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Diabetes: A Contemporary Approach (online)

University of Derby online learning

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Online

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    10 Weeks

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

This short, university credit bearing course aims to deliver a specialist focus on self management which will enable you to provide an optimum care package for the individual with diabetes.

About this course

You will:

Be able to provide evidence of previous study at Level 5 or above in a related subject area including but not limited to health and social care, social work, health promotion or youth work
Be a health care professional with access to an environment where you will be able to apply your skills to achieve the individual module learning outcomes. This does not specifically need to be employment and could include voluntary work

If you are a registered nurse but do not have a degree qualification, once you’ve completed this module you could offset the 20 credits through recognised prior learning (RPL) towards our online BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Top-Up) degree. This would reduce the number of modules you would need to study and the total cost of the course.

Alternatively, if you are a health and social care practitioner you may wish to offset the 20 credits by progressing to the online BSc (Hons) Integrative Health and Social Care (Top-Up) degree.

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Subjects

  • Approach
  • Diabetes
  • Problem
  • Assessment
  • Examine
  • Processes
  • Disease
  • Module
  • CURRENT
  • Diagnosis
  • Evidence
  • Knowledge
  • Treatment
  • Critically

Course programme

Online course description

Diabetes is recognised internationally as a major health problem.

This module will provide structured materials which will enable the practitioner to examine disease processes of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, current modes of diagnosis, assessment, treatment and contemporary management of the disease in adults.

The module aims to deliver a specialist focus on self management which will enable you to provide an optimum care package for the individual with diabetes.

On successful completion of this module you will be able to:
  • Examine multiprofessional diabetes services and illustrate an understanding of other professionals' roles and how these contribute to the service
  • Identify and critically evaluate educational strategies for clients with diabetes in order to ensure effective self management
  • Critically evaluate evidence-based knowledge related to the assessment, treatment and management of those persons with diabetes, providing an evidence base for best practice
Topics covered may include:
  • Basic principles of diabetes and its biochemistry
  • Pathophysiology
  • Clinical manifestations/features of diabetes
  • Clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes:
  • Management of type 2 diabetes
  • Management of type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Dietetic intervention
  • Management in extraordinary situations/surgery/other illnesses
  • Complications of diabetes
  • Living with diabetes
  • Organisation of care
  • Patient knowledge skills and attitude

Additional information

UK/EU fee -  £815 (2019/20) 

International fee: £815

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