Carole Gelder
Lecturer in Diabetes Care

Profile

Biography

Carole graduated in 1997 and completed an MSc award at the University of Huddersfield in 2005. She currently has a dual role as a Children’s Diabetes Nurse Specialist at Leeds and as a lecturer in diabetes at the University of York, co-leading the CYP diabetes module and Insulin pump therapy modules with Anne Phillips.

Carole’s main clinical interests are in intensive diabetes management particularly insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring and psycho-educational interventions. She is the main contributor to the first nationally available Insulin pump workbook for families which achieved the Gold award at the Quality in Care (QiC) awards 2011 and a Vice Chancellor Silver award at the University of York. 

Carole has presented at key national diabetes conferences including Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference, BSPED (British Society for Paediatric Endocrinologists and Diabetologists), National Paediatric Diabetes Symposium and Lilly’s National Paediatric Diabetes Team conference. She has also contributed to books on insulin pump therapy, written articles for a range of journals and also receives regular invitations to review articles as well as being an editorial board member for diabetes related journals.

She has been involved in a year-long investigation into the state of diabetes education, learning and support in the UK as part of an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). Its report was submitted to the Department of Health and disseminated among Clinical Commissioning Groups.

She joined the RCN CYP Diabetes community in 2010 and has been actively involved in co-writing “CYP with diabetes – RCN guidance for newly appointed nurse specialists” and the RCN endorsed “Streetwise” information leaflets for young people during transition. More recently Carole contributed to the development of the RCN "Specialist and advanced children and young people's nursing practice in contemporary healthcare: guidance for nurses and commissioners" (2014) and its subsequent development at RCN congress.

Carole was recently part of a team who won a 2013 QIC Award for Best Improvement Programme for Children and Young People. This is in relation to work in collaboration with Leeds Children's Hospital around Children and Young Persons Diabetes services.

Qualifications

• RGN
• RSCN
• ENB: Renal Nursing, Teaching and Assessing
• Non Medical Prescribing Module
• BA Hons
• MSc Health Professional Education

Awards

• BMJ Awards (2013) Nominated for Best diabetes team of the year.
• QiC Diabetes award 2013 Working Together in Partnership: The further development of a Children and Young People’s Diabetes Service by enhancing training and education for both staff, patients and their families. Fiona Campbell and team Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
• QiC Diabetes award 2013 A National Networked Approach to Improving Care and Outcomes in Children and Young People with Diabetes in England. Dr Fiona Campbell and team Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
• QiC Diabetes Gold award 2011 for the Insulin Pump workbook on behalf of Leeds and York.
• University of York Vice Chancellor award (2011) Silver. Insulin Pump Therapy Workbook.

Departmental roles

• Module lead and co-lead on a range of modules.

External activities

Memberships

• Royal College of Nursing Children and Young Persons Diabetes Steering Group (since 2010)
• Diabetes UK
• Insulin Pump Committee
• SWEET European Children and Young Persons Diabetes Curriculum and Competency Design 2012

Editorial duties

• Editorial board Diabetes Care for Children and Young People and Journal of Diabetes Nursing, SB Communications Ltd. 
• Guest reviewer of articles for Diabetes Technologies and Therepeutics, Pediatric Diabetes and Journal of Child Health

Invited talks and conferences

• Poster "A collaborative educative approach to improve transition services: closing the gap between child and adult care delivery"at A New Look at Young People's Health, Manchester, 25 February 2016.
• National Paediatric Diabetes Conference- Advanced technologies : Insulin Pump Therapy, Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Sensor Augmented Pump Therapy
• National Paediatric Symposium – Intensive diabetes management
• Yorkshire and Humber Network study day – Best practice injection technique for children and young people with diabetes
• BSPED – Insulin Pump Therapy and CGM
• ISPAD Symposium (2013) Omnipod pump: Reflections and experience so far. ISPAD.
• Gelder,C (2013) FIT Insulin injections : How should they be given? 9th Scottish National Interdisciplinary conference. Stirling.
• BSPED (2011) Group facilitation Skills. Oral presentation and Poster. BSPED London.
• National Paediatric Diabetes Symposium (2011) Insulin Pump Therapy for Medics.
• DUK APC (2009) Setting up an Insulin Pump Service.
• Diabetes UK Northern Conference (2007) Transition.

