TEAL Health Solutions

About me:
Marie Sansotta-Allen (Director TEAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS)
As a Credentialled Diabetes Educator and Chronic Care Co-ordinator, I am passionate about delivering quality care for persons with chronic conditions with a special interest in diabetes and education. I have a varied nursing background from research, education, for patients, staff and students.

My nursing career began in 1976 but for the last ten years I have worked in general practice, promoting self-efficacy and skills to enhance empowerment of one’s condition. I work with a multidisciplinary team in a primary care setting to provide expert diabetes care.

AS an individual provider my main aim is to educate people and give them the skills to better manage their own conditions. I am also involved with staff education in how to manage patients with these conditions. Thus I want to empower people to make better choices, better control for better wellbeing.

Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is a critical element of care for all people with diabetes AND improves patient outcomes.
The overall objectives of DSME are to support informed decision-making, self-care behaviours, problem-solving and active collaboration with the health care team and to improve clinical outcomes, health status, and quality of life
Qualifications
2012 Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education (Distinction) Deakin University – Melbourne
1992 Graduate Diploma of Education (Distinction) University of Technology – Sydney
1985-89 Bachelor of Arts Degree Double major in Sociology/Industrial Relations
University of New South Wales - Sydney NSW
1982 Paediatric Certificate Graduated February 1983
The Prince of Wales Hospital - Randwick NSW
1981-82 Midwifery Certificate Graduated March 1982
Royal Hospital for Women - Paddington NSW
1976-78 General Nursing Certificate Graduated October 1978
Nurses Education Centre Prince of Wales & Prince Henry Hospitals - NSW
Consultation types:
Diabetes self-management education, Education for health professionals, Group consultation, Group education sessions, Home visits, Individual consultation, Insulin initiation and titration, Medicine review

Area of practice:
1) Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes Children & adolescents, Gestational diabetes, Pre diabetes, Pregnancy in diabetes
2) Chronic care consultancy, setting up chronic disease management items, cycle of care, staff training
3) Education services – seminars, individual sessions, conference presentations

Service delivery languages: English, Italian

Clinic/Practice is a registered:
Medicare provider, Provider with some private health insurers (depends on level of cover)

Costs: Bulk Bill EPC referrals
Private: Initial consultation $100.00, Subsequent consultation $65.00
Education and Chronic care consultancy – Price on application

rofessional Associations
◊ QNU Practice Nurse Reference Group
◊ ADEA
◊ Professional member Diabetes Qld
◊ NSW College of Nursing
◊ Thalassemia Society of NSW
◊ Fabry Support Group Australia (Committee member. Previously secretary 8 years)