Valentine Group Health
Terri Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition, Professor of Nursing of Children
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
Core Faculty in Center for Health Equity Research
Associated faculty in the Center for Public Health Initiatives
Distinguished Fellow of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Nurse practitioner in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Background:
Dr. Lipman is a clinical nurse scientist and a nurse practitioner specializing in pediatric endocrinology, which is the study of glands, and includes children with diabetes, growth disorders, thyroid disease and disorders in the development of puberty.
Dr. Lipman’s research stems from issues arising from her clinical practice. Her major areas of research are the epidemiology of diabetes in children, pediatric growth disorders, and racial disparities in children with endocrine disorders.
Dr. Lipman has published more than 100 journal articles, book chapters and monographs and has lectured widely both nationally and internationally. She has a doctorate in Pediatric Nursing and a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a BSN from Temple University.
Overview:
Dr Lipman discusses the following:
- How to recognize the symptoms of type 1 diabetes in young children
- Racial disparities in treatment and outcomes of children with type 1 diabetes
- Poor diabetes control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
- Consequences of poor diabetes control
- Barriers to diabetes care
- Stories about disparities in diabetes treatment and outcomes
3 Key Points:
- The symptoms of type 1 diabetes and why early detection is important.
- The keys to good diabetes control
- How parents can deal with some of the challenges of having a child with type 1 diabetes- and how the challenges change based on the age of the child
