Webinar: Nutritional Requirements in Pregnancy – Diabetes WA

Mon, 22 June 2020
 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM

Telehealth Health Professional Upskilling with Diabetes WA.

Presented by Mandy Chan, APD, CDE, Diabetes WA Mandy will be providing an overview of the nutritional requirements for pregnant women. How do nutritional requirements change for women who are pregnant? What are the main messages that we can discuss with pregnant women, with or without diabetes? Are there specific nutritional considerations for pregnant women with diabetes?

Delivered by Diabetes WA through a partnership with the WA Country Health Service, Diabetes Telehealth builds diabetes management capacity in country WA by providing regular updates for health professionals with patients living with diabetes. The upskilling is delivered via videoconferencing technology (telehealth). Every month different diabetes-related topics are comprehensively covered, sometimes by staff within Diabetes WA, and sometimes by guest experts. Join us for some free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home*.

For more information about the Health Professional Updates, call Nyaree Lawler at Diabetes WA on (08) 9436 6278 or email nyaree.lawler@diabeteswa.com.au The Diabetes Telehealth service also provides diabetes education and support services through telehealth to people in rural and regional WA, where local diabetes services are limited or do not exist. For more information about the services of the Diabetes Telehealth service, call Diabetes WA on 1300 001 880 (ask for the Telehealth team) or email telehealth@diabeteswa.com.au.

Register here.