Pr-035666 Glycemic Management (Module 3): Managing Hypoglycemia in the Hospital
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This content offers Continuing Professional Education credits. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to 7/4/2026. Once your evaluation is complete, log on to https://medstar.cloud-cme.com and toggle to your Transcript to find the credits the next business day.
Activity Description:
The Glycemic Management in the Hospital course is designed to help clinicians effectively manage the hospitalized patient with diabetes with the goal of decreasing morbidity, mortality, length of stay and improving patient outcomes. Pre, peri and post operative management will also be addressed, as well as how to prepare the person with diabetes for safe discharge from the hospital.
Credit Types:
ACCME (Physicians) | ANCC (Nurses) | AAPA (Physician Assistants) | ACPE (Pharmacists) | CDR (Registered Dietitian) show less
Objectives
- Recognize patients experiencing hypoglycemia, initiate treatment using hypoglycemia protocol and safely manage patients to prevent complications.
- Discuss the impact of hypoglycemia on patients.
- List strategies to prevent hypoglycemia.
- Describe how to document critical value notification and hypoglycemia treatment in the patient’s medical record.
- Integrate a team-based approach in the care of persons with diabetes in the hospital.
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Free
Faculty
Carine Nassar
carine.m.nassar@medstar.net
Organization
MedStar Health Research Institute