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Diabetes Essentials

Who It's for

Any health professional

Duration

12 hours

Modules

4 modules

CPD

12 hours

Price

$295 AUD

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About the Course

Diabetes Essentials is a comprehensive learning program which covers all aspects of diabetes from diagnosis to management. The online interactive course will provide you with the latest best practice information on diabetes including the pathophysiology of diabetes, diabetes management principles, and prevention of complications.

Learning outcomes:

  • 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

 

This course has been endorsed for 12 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours.

If you are wanting to learn more about practical ways to improve your ability to support the person living with diabetes we have a range of ‘ Diabetes in Practice’ courses for specific health professions such as nurses, pharmacists, podiatrists and allied health professionals. See our full range of courses here.

 

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  • Managing diabetes
  • Pregnancy and diabetes
  • Meaningful monitoring
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  • Lifestyle – nutrition
  • Lifestyle – physical activity
  • Medication used to manage diabetes
  • Understanding hypoglycaemia
  • Understanding hyperglycaemia
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  • Travel
  • Diabetes’ impact on life
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  • Screening for complications
  • Microvascular complications
  • Macrovascular complications
Module 4: Conditions related to diabetes
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • PCOS
This eLearning course provides a certificate of completion once all the modules have been completed and the knowledge checks passed. Participants are able to earn continuing professional development hours and are offered further reading and resources on diabetes management and pathophysiology upon completion. “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.” The Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) have endorsed this course for 12 CPD hours." } ["_course_breakdown_0_course_breakdown_description"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(19) "field_5cf88052631fd" } ["course_breakdown"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(1) "1" } ["_course_breakdown"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(19) "field_5cf88025631fb" } ["thumbnail_image"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "5017" } ["_thumbnail_image"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(19) "field_5d75ec493e283" } ["display_form_for_pharmacy"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(1) "0" } ["_display_form_for_pharmacy"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(19) "field_5e72f23c0a06e" } ["_aioseop_keywords"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(123) "continuing professional development , pathophysiology of diabetes, diabetes education, diabetes course, diabetes essentials" } ["_aioseop_description"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(145) "Our Diabetes Essentials Course provides a strong understanding of the pathophysiology of diabetes & diabetes education for health professionals. " } ["_aioseop_title"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(52) "Diabetes Essentials Course- CPD Training & Education" } }

Price

  • $295 AUD

Diabetes Qualified members receive a 10% discount, contact us for your coupon code.

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Course Structure

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

Module 1: Diabetes basics

  • Before diabetes
  • Understanding diabetes
  • How diabetes is diagnosed
  • Managing diabetes
  • Pregnancy and diabetes
  • Meaningful monitoring

Module 2: Living with diabetes

  • Lifestyle – nutrition
  • Lifestyle – physical activity
  • Medication used to manage diabetes
  • Understanding hypoglycaemia
  • Understanding hyperglycaemia
  • Sick days and surgery
  • Travel
  • Diabetes’ impact on life

Module 3: Screening for complications

  • Screening for complications
  • Microvascular complications
  • Macrovascular complications

Module 4: Conditions related to diabetes

  • Metabolic syndrome
  • PCOS

This eLearning course provides a certificate of completion once all the modules have been completed and the knowledge checks passed. Participants are able to earn continuing professional development hours and are offered further reading and resources on diabetes management and pathophysiology upon completion.

“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.”

The Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) have endorsed this course for 12 CPD hours.

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