Who is this course for?

• Podiatrists

   Delivery mode: Online

   Course Duration: 6 hours to complete at your own pace.

 CPD: 6 hours

Course Overview

People living with diabetes are encouraged to see their podiatrist at least twice a year as part of the Annual Cycle of Care. Therefore, in your role as a podiatrist, you have many opportunities to support people living with diabetes and help them reduce their chance of diabetes-related foot complications. This course will provide you with increased knowledge and understanding of diabetes, enabling you to have meaningful conversations with people living with diabetes using simple, clear language.

By completing this course you will:

• Update your knowledge on diabetes and it’s management.
• Be provided with examples of appropriate language to create awareness of the link between foot care and overall diabetes management that is meaningful for the person living with diabetes.
• Improve your ability to support the person living with diabetes with practical tools such as; how to ask the right questions, what steps to take when faced with a healthy or at risk foot, when to give advice and when to refer your client on.
• Minimise complications to the foot, through referral, foot care education and follow-up.

“Diabetes in Practice for Podiatrists is a wonderful user friendly resource to give practitioners a better understanding of diabetes. Foot complications are a common consequence of diabetes and this course enables you to have a supportive conversation with the person living with diabetes to help avoid preventable foot complications.”                     Dr Frances Henshaw Lecturer in Podiatry Podiatric Medicine Western Sydney University

Course Summary: 

The course has 11 modules, with scenarios and knowledge checks throughout and one assessment.

1. Introduction
2. What is diabetes
3. Risk factors for type 2 diabetes
4. Blood glucose levels
5. Acute complications – Hyperglycaemia
6. Acute complications – Hypoglycaemia
7. Chronic complications
8. Living well with diabetes
9. Prevention and detection of chronic complications
10. NDSS, Diabetes Organisations and Medicare
11. Talking the talk

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

If you are looking to increase your technical diabetes knowledge and learn more about the pathophysiology of diabetes please refer to our course Diabetes Essentials 2018.