Keeping Kids with Diabetes Safe In School and Community Settings

The Diabetes Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is offering a course for nurses, caregivers and nonhealthcare professionals who provide care to children with diabetes. Participants may include nurses in schools, homecare settings, primary care offices and behavioral health settings. This workshop will also benefit school personnel, daycare staff, case managers and staff in child protective services.

This course is designed to provide a solid foundation in current diabetes management. Topics to be reviewed will include: treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes; self-care management principles; understanding and using diabetes technology (insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems) to improve outcomes; and effect of psychosocial factors on children and families living with diabetes.

$125

Continuing Nursing Education Approved Provider Statement

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This conference will provide a maximum of 5.5 continuing nursing education contact hours.

Hotel Information

A  block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel, located three blocks from the hospital. The group rates are $172 single and double occupancy, plus room tax. To make reservations, call the hotel directly at 1-888-627-7071 or (215) 387-8000, and be sure to mention the name of the conference when you call. The special rate will be available until September 18, 2019.

Please use this link to reserve you hotel room: 

https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1560948923696&key=GRP

Saturday, October 19, 2019