Diabetes Boot Camp 3: Deep Dive Into Diabetes Clinical Care @ The Bedside--Time to Embrace Best Practice 12/4/25

December 4, 2025

This program will review basic diabetes pathophysiology and focus of pharmacological treatment regimens. Current diabetes standards of care that influence the policies, procedures, and powerplans within our hospital will also be discussed.

Target Audience

Nurse

Pharmacist

Learning Objectives

Following this presentation the learner will be able to:

  1. Discuss basic pathophysiology of the different types of diabetes and associated complications.
  2. List the different types of diabetes medications currently available and how they improve glycemia.
  3. Explain 2 national standards of care for in-patient diabetes.
  4.  Identify 1 UPMC standard of care (policy, protocol, guideline, or order-set/PowerPlan) and highlight the key points of best practice.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Course opens: 
12/04/2025
Course expires: 
12/18/2025
Event starts: 
12/04/2025 - 7:00am EST
Event ends: 
12/04/2025 - 4:00pm EST
Add to calendar: 

Diabetes Boot Camp3

Deep Dive into Diabetes Clinical Care @ the Bedside:

Time to Embrace Best Practice

Thursday, December 4th, 2025, 7:00 am—3:30 pm

UPMC Shadyside Small Board Room

Program Agenda

Topic

Time

Presenter

Welcome & Introduction

Review objectives, discuss CE, review agenda, introduce speakers, and identify reasons for attending class

7:00—7:30 am

Kellie Antinori-Lent

Diabetes Pathophysiology

  • Types of diabetes
  • DKA/HHS
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Glycemic targets (pre/post meal, in-patient/out, A1C, TIR)
  • Chronic complications

7:30—8:45 am

 

 

 

 

 

Break 8:45—9:00 am

K. Antinori-Lent

Medications: oral, non-insulin injectables, & insulin

9:00—10:30 am

Break 10:30—10:40 am

Amy Donihi

National Guidance:

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

10:40—11:30 am

 

Lunch 11:30 am—12:30 pm

K. Antinori-Lent

UPMC Standards of Care: policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and order sets—OH MY!

  1. Insulin Pen Safety/Policy
  2. PC Order Set/Timing of Mealtime Insulin & More
  3. Hyperkalemia insulin subphase/PowerPlan
  4. DKA/HHS PowerPlan

Team Diabetes Challenge-----------------------------------

  1. PWD Nursing Practice Guideline
  2. Hypoglycemia Protocol
  3. Diabetes Devices Policy: CGM & Insulin Pumps
  4. Carbohydrate Counting order set

12:30pm—3:30pm

 

 

 

 

 

Team Challenge with prizes!

 

The Diabetes Care & Education Specialist Team

 

 

 

 

Closing Remarks/Evaluation answer questions; CE review

3:30 pm

 

 

 

UPMC Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Kellie Antinori-Lent

Amy Donihi

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 7 contact hours.

Available Credit

  • 7.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Please login or register to take this course.