Guest Speaker:  Mary Ann Hickey, MS, MA, CPNP, CDE, Pediatric Clinical Education Specialist, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center

According to the American Diabetes Association, one in three of today’s 10-year-olds will develop diabetes at some point in their lifetime and one in two African-American and Hispanic youngsters will develop the disease. Helping youngsters and their families reduce their risk for diabetes through exercise and healthy eating as well as enabling children with diabetes to effectively manage their disease and participate in school activities will be discussed in this workshop. Ms. Hickey will describe the latest guidelines for nurses and school personnel to assist students to self-manage their disease and offer strategies for working with both youngsters and parents to facilitate compliance.

This program will be held at William Paterson University, 1600 Valley Road, Wayne.

Pre-registration is required. Register by phone or on-line at www.wpunj.edu/cpe.  The registration fee is $ 15.