Hospital Map (15kb, pdf) What is Diabetes Education?
Clinical care including
- Individual consultations with review of diabetes management
- Insulin commencement and stabilisation
- Group education for the person newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and their family
- Supply and maintenance of blood glucose meters, monitoring consumables and insulin delivery equipment
- Information and commencement of insulin pump therapy
- Health promotion ie Community talks
- Counselling
- Diabetes education in schools
- Client advocacy
- Resource person and support for healthcare professionals.
- In-service education for hospital staff within the region
Location:
Hamilton House Allied Health Centre
Tyers Street Hamilton Vic 3300
Outreach clinics:
- Are held in Penshurst (Penshurst Hospital) every 2 months
- Coleraine Hospital every 6 weeks
- Royal Children's Hospital Outreach Clinic is held 3 monthly.
Home visits can be arranged for specific clients if elderly, frail or in some other way find attendance to the consulting rooms difficult.
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday 8.00am – 5.00pm
Contact Us:
Phone |
5551 8351 |
|---|---|
| or | 5551 8349 |
| diabetes@wdhs.net |
05-Mar-2010
ABN: 47 616 976 917