PRIMARY CARE DIABETES WEBINAR SERIES
The National Association of Diabetes Centres (NADC) in partnership with the Primary Care Diabetes Society of Australia (PCDSA) is pleased to invite you to a series of lunchtime webinars for healthcare professionals.
A range of topics and speakers is available to all healthcare professionals live and FREE
2024 PCDSA-NADC webinars will run fortnightly on Thursdays 12:30-1:15pm during school semesters
Save the space in your diary now and ensure you let your healthcare colleagues know that these are FREE to join and certificates will be available as evidence of CPD.
All previous Primary Care Diabetes Webinar episodes can be accessed through our PCD library. If you haven’t yet, sign up on the button below to receive your access to the previous Primary Care Diabetes Webinar episodes.
Watch all previous Primary Care Diabetes Webinar episodes through our PCD library. Sign up on the link below to access the library.
REGISTER FOR THE UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES...
When: 18 March 2021
Time: Thursday 12:30PM AEDT
Speaker: Dr Ralph Audehm and Dr Rajna Ogrin
Topic: Foot Complications – FootForward and the role of primary care
When: 21 November 2024
Time: Thursday 12:30 PM AEDT
Speaker/s: Team PCDSA – Dr Rajna Ogrin, Dr Ralph Audehm and Ivan Chan
Topic: Taking a village to paddle together in the same direction for person centred care
When: 18 March 2021
Time: Thursday 12:30PM AEDT
Speaker: Dr Ralph Audehm and Dr Rajna Ogrin
Topic: Foot Complications – FootForward and the role of primary care
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Teresa Di Franco is the Co-Director and Co-Founder of PDC Health Hub, a leading provider of diabetes care in Western Australia. A passionate Pharmacist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, she specialises in insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring.
Since founding Perth Diabetes Care in 2015, Teresa has been dedicated to transforming diabetes management through an integrated, patient-centred approach.
Teresa is focused on educating the community about the many types of diabetes and ensuring early, accurate screening. She is a strong advocate for individualised treatment, based on rapid diagnosis, to avoid delays in correctly identifying and managing the right type of diabetes.
Her leadership and innovation have earned her multiple awards, including the Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year Award (2020). Teresa is committed to leveraging the latest diabetes technology and believes in addressing both the physical and emotional aspects of living with diabetes.
Lauren Cusack is a dedicated professional with a passion for health promotion, improving lives, community engagement & advocacy for all people living with diabetes. As the Health Promotion & Communications Manager at PDC Health Hub, she develops impactful communications, programs and services for the diabetes (and wider) community. Having been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 28, and growing up with a mother with T1D, Lauren brings her lived experience and deep understanding of the condition to her work each day. She is an active member of the T1D Collective, a peer support and advocacy group. She also leads numerous advocacy projects and is an active member of steering groups and advisory groups working tirelessly to bring awareness and positive change to the world of diabetes.
Professor Bamini Gopinath
Professor Bamini Gopinath is the inaugural Cochlear Chair in Hearing and Health. In this role she leads the Public Health and Policy Pillar of MU Hearing. She is an epidemiologist who has been actively involved in developing and conducting numerous population health studies. To date she has co-authored over 240 peer-reviewed papers, several of which have been in high-ranking medical and health journals (with over 5800 citations to her name). Her publications have attracted >400 media stories with an estimated audience of 210 million people worldwide. Using large population datasets Bamini has provided novel community-based evidence on the health determinants and health outcomes associated with a sensory loss and disability. Her ongoing research in the public health field aims to translate key study findings into health policy and practice, with the intention of targeting current gaps that exist in Australian healthcare. Through the lens of public health, Bamini’s program of research aims to: a) improve support for people with hearing loss; b) ensure early intervention; c) improve engagement with hearing services and aural rehabilitation; and d) prevent the development of hearing loss and minimise its progression.
Brought to you by the National Association of Diabetes Centres (NADC) and the Primary Care Diabetes Society of Australia (PCDSA)
