Diabetes Boot Camp 3: Deep Dive Into Diabetes Clinical Care @ The Bedside--Time to Embrace Best Practice 5-15-25

May 15, 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

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 8.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 8.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/15/2025
Course expires: 
05/29/2025
Event starts: 
05/15/2025 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/15/2025 - 3:45pm EDT
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Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7:00 am—3:45 pm

UPMC Shadyside, Small Board Room

Program Agenda

Topic

Time

Presenter

Welcome & Introduction

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

7:00—7:30 am

Kellie Antinori-Lent

Diabetes Pathophysiology

  • Type 1
  • Type 2
  • Gestational
  • SIH
  • DKA
  • HHS
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Glycemic targets (pre/post meal, in-patient/out, A1C, TIR)
  • Chronic complications

 

7:30—9:00 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

Break 9:00—9:10 am

Kellie Antinori-Lent

Medications: oral, non-insulin injectables, & insulin

9:10—10:30 am

Break 10:30—10:40 am

Amy Donihi, PharmD

National Guidance: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes including UPMC Inpatient Hyperglycemia Reference

 

10:40—11:00 am

Kellie Antinori-Lent

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

  1. Insulin Pen Safety/Policy (Katie)
  2. PC Order Set/Timing of Mealtime insulin (Amy)
  3. Hyperkalemia insulin subphase/PowerPlan (Kellie)
  4. PWD Nursing Practice Guideline (Katie)
  5. Hypoglycemia Protocol (Kellie)
  6. DKA/HHS PowerPlan (Amy)
  7. Diabetes Devices Policy: CGM/Insulin Pump (Katie)
  8. Carbohydrate Counting order set (Kellie)

11:00—11:30am

 

Lunch 11:30 am—12:30 pm

 

12:30—3:00 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes Care & Education Specialists:

 

Katie Abramowich

Kellie Antinori-Lent

Amy Donihi

 

 

Team Diabetes Challenge

(insulin/pharmacology competition with prizes)

3:00-3:30 pm

All Diabetes Care & Education Specialists

Closing Remarks/Evaluation answer questions; CE review

3:30—3:45 pm

Kellie Antinori-Lent

 

UPMC Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Kellie Antinori-Lent

Amy Donihi, PharmD

Kellie Abramowich

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 8 contact hours.

              Pharmacy (CPE) This knowledge-based activity provides _8_ contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit

Available Credit

  • 8.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 8.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 8.00 Attendance
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