Hosted by Diabetes Paediatric Sub-Group
Join us to learn and discuss the current issues we face as we support children & young people with type 1 diabetes in nursery, school and college. Speakers will cover the work of national and regional organisations, training, resource provision and school food. Dietitian's involved in specific projects will share their experiences.
Sessions
- The development of accurate carbohydrate counted menus for primary school meals in Wales with Gwawr James, National Dietitian for Special Diets in Schools, WLGA (Welsh Local Government Association)
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Award winning virtual school training package from Birmingham Children's Hospital with John Pemberton, Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Birmingham Women's and Children's Foundation Trust
John is dedicated to empowering individuals with diabetes to confidently manage their health. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, John co-developed an award-winning virtual diabetes education curriculum for schools, reducing repetitive training and allowing more focus on CGM and AID onboarding.
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Classroom Teacher Lived Experience with Lauren Senior, Teacher of English, Academies Enterprise Trust
Lauren will be talking about how classroom teachers can help to support students with Type 1 Diabetes, as well as her own experience as a Teacher with the condition.
She has been a secondary school English Teacher teaching ages 11 to 16 since September 2021. She completed her training with the charity Teach First and continues to advocate for students from disadvantaged communities. She is also a volunteer with Diabetes UK and helped at the Scotland Summer Camp this August.
- The role of the Dietetic Assistant Practitioner in Paediatric Diabetes with Michelle Teare, Dietetic Assistant Practitioner East Lancashire Teaching Hospital
Michelle graduated in 1998 following a Food and Nutrition degree, she worked in London at MAFF (formerly the Ministry of Fisheries and Food – now the FSA). However, she wanted to follow her passion for helping young people to improve their nutrition, so she started her health promotion/improvement career in 2000 at City & Hackney PCT as a Health Promotion Advisor (Young People and CVD) where she was the lead in the pilot for the School Fruit Scheme. Michelle has since worked for other Trusts in Health Improvement with young people and families around fussy eating, cooking healthy on a budget and healthy lifestyles before settling in my current role which combines both clinical and preventative work.
- Catering for pupils with Type 1 Diabetes in Schools with Megan Waring
Megan is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist and is Director of Nutrition at Caterlink, a specialist catering company in the education sector. Caterlink provide catering for around 1400 sites daily, serving over 60 million meals per year to pupils in early years settings, primary and secondary schools and colleges. Megan and her team are responsible for ensuring that menus and recipes are produced in line with School Food Standards, managing special diets and allergies, and undertaking public health projects such as sugar and salt reduction.
Cost
- Paediatric Diabetes Sub-Group members £10
- Diabetes Specialist Group members £10
- BDA members £40
- Non BDA Member (Dietitian only) £75
This day is for dietitians only.
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