873: Managing Diabetes Across the Lifespan
Designed for nurses working in acute care, community and paediatric settings.
Nurse-led care the solution to support growing number of Australians with diabetes
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) today spoke to its submission to the Inquiry into Diabetes, which is being conducted by the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport, at a public hearing at Parliament House in Canberra. ACN CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN, told the Committee that new models of nurse-led and…
Diabetes, palliative and end of life care: Information to support shared decision-making
By Trisha Dunning AM FACN, P. Martin, N. Orford and L. Orellana. Diabetes reduces life expectancy. One person with diabetes dies every 6 seconds somewhere in the world.1 Diabetes is linked to 3.7 million deaths per year, globally 2 and it is the underlying or associated cause of deaths due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke…