Presentations from diabetes and pancreatic cancer

Diabetes and pancreatic cancer slides –

• Laura McGeeney, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Anna Burton, Senior Specialist Pancreatic Dietitian, Leeds Teaching Hospital 
• Vicki Alabraba, Clinical Education and Training Specialist, Insulet International Ltd  

Key takeaway messages

• 09.30 – 09.35: Welcome and introduction – Jeni Jones, Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK
• 09.35 – 09.45: Lived experience video
• 09.45 – 10.00: Introduction to diabetes and pancreatic cancer
  • Laura McGeeney, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Anna Burton, Senior Specialist Pancreatic Dietitian, Leeds Teaching Hospital
  • Vicki Alabraba, Clinical Education and Training Specialist, Insulet International Ltd
• 10.00 – 10.55: Case-based discussion and Q&A
• 10.55 – 11.05: Break
• 11.05 – 11.50: Continued case-based discussion and Q&A, with our panellists
• 11.55 – 12.00: Summary and close

• Increase awareness of type 3c diabetes, including how it’s diagnosed and how it differs from other types
• Increase your understanding of how diabetes is managed in people with pancreatic cancer
• Grow your confidence in supporting people with pancreatic cancer to manage their diabetes

This session is suitable for all healthcare professionals treating and supporting people with pancreatic cancer, no matter your level or role. It is particularly relevant for UGI/HPB CNSs and consultants, diabetes specialist nurses and consultants, dietitians (specialists and non-specialists) and palliative care specialists.

Chair:

• Jeni Jones, Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK

Speakers:

We were delighted to be joined by the authors of our Diabetes and pancreatic cancer six-part online course to deliver this event:

• Laura McGeeney, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Anna Burton, Senior Specialist Pancreatic Dietitian, Leeds Teaching Hospital
• Vicki Alabraba, Clinical Education and Training Specialist, Insulet International Ltd

Find out more about our speakers here.

Our events are mapped to the ACCEND framework. Find out more about ACCEND.

This event supports the following ACCEND Capabilities in Practice:

• 1. 5 Recognise the wider impact that symptoms of cancer, often persistent, can have on individuals, their families and those close to them
• 6. 1 Provide information and advice appropriate to the needs, priorities and concerns of individuals
• 7. 4 Access information from a range of resources, and use them to meet the individual needs of service users, translating clinically related topics into language which is understandable both for individuals to self-manage effectively and for the development of patient information
• 17. 5 Promote the importance of a healthy diet and nutritional requirements to reduce the impact of cancer-related symptoms
• 18. 1 Recognise common symptoms and oncological emergencies
• 18. 2 Assess and recognise treatment-related and disease related symptoms relevant to own area of practice screen for all these symptoms
• 19. 4 Provide specialist interventions and advice to support symptom management including complex symptoms arising from cancer, cancer treatment and late effects
• 19. 5 Use knowledge of cancer, its treatment and the risks of late effects complications to ensure assessments are appropriate to individual needs (e.g. type of cancer, treatment received, age, co-morbidities
• 20. 6 Identify the need for additional clinical and professional support such as referral, second opinion
• 24. 2 Engage in self-directed learning, critically reflecting on practice to maximise advanced clinical skills and knowledge, as well as own potential to lead and develop both care and services locally and regionally.

Resources for you:

• New six-part, online CPD course on diabetes and pancreatic cancer
• Our CPD course on pancreatic cancer and pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT)
• Previous webinar on PERT and pancreatic cancer
• Previous webinar on dietetic management and pancreatic cancer

Resources for your patients:

The following resources are designed for your patients and their loved ones. You can download or order our publications for free:

• Website information on managing diabetes if you have pancreatic cancer
• Website information on diabetes as a symptom of pancreatic cancer
• Website information on diabetes as a risk factor of pancreatic cancer
• Patient information factsheet on managing diabetes if you have pancreatic cancer

We have a free Support Line staffed by a team of Nurse Specialists who are able to provide support for you and your patients, you can find more details about it here.

External resources

• Find out more about the NICE guidance on suspected cancer recognition and referral
• Read the Joint British Diabetics Societies’ guidelines on the management of glycaemic control in patients with cancer and glycaemic management during enteral feeding for people with diabetes in hospital
• Learn about the management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, including information on the administration of PERT with enteral feeds