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Free Webinar ‘Changing Understandings of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes – An Update’ with Dr Angela Titmuss
Free Webinar ‘Changing Understandings of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes – An Update’ with Dr Angela Titmuss
Join the NT PHN and Paediatric Endocrinologist & Senior Research Fellow, Dr Angela Titmuss.
Who is this Webinar for?
Health professionals who:
- Work with young people with type 2 diabetes or in the diabetes space.
- Would like to find out about the latest research into Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes.
Presenter
Dr Angela Titmuss is a paediatric endocrinologist and paediatrician at Royal Darwin Hospital, providing outreach and clinical support for paediatric endocrinology across the NT.
She is also Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, working within the youth type 2 diabetes team of the diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australian Partnership.
Angela sits on multiple regional and national representative bodies regarding youth-onset type 2 diabetes and has been heavily involved in clinical guideline development and workforce education.
Webinar Outline
Angela will present the latest research findings in relation to Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes and the implications the findings have for the care of young people affected by this chronic disease.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify key differences in pathophysiology, prognosis, and management between youth-onset and later-onset type 2 diabetes.
2. Understand the specific needs of young people with type 2 diabetes based on lived experience studies.
3. Assess evidence for different treatment options in youth-onset type 2 diabetes.
CPD
*One hour of self-reported CPD.
*As a general guide, one hour of active learning equates to one hour of CPD. It is the responsibility of the individual student to calculate how many hours of active learning have been completed. The hours of active learning estimated above should act as a guide to CPD hours.
Questions?
Contact: events@ntphn.org.au