The Art and Science of Personalising Care with Older People with Diabetes

This unique book is intended for all health professionals caring for older people with diabetes such as specialist and general nurses, doctors, primary care practioners and dieteticians. Although there is an increasing body of work about personalised care, no publications were identified that encompass the focus and scope of the proposed book. The global population is ageing and increasing age is a key risk factor for diabetes. Older people with diabetes are often vulnerable, have complex care needs and often have cognitive changes, which makes personalising care challenging for health professionals. Thus, this is an internationally relevant book filling a gap in the current literature. 

This is a practical and updated book that will use an engaging and easy to read narrative style. It challenges readers to reflect in and on their practice. It encompasses people with diabetes’ and authors’ stories, which are known to have a special interest to readers, make it easier to apply the information to practice, enhance learning, and hence the relevance and value of the book.

It is relevant to advocacy organisations as well as managers and service planners. Researchers and scientists may find relevant information on grant and ethics applications, research protocols, plain language statements for potential participants and operationalising research protocols.

Professor Dunning is an internationally recognised expert in diabetes education and care. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Days Honours list in 2004 for her long standing national and international contribution to nursing and diabetes care. She is a Distinguished Life Member of the Australian College of Nursing, a Life Member of The Australian Diabetes Educators Association and Honour Roll of Victoria Women. She served two consecutive terms from 2010 to 2015 as an elected Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation.

Her clinical and research focus is on diabetes and older people and palliative and end of life care. She is regularly invited to present at national and international conferences and serves on a number of diabetes- and nursing-related consultative groups and advisory boards including Government bodies.

She has authored or edited 12 books, two are in their fourth editions, and contributed chapters to 20 other books, some in their second and third editions. She has authored over 300 peer-reviewed or invited journal articles and published creative short stories, flash fiction and poetry. She peer reviews for several journals, averaging 60 peer- reviews per year, and is a member of the advisory board of several peer-reviewed journals.