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ea0039ep10 | Adrenal | BSPED2015

Reducing the risk of adrenal crisis: a service improvement project assessing education on adrenal insufficiency

Elliott Kirsty , Gibb Jill , Don Catriona , Conway Nicholas

Introduction: Parents/carers of children with adrenal insufficiency routinely receive training on the provision of emergency hydrocortisone. This service improvement project aims to assess patient and parent knowledge on their sick day rules, in NHS Tayside, with a view to improving the delivery of this information.Methods: A 24 item postal questionnaire was constructed and distributed to parents of children with adrenal insufficiency. This included 11 s...