Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Postgraduate

In Canberra (Australia)

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Canberra (Australia)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

There is a global epidemic of diabetes and obesity and health professionals need to understand these diseases and be equipped to manage them. Our program is developed and delivered by international leaders in the field of diabetes and metabolic health. It provides understanding of and methods to manage diabetes, obesity and associated cardiovascular complications in the general population as well as particular groups, such as pregnant women.



This course will provide you with a unique opportunity to study with your peers and network with clinical and academic leaders. We adopt a case‑based format and offer online tutorials to facilitate discussion and analysis.



This degree is suited to pharmacists and nurses with an interest in the field.



Face-to-face teaching is delivered in the University’s new state-of-the-art Charles Perkins Centre research and education hub.



For more information, please visit the Sydney Medical School website.

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Canberra (Australia)
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Subjects

  • IT
  • Diabetes
  • Obesity
  • IT Management
  • Management

Course programme

Unit of Study6 credit points per unit of study Compulsory Unit

Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology

Stream Specific Units

Diabetes Management

Advanced Diabetes Management

Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease Management (2016)

Obesity and Pre-Diabetes Prevention and Care (2016)

General Elective Units

Bioethics, Law and Society

Clinical Ethics

Pain mechanisms and contributors

Pain Treatment and Management

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Clinical Research Development and Practice

Translating best practice into care

Clinical Psychiatry 1

Best practice in healthcare education

Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Health and Risk Communication

Public Health and Community Nutrition


Progression rules

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health) degree, students complete 24 credit points of stream specific coursework units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Price on request