Program Overview
The Diabetes continuous professional development course enhances the skills and knowledge of healthcare practitioners in effectively managing diabetes mellitus. Delivered online with clinical workshops, the program covers key areas in diabetes care, including diagnosis, structured care, lifestyle modification, and therapeutics. Assessed through online participation and a practice-based assignment, the course empowers graduates to develop comprehensive management plans for diabetic patients, improving their overall care.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Diabetes is a continuous professional development course designed for healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses, to enhance their knowledge and skills in managing diabetes mellitus effectively. The course emphasizes the development of a structured system of care that empowers patients to manage their diabetes and lifestyle effectively.
Outline:
The course runs for three months, from September to December, and is delivered entirely online. It consists of ten distance learning units, each lasting 1-2 weeks, supported by two online clinical workshop days. Each unit is tutored by a designated specialist.
Key areas covered in the online learning units:
- Diagnosis of diabetes
- Diabetes control & monitoring; self-management education
- Structured diabetes care
- Lifestyle modification
- Therapeutics of diabetes—glucose-lowering agents
- Therapeutics of diabetes—insulin
- Acute complications of diabetes; driving and travel for patients with diabetes
- Preventing cardiovascular disease in diabetes
- Preventing diabetic eye, kidney and foot disease
- Diabetes and pregnancy.
Key areas covered in the online clinical workshops:
- Lifestyle and diabetes
- Obesity
- The diabetic foot
- Therapeutics in diabetes, monitoring devices, blood pressure management in diabetes, diabetic emergencies, insulin and pumps
- Behaviour change in chronic diseases
- Diabetes cycle of care, practice IT system support
Assessment:
The course is assessed through online participation and e-tivities, and an end-of-course assignment. The breakdown for this assessment is as follows:
- 45%: continuous assessment (e-tivities and online participation)
- 55%: practice-based assignment on completion of course
Teaching:
The course is delivered by experts in diabetic care through online distance learning and workshops.
Careers:
The course aims to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge to deliver comprehensive management plans for their diabetic patients, improving the overall care of this patient group. The course is designed for allied health care practitioners currently involved in the care of patients with diabetes, including general practitioners, practice nurses, hospital-based nurses, dietiticians, and podiatrists.
Fees: EU €1,035 p.a. (including levy) 2024/25 Fees: Tuition €1,000 p.a. 2024/25 Fees: Student levy €35 p.a. 2024/25 Fees: Non EU €2,035 p.a. 2024/25
