• ADEA Workshop: Diabetes-Specific Discharge Planning for Older People with Diabetes

Aim:

The aim of the interactive workshop is to engage with and challenge participants to:

• Identify risks for older people with diabetes (OPWD) when transitioning to, between and from care settings: acute, community, respite, rehabilitation and community.
• Develop strategies to engage with OPWD and the care team to proactively plan to minimise transitional risks using a Diabetes-Specific Discharge Planning Tool for Older People with Diabetes.

Overiew:

Ms Michelle Robins - Introduction and outline of the workshop

Ms Nicole Duggan - Diabetes, discharge planning and engaging with older people: whose role is it? 

Professor Trisha Dunning - Identifying transitional risks for older people with diabetes - a proactive preventative approach

Dr Sally Savage - Developing a Personalised Discharge Planning Tool for Older People with Diabetes  

Ms Bernadette Unmack - Introduction to case studies

Ms Michelle Robins - Group Discussion and Case Studies

Q&A

Ms Nicole Duggan - Resources to support health professionals  

Ms Michelle Robins - Summary of key points and close

Learning objectives: 

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

• Determine diabetes-specific and other factors that trigger an acute admission or readmission for older people with diabetes.
• Identify how to engage with older people with diabetes and their family carers and health professionals to identify and minimise risks associated with care transitions at discharge.  
• Examine the diabetes educators (community/outpatient/acute/subacute) role and responsibility in discharge planning for older people with diabetes.
• Contribute to safe discharge planning for older people with diabetes and family members.