This one-day course provides an overview of contemporary issues in diabetes, including updates on medication, micro and macrovascular complications and lifestyle advice.
No starting dates
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Starting date to be confirmed
- Duration: 1 day (unconfirmed)
- Fees: £310 (unconfirmed)
- Location: Northampton Square (unconfirmed)
- Course code: CS6024
Diabetes Mellitus Course overview
This course focusses on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus including overview of the disease, assessments, treatments and supporting patients.
Topics covered
- pathophysiology of diabetes
- diagnosis of diabetes
- oral hypoglycaemic agents
- insulin /administration
- DKA/Hypos
- lifestyle advice
- micro and macro complications of diabetes
Who is it for?
This course is for health care practitioners who want to undertake training or a refresher day in Type 2 diabetes.
Timetable
This course runs over one full day.
Benefits
The day is taught by practitioners in diabetes and advanced clinical practice.
The course is worth 7 hours of CPD.
What will I learn?
By the end of the day you will be able to:
- Understand what causes Type 2 diabetes
- Review the side effect of disease
- Understand lifestyle and drug treatment for patients with diabetes.
Assessment and certificates
There is no assessment.
This course is taught through face-to-face teaching, group working and facilitated group discussion.
The course is worth 7 hours of CPD.
This course is provided by the School of Health & Psychological Sciences.
Eligibility
You must be a health care practitioner to be eligible for this course.
English requirements
You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.
Recommended reading
The tutor will suggest material during the class.