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Imagen de Elena Martínez Segura. Enfermera educadora en el Hospital de Día de la Unidad de Diabetes de la Clínica Universidad de Navarra. Elena Martínez se dedica a la educación diabetológica y seguimiento de pacientes con diabetes.

Elena Martínez

Nurse educator in the Day Hospital of the Diabetes Unit

Works at: Navarre headquarters
Be part of: Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Professional career

Nursing Diploma, University of Navarra, 1991.

Specialisation in Nursing on a medical ward, 1994.

Completed the “Basic Course in Oncology Nursing” in 1992, with certification from the European College of Cancer Care.

Staff nurse on the Internal Medicine and Oncology inpatient wards from 1991 to 2002.

Completed the FEAED Therapeutic Education in Diabetes Course in 2004.

Nurse educator in the Day Hospital of the Diabetes Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, from 2002 to the present.

RESEARCH AREAS

  •  Diabetes education and follow-up of patients with diabetes.

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Instructor on the Diabetes Education course for people with diabetes from 2002 to the present.
  • Teaching sessions for students in the Internal Medicine and Surgical Nursing Specialty.
  • Associate Clinical Professor at the university nursing school for several academic years, including the current one.
  • Development of the protocol “Management of diabetic patients in the emergency department” and training for emergency and outpatient clinic nurses at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
  • Teaching collaborator in numerous courses and diploma programmes at the University of Navarra from 2010 to the present.
  • Lecturer on the course “Diabetes Mellitus”, delivered at the Navarra Nursing Council between 14 and 18 April 2008.
  • Presentation “Diet and Diabetes” at the debate forum “Update in Diabetes”. Pamplona, 6 October 2015.
  • Presentation “Foundations of nutritional education in Diabetes” at the debate forum “Update in Diabetes”. Soria, 3 November 2016.
  • Lecturer on the course “Update in the management of the hospitalised patient with diabetes” (4 hours). CUN, Pamplona, 31 May and 4 June 2019.

Activity

In teaching

 She has contributed to the preparation of 2 scientific publications:

  • “Glucose sensors with real-time information”. Revista Rol de Enfermería, Volume 32(2), February 2009; 130-131.
  • “Radiography of Diabetes”. 16/05/2009, ABC Salud newspaper.

Author of a clinical case in the “Manual de casos con pacientes estandarizados para el ECOE” (Editorial Médica Panamericana), 2022.

In research

 Ha participado en la elaboración de 2 publicaciones científicas:

  • “Sensores de glucosa con información en tiempo real” Revista Rol de Enfermería Volumen 32 (2) febrero 2009; 130-131.
  • “Radiografía de la Diabetes”. 16/05/2009, Periódico ABC Salud.

Autora de caso clínico en el “Manual de casos con pacientes estandarizados para el ECOE” Editorial Medica panamericana. Año 2022.