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Short course 10 CPD points

Diabetes Management

By Daktari Online Facilitated by Fridah Jepkosgei 20k views

Overview

Introduction

Enhance your clinical skills and competencies to effectively educate
people with diabetes, to promote healthy lifestyles and effective
self-management for optimal diabetes control.

About This Course

This online course is targeted at Kenyan HCPs with a particular interest in diabetes to provide patient-centered care. The course has a total of 17 modules exploring various topics ranging from prevention and management, pharmacologic therapies, complications, and the role of nurses in delivering diabetes care. 


Each module
consists of 10 pre-tests and 10 post-test questions in a multiple-choice
format and an educational video having case studies and practical clinical-based examples on the delivery of diabetes care.

The content of this course has been developed by the Kenya Diabetes Study Group faculty.

On successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a course completion e-Certificate and get CPD points.

This course serves as a pilot program to address the current gap in the delivery of diabetes training that has currently been occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. We seek to progress on to a fully digitized online learning platform to ensure widespread dissemination of diabetes knowledge to all cadres of healthcare professionals countrywide involved in diabetes healthcare delivery.

Course Features

Benefits for learners:
  •     Evidence-based latest clinical recommendations
  •     Continued professional development and learning
  •     E-Certificate awarded on successful completion of the course 
  •     Course Delivery: Online modular platform hosted by Daktari Online
  •     CPD Accreditation: KMPDC: 10 points, COC, NCK & PPB: provided by Daktari Online
  •     Endorsed by:  Kenya Diabetes Study Group (KDSG)

 

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Target Audience

All Cadres

Cadre

Medical Doctor
Dentist
Clinical Officer
Medical Student
Nurse
Public Health Officer

Curriculum · 17 chapters

  1. Introduction to Diabetes
  2. Microvascular complications of Diabetes
  3. Macrovascular complications of Diabetes
  4. Diabetic emergencies
  5. Nutritional Aspects of Diabetes
  6. Exercises & Diabetes
  7. Oral hypoglycemic agents used in the treatment of Diabetes
  8. Insulin Initiation and Intensification
  9. Monitoring and self-care of Diabetes
  10. Diabetes in Pregnancy
  11. Fasting and Diabetes
  12. Management of Type 1 Diabetes
  13. Management of Type 1 Diabetes
  14. Diabetes Foot care
  15. Diabetes Education in a Clinic Setting
  16. Mental health
  17. COVID & Diabetes
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