Publications

Selected publications

• Gelder, C (2014) Best Practice Injection Technique for Children and Young People with Diabetes. Nursing Children and Young People. Sept vol 26, No.7.
• Gelder, C 2014, Specialist and advanced children's and young peopls's nursing practice in contemporary health care - RCN www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/580725/004579.pdf.
• Gelder, C (2014) FIT Recommendations aim to create a culture of good injection technique. Diabetes Care for Children and Young People vol 3 No.1.
• Gelder, C 2013, Diabetes in children and young people: Optimising management throughout the care pathway, Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 17, 8, 294 - 301.
• Gelder, C (2013) Diabetes in children and young people: Optimising management throughout the care pathway. Diabetes Care in Children and Young People (in print).
• Gelder, C (2012) CGM Abstract BSPED Leeds Town Hall, Leeds.
• Sewell & Gelder (2011) Supporting children with diabetes in schools : A Can Do attitude. Poster at DUK APC.
• Gelder, C (2011) Insulin Pump Workbook. BSPED, Novo Nurse Award Nomination.
• Gelder, C & Bacon,C (2010) CSII: An effective treatment for CFRD. Supplement to Diabetes Digest vol 9, no.2.
• Gelder, C (2009) Care of adolescents in Transition Practice Nursing Vol 20 No.9.
• Campbell, F.,Macdonald,A.,Gelder,C.,Reynolds,C.,Holland,P.,Feltbower,R (2009) Using Insulin Pump Therapy in the Management of Insulin-dependant Diabetes in Childhood: The Leeds Experience. Journal of Diabetes Nursing.
• Campbell, F.,Macdonald,A.,Gelder,C.,Reynolds,C.,Holland,P.,Feltbower,R (2009) Embedding CSII therapy in the routine management of diabetes in children: a clinical audit of this service in Leeds. Practical Diabetes International Jan/Feb Vol 26, No.1.
• Feltbower, R.,McDonald,A..,Reynolds.,Gelder.,C Campbell,F (2008) Using Insulin Pump Therapy in the Management of Insulin-dependant Diabetes In Childhood: The Leeds, UK Experience. Pediatric Diabetes Vol 9, Suppl 10, Oct Poster ISPAD & Diabetes UK Conference (2009).
• Gelder, C (2008) Supporting schools with supervising or administering insulin via injections or insulin pump therapy. On behalf of Leeds Childrens Diabetes Team www.diabetes.org.uk/professionals/shared_practice/care_topics/diabetes-care.
• Gelder, C.,Campbell,F.,Bodansky,J.,Parsloe,R (2008) Do Teenagers and Young Adults Agree to Clinical Contact by Text or Email Messages? Pediatric Diabetes Vol 9, Suppl 10, Poster ISPAD.
• Gelder, C Faculty member (2008) Implementing NICE CSII guidelines : Advice from key insulin pump specialists Published by SB Communications and supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Medtronic UK Ltd.
• Gelder, C (2008) Structured Paediatric Education. Leeds Nurse Trust Conference.
• Gelder, C and Phillips,A (2008) Collaboration between Education and Practice: A Masters level module for Children and Young Peoples Diabetes. Leeds Nurse Trust Conference.
• Gelder, Campbell and Holt (2007) Collaborative working in insulin pump therapy : Sharing experiences of successfully integrating education and practice when providing and insulin pump service for children. Poster for International Conference ISPAD.
• DoH (2007) Insulin Pump Services: Report of the Insulin Pump Working Group. (Gelder,C Member of The Insulin Pump working group). Department of Health.
• Gelder, C (2006) Group interventions in children with diabetes: Do they work and if so why. Abstract published in Pediatric Diabetes vol 7, suppl 5, Sept. Poster ISPAD.
• Holt, P and Gelder, C (2006) Patients, practitioners and professional education: A tripartite approach to insulin pump therapy in children. Pediatric Diabetes vol 7, suppl 5, Sept.
• Robson, F and Gelder, C (2006) Experiences with flexible insulin regimens for children. Journal of Diabetes Nursing vol 10, No.2.
• Gelder et al (2002) Options for 24hour advice and support – balancing needs. Journal of Diabetes Nursing. Vol 6, No.4.

Contributions to publications

• RCN (2014) Specialist and advanced children ad young people’s nursing practice in contemporary health care: guidance for nurses and commissioners. Working group member. RCN.
• NHS Diabetes (2013) National Curriculum for the training of health Care Professionals who care for Children and Young People with Diabetes Mellitus. NHS Diabetes. Working group member.

Poster presentations

• Gelder, C., MacArthur, C., Phillips, A., Rudd ,K., Evans, P., Smalley, A., Redfern, S., Morgan, S., Campbell, F. 'A collaborative educative approach to improve transition services: closing the gap between child and adult care delivery'. Poster at RCP Transition: developmentally appropriate care for young people with long term conditions (12/10/2015).
• Gelder, C., MacArthur, C., Phillips, A., Rudd, K., Evans, P., Smalley, A., Redfern, S., Morgan, S., Campbell, F. (2015) A collaborative educative approach to improve transition services: closing the gap between child and adult care delivery, RCPCH & RCN Conference on Transition Poster Presentation.

Teaching

Undergraduate

• Module lead for (Level 6)
• Module lead for Children and Young Persons Diabetes Care (Level 6)
• Co-lead for Transition: Closing the Gap in Child and Adult Services (Level 6)

Postgraduate

• Module lead in Children and Young Persons Diabetes Care (Level 7)
• Co-lead for Transition: Closing the Gap in Child and Adult Services (Level 7)

These modules have been developed in collaboration with the Children's Diabetes Specialist teams in Leeds NHS Trusts.