• ADEA Masterclass: The highs and lows of international travel with T1D and coeliac disease: A personal journey

Aim:

The aim of the interactive workshop is to take participants on a life affirming journey:

• To promote discussion around travel safety for people with diabetes on insulin.
• To explore innovative solutions to unique situations not routinely covered in guidelines or travel advisories.

Overview:

- PowerPoint presentation that will facilitate interactive discussion around points of relevance to travelling.

- The sharing of images and anecdotes supporting the narrative.

- This will be an interactive, informal storytelling of real events and the lessons learned.

- Comments, questions and suggestions will be invited from the floor.

- Sam Beattie will add value by extrapolating the discussion to include CSII in addition to GKs MDI experience

Learning objectives:

At the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

• Application of current travel related guidelines for PWD on insulin
• Improvisation when circumstances encountered are not covered by the ADEA and RACGP travel guidelines
• Ways to empower PWD around applying basic principles to when encountering complex or unusual circumstances.