Enhancing Diabetes Care in Professional Practice

Course information:
Start Date: 23 March 2020

Study Day 1: 6 April 2020 Study Day 2: 27 July 2020

Venue: Southern House, Otterbourne, Winchester, SO21 2RU

Duration: 6 months

Notional Study Time: 300 hours

Delivery: eLearning supported by 2 study days

Course Assessment: 2,000 word written portfolio (40%) 3,000 word case study (60%) Coursework 100%

Course Content:

This multi-professional course focuses upon the assessment and management of the individual with, or at risk of developing, diabetes and its precursor, metabolic syndrome. It will focus on the prevention, recognition and management of metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Importance is placed on a patient centred approach, the health needs of the individual, health promotion and self-empowerment, whilst acknowledging the professional, political and social climate within which services are provided. On completion of the course, successful students will be able to suggest, initiate and vary treatment in response to individual needs. They will demonstrate sound knowledge of the literature relevant to diabetes and metabolic syndrome in relation to cardiovascular complications and an insight into the strategic approaches to delivery of care, to empower them to participate effectively in managing patients with or at risk of developing diabetes.

Course Aim:

This course is aimed at any health care professional who participates in the assessment, management and delivery of care for people with or at risk of developing diabetes.

Knowledge and Understanding: Successful students will typically be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the pathophysiology of the development of diabetes and cardiovascular complications, including an understanding of the vascular complications and apply this to complex patient scenarios.
2. Critically analyse the relationship between risk factors and the complications of diabetes.

Skills and Attributes: Successful students will typically be able to:

1. Critically analyse current national and international guidelines relating to the prevention and management of diabetes, and apply these to different complex clinical situations.
2. Critically appraise the evidence to support the strategies available to promote behavioural change.
3. Interpret patient history & clinical data in order to holistically assess people with, or at risk of, diabetes and, to then plan & implement appropriate therapeutic interventions or referrals.
4. Critically analyse the evidence to support the use of different pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies for the reduction of cardiovascular complications the treatment of diabetes and the prevention of cardiovascular disease then apply these in a range of complex patient scenarios.

To book a place, please go to:
https://store.educationforhealth.org/product?catalog=DIAB6C2004XA

EE Wessex will pay £500 towards each place, students will pay the remaining £310 on application. Students outside of HEE Wessex wishing to attend will pay the full price.
Payment code: DIABWESSEX-7236
Please note, this code can only be used by General Practice Nurses employed by GP’s in Wessex

For further information, contact Suraj Nahar on customersupport@educationforhealth.org