bite-sized’ health and social care staff online diabetes training
Based on feedback from diabetes health care professionals in north east London, we have partnered with Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme to offer free, ‘bite-sized’ health and social care staff online diabetes training which can be accessed at any time. The aim is to improve knowledge, boost confidence and promote safer patient care.
How was this training developed?
- Designed and tested by a multi-disciplinary, diabetes specialist team, consisting of nurses, dietitians, podiatrists, health care assistants, general practitioners and hospital consultants.
- Based on nationally recognised, diabetes framework of competencies for healthcare practitioners
What topics are covered?
Currently CDEP offers a total of 28 topics relating to Diabetes education which users may choose to undertake at four levels ranging from Core to Diabetes Consultant. Each topic undertaken generates a certificate and reflection documents with associated CPD time. Most topics range from 15 minutes to 60 minutes depending on the level undertaken. The longest topic if completed to all the levels offered is 3hours 30minutes.
Example topics are listed below.
- Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitoring
- Carbohydrate counting and Insulin Injection Dose Adjustment
- Care of Diabetic Foot in a Residential Setting
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring: the Basics Delivering the Diabetes Care Processes
- Driving with Diabetes Hospital Hypos / Hypos at Home
- Injectable Therapies Mental Health and Diabetes
- Nutrition
- Oral Therapies
- Physical Activity in People with Type 1 Diabetes
- Physical Activity in People with Prediabetes, Gestational or Type 2 Diabetes
- Pregnancy Planning
- Ramadan and Diabetes
- Safe Use of Insulin in Hospital or Community
- Structured Diabetes Education
- What is Diabetes?
More information regarding the 4 CDEP levels can be found on the CDEP Flyer.
How do I register and access CDEP?
- Go to CDEP’s website at www.cdep.org.uk
- Click on the link in the top right corner: SIGN IN/REGISTER Under NEW CANDIDATE REGISTRATION, enter your EMAIL address and click CREATE ACCOUNT
- Complete the rest of the registration form and you’re all set
You will need a registration key code specific to your organisation which is: NELCDEP
You will then need to use a key code to create a single CDEP account which is valid for 12 months from the date of registration.
Who can I contact for more information?
Please email any generic queries to: nelondon.stpdiabetes@nhs.net.
Please email any service specific or training queries to: info@cdep.org.uk