Presenter: 

Kathleen Berkowitz, MD

• Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Department of OBGYN, Women's Health Institute, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland Clinic

Presentation Objectives

• Understand goals for managing a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
• Review maternal and neonatal complications associated with diabetes during pregnancy
• Review GDM blood glucose targets and ranges
• Understand therapy goals and potential complications associated with each trimester
• Review landmark studies (HAPO, ACHOIS, USPSTF) and optimal outcomes of glucose control
• Analyze the use of oral agents and insulin therapy 
• Predict failure or efficacy of current therapy
• Review examples of oral agent and insulin dosing
• Acknowledge that recent national diabetes guidelines (ADA, ACOG, SMFM) underscore that insulin is the preferred medication for treating hyperglycemia in GDM patients
• Determine when hospitalization is indicated for glucose control
• Maintain glycemic control in labor and immediately after delivery

Continuing Education:

RN
This course is provider approved for 1 contact hour by the California Board of Registered Nursing - Provider #CEP14797: Community Perinatal Network, Yorba Linda, California. 

RD
This course is provider approved for 1 contact hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration - Provider# 6FB40F4: Community Perinatal Network, Yorba Linda, California. 

Upon completion of all 3 components: 1. pre-test, 2. video, and 3. post-test, you are eligible to receive continuing education, free of charge. After submitting the third component (post-test), please allow up to 3 weeks for your certificate to be emailed to you.

Handouts:

Are available upon request. Email cdapp@perinatalnetwork.org to receive them.

Training Module - May 10, 2019 - Treatment of Gestational Diabetes

Pre-Test

Click Here To Access Training Module - May 10, 2019: Post-Test