This Optimise training for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists focuses on type 2 diabetes. It supports your team to build confidence and capability in delivering person-centred, individualised care that enhances safe and effective medicines optimisation for people living with type 2 diabetes.
The Type 2 diabetes: Optimising safe and personalised management Optimise training assumes some prior knowledge of the topic.
If you wish to revise your knowledge, you can optionally complete pages 1–8 of Unit 3, Medicines optimisation in diabetes, from our Fundamentals of diabetes e-course. This takes around one hour to complete. Each of the six units in the e-course takes around two to three hours to fully complete.
This workshop involves 20 minutes of preparation for each participant and a 40-minute group session. During the small group learning session, activities will allow learners to test their knowledge, debate controversial topics, make justified clinical decisions and practice communicating with patients and/or other healthcare professionals.
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After the workshop, consider your next steps:
| Evidence for SGLT-2i | Evidence for GLP-1RA |
|---|---|
| EMPA-REG OUTCOME | SUSTAIN-6 |
| EMPA-Kidney | FLOWS |
| EMPEROR REDUCED | |
| DAPA-CKD | |
| DAPA-HF |
Expert and programme contributor(s)
Matthew Heppel, advanced diabetes and endocrine pharmacist, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; clinical associate MPharm lecturer, University of Lincoln
CPPE programme developer(s)
Joanne Nevinson, senior learning development pharmacy professional
Content contributor(s)
Philip Newland-Jones, consultant pharmacist diabetes and endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust
Hannah Syed, diabetes specialist pharmacist, East Sussex Health Care Trust
Ines Fonseca, highly specialised diabetes and endocrinology pharmacist, Manchester Foundation Trust
Anjie Chhapia, patient representative
Nikki Ofokansi, advanced clinical practice pharmacist, Country Park Practice
Amina Beenish, clinical pharmacist, Ireland Wood Surgery, Leeds
Marta Bilant, pharmacy technician, Manchester Foundation Trust
Sally James, lead divisional pharmacist medicine, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ben Hindley, advanced clinical pharmacist, diabetes and endocrinology and teacher practitioner, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool John Moores University
Clair Ranns, highly specialised pharmacist diabetes, NHS West Yorkshire ICB
Helen O’Neil, Tees Valley and North East and North Cumbria ICB
Rachel Murray, senior learning development pharmacy professional, CPPE
Laura Charman, education supervisor, CPPE
Reviewer(s)
Sallianne Kavanagh, senior lecturer, University of Huddersfield; advanced clinical pharmacist – STHFT
Hannah Syed, diabetes specialist pharmacist, East Sussex Health Care Trust
CPPE reviewer(s)
Sarah Ridgway-Green, regional manager
Karen Stone, senior learning development pharmacy professional
Tanya Gray, education supervisor
Piloted by
Hannah Syed, diabetes specialist pharmacist, East Sussex Health Care Trust
Graham Newton, lead clinical pharmacist for education and training, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
CPPE editor
Bella Panzer, editorial assistant intern
Disclaimer
We have developed this learning programme to support your practice in this topic area. We recommend that you use it in combination with other established reference sources. If you are using it significantly after the date of initial publication, you should refer to current published evidence. CPPE does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions.
External websites
CPPE is not responsible for the content of any non-CPPE websites mentioned in this programme or for the accuracy of any information to be found there.
All web links were accessed on 10 February 2026.
Brand names and trademarks
CPPE acknowledges the following brand names and registered trademarks mentioned throughout this programme: Dermol® and Trulicity®.
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