PAEDIATRIC DIABETES ACADEMY
The Paediatric Diabetes Academy was developed by the Paediatric Diabetes Multidisciplinary team.
This project was funded by the Toy Show Appeal through the CUH Charity. This support resulted in the development of educational videos to support young people, families and the wider family system in their learning. Video based learning is easy to access, engaging, and it can be done at a time that works best for a family. The idea to use this video model allows for evidence based, independent learning in the hope to improve learning retention. These videos use a “Flipped classroom” model, where the young people/families become the educators. All the young people who participated in the videos have Type One Diabetes and attend the Paediatric Diabetes Service in Cork University Hospital which adds to the authenticity of these videos.
The “flipped classroom” empowers people to learn at their own pace, standardises learning and facilitates flexible learning. Over the course of the video productions a teen advisory group of young people with type one diabetes was formed. This group provided invaluable feedback into the video content. As the project progressed, the Paediatric Diabetes Team developed the brand of Paediatric Diabetes Academy. This academy is hopefully the start of a wider project, where the Paediatric Diabetes Team hopes to continue to create educational videos to empower young people and their families with Type One Diabetes.
Special Thanks:
All the young people and families who enthusiastically offered their time and personal experience to the project. Mark Long from Videozoom for his filming expertise and creating such wonderful footage. Madli Sanjoe for her incredible animations. Gavin O’Shea from Twoandsix for bringing our logo to life. The Kingsley Hotel, The Cookery Cottage, Marina Market and ZipIT for access to their beautiful spaces for filming. Ken Tobin Entara Group for creating the CUH webpage so that these videos can be easily accessed.
Producers:
Prof. Colin Hawkes Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist ; Irene O Mahony Senior Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian; Annelise Hutch Senior Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian; Conor Cronin Advanced Nurse Practitioner; Jennifer Barry Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Laura Crowley Diabetes Nurse Specialist; Mary Essex Diabetes Nurse Specialist; Lorraine Corrigan Diabetes Nurse Specialist; Ashling Hayes Diabetes Nurse Specialist. Mairead Harding Professor of Dental Public Health & Preventive Dentistry. Paula Nunes Leocadio PhD Scholar, Management and Marketing. Dr Elaine Kennedy Clinical Research Fellow in Endocrinology
Commissioners:
Toy Show Appeal; CUH Charity
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