, 2024 at 12 pm
· December 3rd, 2024 at 12 pm
Brought to you by our Partners at Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (CGNE), Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing:
The Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (CGNE) at Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing was founded in 2007. CGNE is one of eight legacy centers in the United States, originally funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation. The center’s vision/mission is that every older adult experiences the highest quality of care and well-being supported by evidence-based care that respects their individual goals and preferences. The CGNE improves healthcare and quality of life for older adults and their caregivers through education, research, translation of best practice, and service.
This Nursing Continuing Professional Development program has been submitted for 3.0 contact hours for participants who hold a valid RN license and attend the entire program; partial contact hours are not awarded.
Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
None of the planners for this activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.
