Date
10 March 2021Location
OnlineAbout the event
In this webinar, Dr Helen Simpson and David Erskine will outline the background to the Steroid Emergency Card initiative, the development of the card, and what it means for healthcare professionals and patients.
Why it’s important
A new Steroid Emergency Card was released in 2020 to support the early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults
What was covered
The learning outcomes from this event were:
- Clinical Cases
- Endocrine physiology
- Causes of adrenal insufficiency
- Causes and management of adrenal crisis
- Sick Day Rules
- Steroid safety work
- Guidance on Exogenous Steroids and risk of adrenal insufficiency
Speakers
A range of speakers ran this event from SPS and other organisations
SPS speakers
The SPS presenter was David Erskine and you can read more about David by following the link.
Non-SPS speakers
We were joined by:
Dr Helen Simpson
Consultant Endocrinologist
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Recording
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Presentation resources
Slides from the presentation are now available below
Contact us
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