Gavin has been working as a Diabetes Nurse Specialist since 1988 apart from a break of about five years living in Senegal. He returned to Dunedin hospital in 2005 where he works as part of the specialist team mainly in the out patient department running nurse led clinics. His role is predominantly in helping people manage their diabetes. He believes the better informed someone is about their diabetes and their treatment the better they will manage their condition. He recognises that living with diabetes is not easy and that we ask a huge amount from people in striving for “perfection”.
Gavin has been on the national executive Committee of the New Zealand Society for the study of Diabetes for a couple of periods and was treasurer from 2006 – 2009. He has also been on the Diabetes Nurse Specialist national committee and was Chairperson from 1993 -1995.
Over the years Gavin has started hundreds of people on insulin and helped them optimise their insulin regimens.
| Starting Insulin in Diabetes in Your Practice
Pre-conference Workshop Repeated |
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| Thursday, 14 August 2014 | Start 8:30am | Duration: 120mins | Greenslade |
| Start 11:00am | Duration: 120mins | Greenslade | |
| Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease which needs progressive therapy for optimal glycaemic management and prevention of dreaded complications. This workshop aims to enhance knowledge and skills required of primary care practitioners for ongoing management of insulin therapy in the primary care. The participants would be expected to have had some prior experience in insulin treatment of type 2 diabetes patients and have attended the basic insulin initiation workshop. This workshop will try to address some commonly encountered practical management issues that may arise after a successful insulin initiation programme for type 2 diabetic patients. | |||