Group Description
A subgroup of the Scottish Diabetes Group comprising multidiscipline representation of health care professionals from around Scotland involved in delivering diabetes care and with an interest in diabetes education.
Aims and objectives
· To advise the Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG) on the educational needs of professionals delivering diabetes care
· To facilitate development of relevant educational resources for health professionals delivering diabetes care
· To interact with and contribute to the SDG subgroups and any other relevant organisations in relation to diabetes education
· To support educational programmes in any field or discipline relating to diabetes
Current activity
· Establishment of a comprehensive and current database of diabetes educational activity in Scotland
· Development of a Scotland wide Diabetes Training and Education Strategy
· Working with the ‘Flying Start’ programme to enhance diabetes learning materials
Future direction
· Interaction with the SDG Diabetes Care Focus Group through inclusion of representation from the group on DEAG
· Explore development of a Scotland wide Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (insulin pump) education course
· Development of an education module for junior hospital doctors to assist with insulin management in dealing with inpatients who have diabetes
· Work with NHS Education Scotland to define the need and possible future development of MSc course material appropriate to chronic disease management
Membership
Sandra MacRury – Consultant Diabetologist Inverness(Chair)
Mary Scott- Diabetes MCN Manager Lothian and Scottish Diabetes Group liaison
Steve Birnie - Scottish Diabetes Industry group
Tony Docherty - Diabetes UK
Margaret Ryan – Prescribing advisor Glasgow
Duncan Stang – Podiatrist Lanarkshire
Joan McDowall – University of Glasgow Nursing School
Kevin MacFarlane –University of Dundee Nursing School
Ken McHardy – Consultant Diabetologist Aberdeen
Alison Weir – Dietetics Aberdeen
Bill Young – Glasgow Caledonian University (retired)
Susan Shandley – Practice based education co-ordinator NHS Education Scotland
Stuart McGahie – Scottish Diabetes Interest Group
Ann Wales - Knowledge Management group NHS Education Scotland
Vicky Alexander – Consultant Paediatrician Dundee
Vivien Swanson – Clinical Psychologist Stirling
Jacqui Charlton – Diabetes Specialist Nurse Edinburgh
Alistair Dutton- GP Perth
Scott Cunningham – Technical Consultant, SCI-DC
Theresa Ferrie – Research Clinician Education in Type 1 diabetes
Jane Nally – DETU Glasgow Caledonian University
Ian Spence – Diabetes Care Focus Group
Kingsley Matthews – Diabetes Care Focus Group
Chris Myles – Diabetes Care Focus Group