THE pharmacist's role and professional responsibilities involved in providing continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM) services in pharmacy is the subject of a new online course from Guild Learning and Development.
The Guild has collaborated with the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) and Diabetes Australia to develop the course which also covers the management of Type 1 diabetes in young children and the associated cognitive, behavioural and social developmental issues.
The topic explains how achieving glycaemic targets in young children often falls to the parent or carer, which can compound stress on those already strained by non-diabetes related childhood challenges.
CGM monitors glucose levels in interstitial fluid offering insight into trends and can reduce the number of fingerprick blood glucose tests required.
The module is at myCPD.org.au.
The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 27 Mar 18
To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 27 Mar 18
