Diabetes Technology Education for School Nurses - LIVE
This activity was designed because new diabetes technology, specifically with insulin pumps and CGMs, has come into use for patients with diabetes. School nurses may not be familiar with the features and functions of this new technology and may encounter students who are using these newer devices whom they need to care for.
Target Audience
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- describe the features and functions of insulin pumps
- define hybrid closed loop system and understand how it works.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, 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.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance