Postgraduate - UnitMCM5607 - Diabetes

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of General Practice
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Dr Craig Hassed

Synopsis

Diabetes is a common disease of increasing prevalence in Australia and the rest of the world and is major source of preventable morbidity and mortality. Much of the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diabetic patients falls on the shoulders of General Practitioners. This unit will enhance the skills and knowledge of General Practitioners on all aspects of diabetes mellitus diagnosis and management and lifestyle modification and will include utilisation of medical specialists and diabetes support services.

Outcomes

By the completion of this unit students should be able to:

Describe the aetiology, prevalence and pathophysiology of diabetes.
Improve skills in diabetic screening and diagnosis.
Manage both type 1 and type 2 diabetes effectively and with a holistic perspective.
Manage diabetic emergencies.
Develop and implement a care plan including attention to relevant lifestyle factors.
Monitor diabetic patients effectively.
Identify, treat and/or refer diabetic complications early and effectively.
Describe special areas of diabetic management.
Utilise diabetic support services and networks effectively.

Assessment

Case study (40%)
Pre course and post course audit (60%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Craig Hassed

Prohibitions

DFM3007.