• ADEA Symposium: Caring for older people with diabetes: issues, challenges and shared solutions

The aims of the workshop are to:

• Outline the social, emotional, nursing and medical issues that need to be considered when planning care for/with older people with diabetes.
• Involve workshop participants in discussing key aspects of care using a case study approach.
• Challenge, provoke and engage the audience.

Overview of the symposium content

Professor Trisha Dunning - Who are older people?

Ms Nicole Duggan - Caring for older people with diabetes: nursing perspective

Dr Mark Kennedy - Caring for older people with diabetes: a medical perspective

Questions to the speakers and interactive case discussion

Learning outcomes

At the end of the symposium, participants will be able to:

• Understand that each older person is highly individual and that care must be personalised to suit their functional status, life expectancy, risk profile and personal goals.
• Outline the key social, emotional/psychological, nursing and medical issues that need to be considered when planning care for/with older people with diabetes and their families.
• Understand the importance of adopting a proactive strategy for identifying and managing associated risks such as pain, falls, and medicine-related errors and adverse events.
• Understand the effect of changing functional status on care and education needs, quality of life and self-care capacity.
• Understand the importance of regular comprehensive assessments and medicine reviews to safety and proactive, preventative care planning.