Parent-Designated Adult Class for Students with Diabetes

Parent-Designated Adult Classes for 2012

Seattle Children’s offers classes for volunteers to assist children with diabetes-related tasks at school. The parent designates an adult volunteer – often a teacher, office personnel, principal or school parent volunteer – to attend a three-hour training session at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Please note that this class is not designed for school nurses; however, they are welcome to attend as an observer as space permits. In order to become a parent-designated adult (PDA), the volunteer must have additional training (suggested annually) provided by a Certified Diabetes Educator or expert in diabetes.

During the training, volunteers get an overview of diabetes and learn about:

• Blood sugar testing
• Insulin administration
• Ketone testing
• Hypoglycemia signs, symptoms and treatment
• Glucagon administration
• Insulin pump basics: how they work, treatment of hyperglycemia, delivering boluses, infusion sets and insulin on board

Times, dates and location

Classes for 2012 will be offered on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in room G1026. Classes will be offered on May 26, August 25, September 15, October 20 and November 17. Dates may change if needed.

The class is free and parents do not need to attend with their PDA. Parking is available in the Giraffe parking lot. Please walk across the driveway and enter through the Giraffe entrance of Seattle Children’s Hospital. Please bring a photo ID, as you will need to obtain a visitor badge at the greeter desk.  

We hope this class will be helpful with the transition back to school for all parties involved. We look forward to hearing from you.

Registration

Please call Catlyn Ginn at 206-987-5037 to register.