Managing high risk insulin and enteral feeding cases

About this event

Managing insulin alongside enteral feeding remains one of the highest‑risk areas in inpatient diabetes care — yet national consensus and robust evidence are still lacking. This webinar brings together clinical experience, case-based learning, and practical strategies to help pharmacists navigate this complex interface with confidence. We will explore real examples of harm, unpack why current practice varies so widely, and walk through pragmatic insulin–feed alignment regimens that can be safely applied at the bedside.

Pharmacy professionals will leave with learning they can immediately apply to improve safety and consistency in their own organisations as this session will provide practical tools with clear, actionable guidance on prescribing back‑up fluids, methods to prevent feed‑related harms including hypoglycaemia, and equip attendees with the skills and confidence to appropriately calculate reasonable insulin doses mapped to feeding regimens.

Aim

The aim of this webinar is to equip pharmacy professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to safely and effectively manage insulin in adults receiving enteral feeding, reducing risks of harm through improved insulin–feed alignment, appropriate dosing and proactive prevention of hypoglycaemia.

Target audience

This webinar has been designed for advanced hospital and generalist pharmacists and pharmacy technicians managing insulin in adults receiving enteral feeding 

Learning outcomes

After this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Explain the risks of insulin alongside enteral feeding and describe the key factors contributing to variation in current clinical practice.
• Discuss common insulin regimens used for feeding and outline practical approaches to aligning insulin dosing with continuous and bolus feeding.
• Describe strategies to prevent and manage feed-related harms, including hypoglycaemia, through appropriate insulin dosing, MDT working, pathway planning and proactive prescribing of rescue fluids in the event of feed interruption.

Booking information

Registration will close at midnight on Sunday 08 March 2026 or earlier if maximum capacity is reached. Should this event not reach its minimum number, the UKCPA reserves the right to cancel the webinar.

If you are not a member of UKCPA but wish to attend this event either as a guest or by applying for UKCPA membership in order to attend this webinar as part of your membership package, your guest account or membership application must be completed at least 10 working days in advance of the registration deadline.  Please note that the administration and activation of membership or guest accounts can take up to 7 working days.

Access to the recording of this webinar and any slides made available by the speaker are released as a member benefit.  Guest account attendees are not eligible to access or receive the post event resources.  If you are a guest account holder and wish to access the recording and any resources, please upgrade to full UKCPA membership.