Supported by:
The ANZ CGM Minimum Standards in Primary Care
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is increasingly used in diabetes care, including for insulin dosing and treatment decisions. With the growing use of CGM in primary care, understanding device performance and accuracy is increasingly important for healthcare professionals supporting people with diabetes.
This webinar will explore the anzCGM minimum standards and what they mean for primary care practice in Australia and New Zealand. The session will provide a practical overview of the standards, recent changes to CGM regulation, and considerations for healthcare professionals when discussing CGM devices with patients.
What will be covered?
- Why minimum performance standards for CGM are important in clinical practice
- The anzCGM minimum standards and the reason for their development
- Recent changes to CGM regulation in Australia and the current regulatory context in New Zealand
- What CGM accuracy measures mean in practice
- Why MARD (Mean Absolute Relative Difference) should not be considered the only measure of device performance
- Practical considerations for primary care teams when supporting patients using CGM
- Considerations for CGM use in areas where validation may be more limited, including pregnancy and paediatric care
MEET OUR HOST & SPEAKER
Dr Gary Deed
General Practitioner; Coorparoo, QLD; National Chair, RACGP Diabetes Specific Interest Group
Dr Gary Deed is currently National Chair RACGP Diabetes Specific Interest Group. He is a QLD GP living with diabetes with a passionate interest in promoting quality patient care of diabetes in general practice through education, development of resources including guidelines, policy development, research and strategic collaboration.
A/Prof Sof Andrikopoulos. He is the group CEO of the Australian Diabetes Society and has previously served as President, Treasurer and Chair of the Program Organising Committee. Prior to this, he was Head of the Islet Biology and Metabolism Research Group at the University of Melbourne. He has received a NHMRC Award for Research Excellence as well as a Diabetes Australia Research Trust Millennium Award, and has published more than 160 research articles in the aetiology and management of type 2 diabetes.
