As health care professionals and Diabetes Specialists, how do we prepare people with diabetes for the possibility of a COVID-19 infection and hospitalization?
What are best practices to care for people with diabetes and COVID-19 in the outpatient and hospital setting?
Updates:
The Telehealth guidelines for providing DSMT have been updated since the streaming of this webinar. Please see this blog, Telehealth and DSMT | Latest Updates from CMS, for updated information.
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Coach Beverly Thomassian, RN, MPH, CDCES, BC-ADM, has summarized key information including critical teaching points and management strategies for people with diabetes who develop a COVID-19 infection.
In addition to the webinar, we will provide attendees with useful resources to provide care and education to colleagues and community members alike.
Topics:
- Discuss the relationship between social determinants of health, diabetes, and COVID-19.
- List how people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes can prevent and prepare for a COVID-19 infection.
- Describe how the COVID-19 virus can cause serious illness in people with diabetes and underlying health conditions
- State management strategies for people with diabetes and COVID in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Discuss the latest regulations regarding DSMT and Telehealth
Updates:
The Telehealth guidelines for providing DSMT have been updated since the streaming of this webinar. Please see this blog, Telehealth and DSMT | Latest Updates from CMS, for updated information.
Instructor: Beverly Thomassian RN, MPH, CDCES, has been Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management for over 20 years. She is an Associate Clinical Professor at UCSF, a working educator and a nationally recognized diabetes expert.
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