Delivery Resources: Slides, Guidance Notes and delivery options

SLIDES and Guidance Notes:

DElivery options:

There are options for the split of virtual DESMOND LPD

1.    F2 format of 2 sessions of 3 hours (as per page 29 of the Introductory Chapters of your NDF curriculum) 

2.    OR to reduce screen fatigue, 3 sessions of approximately 2 hours (F3) 

(We would not recommend delivering virtually as a full 6-hour day as traditionally was the case for face-to-face groups - however if the needs of the service dictate that this is necessary, then careful consideration would need to be undertaken to adapt to virtual delivery for this length of time)

Regardless of the format chosen don’t forget to factor in breaks when communicating the timings of the session to participants e.g. in a 3 hour session you may want to have 2 x 10-15 minute breaks, so participants could be informed the session will be 3 ½ hours long to allow for this. Similarly with a 2 hour session you may want to advertise it as 2 ¼ hours.  

For the F3 option the sessions may be split slightly differently and delivered as follows: 

Session 1:

A. Introduction and Housekeeping (10 minutes)

B. Participant Story (30 minutes)

C. Pre-Diabetes and Glucose (50 minutes)

D. Food Choices: Insulin Resistance (25 minutes)

F. How am I doing? (5 minutes)

Session 2:

G. Reflections so far (10minutes)

H. Complications and Long-term health (40 minutes)

E. Physical Activity (35 minutes)

F. How am I doing? (5 minutes)

NOTE: The ordering of session H & E have been changed for the purposes of the 3 x 2-hour sessions only, this is to ensure part 2 ends on a positive take-home-message.

Session 3:

G. Reflections so far (10 minutes)

I. Food Choices: Focus on Foods (40 minutes)

J. Pre-diabetes Self-management plan (30 minutes)

K. Questions and Future Care (10 minutes)