Diabetes Essentials

Diabetes Essentials

Cost: $325 AUD

12 months access

 


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Who is this course for?

  • Any health professional who would like to increase their technical diabetes knowledge and learn more about the pathophysiology of diabetes.

 

   Delivery mode: Online

   Course Duration: 12 hours to complete at your own pace.

 CPD: 12 hours

 

Course Overview

Diabetes Essentials will provide you with the latest best practice information on diabetes including pathophysiology, diabetes management principles, and prevention of complications.

The Diabetes Essentials course received a full content update in 2018. 

By completing this course , you will:

  • Understand diabetes causation, treatment and management principles
  • Be aware of prevention, detection and treatment of the different diabetes related chronic complications
  • Have an understanding of the essential components of the self-management of diabetes
  • Know how to recognise diabetes complications and the appropriate treatment plan, including when to refer to another Health Professional

Course Summary: 

The course has 4 modules, with chapters, scenarios and knowledge checks throughout.

Module 1: Diabetes basics

  1. Before diabetes
  2. Understanding diabetes
  3. How diabetes is diagnosed
  4. Managing diabetes
  5. Pregnancy and diabetes
  6. Meaningful monitoring

Module 2: Living with diabetes

  1. Lifestyle – nutrition
  2. Lifestyle – physical activity
  3. Medication used to manage diabetes
  4. Understanding hypoglycaemia
  5. Understanding hyperglycaemia
  6. Sick days and surgery
  7. Travel
  8. Diabetes’ impact on life

Module 3: Screening for complications

  1. Screening for complications
  2. Microvascular complications
  3. Macrovascular complications

Module 4: Conditions related to diabetes

  1. Metabolic syndrome
  2. PCOS

Once all the modules have been completed and the knowledge checks passed a ‘certificate of completion’ is provided.  There is also a further reading and resources document provided.

“This course is endorsed by ACN according to our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Endorsed Course Standards. It has been allocated 12 CPD hours according to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia – Continuing Professional Development Standard.”

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It is a COMPLUSORY PRE-REQUISITE that you have completed the initial face to face program before completing this Refresher program, otherwise you are not eligible to become a BEAT IT Trainer. BEAT IT Trainer Refresher includes six modules which have been developed by Accredited Exercise Physiologists, Accredited Practising Dietitians and Credentialled Diabetes Educators. The content covers chronic disease in Australia, the physical activity guidelines, diabetes, acute & chronic complications, exercise considerations and recommendations, and nutrition for physical activity.

In addition to refreshing BEAT IT Trainers with how to run a successful BEAT IT program, with the program now includes the added bonuses of advertising and ongoing support. A mark of greater than 80% in required in order to successfully complete the program requirements.

Prior to registering into the online course, it is your responsibly to ensure you have a current CPR certificate and have completed the BEAT IT Trainer face to face program.