This programme is designed to support pharmacy professionals in building confidence and competence in the management and prevention of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) within hospital settings.
Please note: Potential DKA-related complications such as hypoglycaemia, hypophosphataemia and other metabolic disturbances are not covered in this session.
The Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Focus on Prevention and Management Optimise programme assumes some prior knowledge of the topic. To refresh your understanding, you can optionally complete Unit 4, Complications Associated with Diabetes, from our Fundamentals of diabetes e-course. Each of the six units takes around two to three hours
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:
Expert and programme contributors
Ben Hindley, advanced clinical pharmacist (diabetes and endocrinology) at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and teacher practitioner at Liverpool John Moores University
Mark Peasley, lead clinical pharmacist, education and training, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
CPPE programme developer
Sadie Pinkney, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow, CPPE
Content contributors
Ashifa Trivedi, senior pharmacist - paediatrics, Evelina London Children's Hospital, and Northwest London PATCH Pharmacist
Emma Jones, paediatric pharmacist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Katie Wilson-Kennedy, pharmacy technician and lived experience representative
Minna Eii, advanced pharmacist practitioner in acute medicine at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, and sustainability representative
Osman Ali, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Peter Davies, lived experience representative
Rachel Murray, senior learning development pharmacist, CPPE
Sejal Parikh, education supervisor, CPPE
Ellen Smith, education and training lead pharmacist, Alder Hey Chidlren’s Hospital
Reviewers
Minna Eii, advanced pharmacist practitioner in acute medicine at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Matthew Heppel, advanced diabetes and endocrinology pharmacist at Hull University Teaching Hospitals
CPPE reviewers
Liz Allsup, lead pharmacist, learning development
Clare Smith, lead pharmacist, learning development
Piloted by
Osman Ali, high-cost drugs pharmacist, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Sundus Irshad, lead workforce development, education and training pharmacist, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
CPPE editor
Lee Swettenham, Deputy editor and research editor
References
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, then 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 5 August 2025.
Brand names and trademarks
CPPE acknowledges the following brand names and registered trademarks mentioned throughout this programme: Semglee®, Trurapi®.
