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ea0021p331 | Steroids | SFEBES2009

Group education improves patient confidence in managing steroid sick day rules

Munday Linda Jean , Chong Lina , Kar Partha

Background: Group education for patients with diabetes is a well validated method of enhancing self-management skills. More recently some departments have used group education to teach endocrine patients how to administer IM hydrocortisone.Innovation: Patients on steroid replacement, identified by the endocrine nurse and GPs, were invited to attend a group session. The aim was to ensure every relevant patient in the locality had the opportunity to be edu...