Introduction to Diabetes for Practice Nurses
Provider: Wessex Local Medical Committees
Speaker/Trainer: Ms Beverley Bostock
Introduction: This live-online, instructor led course is aimed at Practice Nurses who may be new to Primary Care and have not worked with patients with Diabetes.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, you will have increased knowledge:
- Risk factors
- History taking
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatment – pharmacological (basics) and non-pharmacological
- Supporting self-management
- Recognising and managing poor control.
Event Speaker/Trainer: Ms Beverley Bostock – Trainer
Bev has an enviable mix of theory and practice when it comes to her role as both health care professional and clinical lecturer. She is a nurse practitioner/ prescriber working in a rural practice in the Cotswolds, where she is the clinical lead for COPD, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, stroke, hypertension and smoking cessation.
This is 2 day course running on:
- Thursday 08 October 2026 Morning – 09:30 to 12:30
- Wednesday 21 October 2026 Afternoon – 13:30 to 16:30
Use passcode: DORINTROCON26