Why join the course?
Nationally, there is a drive on redesigning diabetes services towards a singular pathway across the primary/secondary care interface. NHS England has identified professional education as an essential factor in the modernisation of diabetes services and has provided funding to support the training of health professionals in diabetes care.
Audience
- General Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Community Diabetes Nurses, Trainee In-patient diabetes nurses, Medical Practitioners, Oncology, Respiratory, Renal and Cardiology Community Nurse and Advanced Care Practitioners, District Nurses, Allied Health Care Professionals, Pharmacists, Junior Doctors (F1-CT2)
- Medical or nursing degree or post-licensure status as an allied health profession active for at least 2 years
- Full GMC/nursing council registration to practice
- English language proficiency
Course description
The prime aim of this programme is to provide practitioners from different specialities with the knowledge and competencies to manage, maintain, treat and/or transfer patients with diabetes to the appropriate tier of care. The outcomes will include improved personal confidence, more effective referral in the tiered structure of diabetes care, appropriate collaboration and engagement with the specialist team(s) and intelligent use of new therapies.
The course is broken into 6 key topics:
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Diagnosis and Classification
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Prevention and Risk Evaluation
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Management of Dysglycaemia
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Complications
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Complex Active Diabetes and Multi- Morbidity
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Social and Psychological Aspects of Diabetes Care.
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The mode of study is blended e-learning with an objective patient evaluation review assessment (OPERA). The course consists of 6 weeks of e-learning, with one week introduction, which will be completed in a two-month period to allow participants to learn at a variable pace.
Online discussion among peers supported by tutors will be encouraged related to case studies or specific points of interest highlighted in the course materials.
The patient journey will be developed over the course from diagnosis through the development of complications. Where relevant students will be encouraged to use or reference their own cases and professional experiences.
Students will be expected to have reviewed all the online material and will be required to pass the 2 summative quizzes before being entered into the OPERA which is the final assessment.
- Describe the key pathophysiological disturbances that can lead to a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus including subtypes of disease and consider alternative causes of hyperglycaemia.
- Outline the mechanism and assessment of risk factors for diabetes and the national and global burden of disease.
- Develop specific, personalised and holistic diabetes care plans with patient in common and complex clinical situations, with use of guidelines and appropriate referral pathways.
- Work collaboratively and supportively with peers in an interprofessional setting, to share experiences and challenges that encourage learning.
- Integrate understanding of the psychological, cultural and socioeconomic factors which may impact patients’ lives and healthcare to inform their care.
- Identify common complications of diabetes and investigation strategies for these in the context of multimorbidity.
- Evaluate the communication of diabetes management plan and reflect on how these skills could be used in your own clinical practice.
Students will access the course material online via Canvas (our Virtual Learning Environment). The course has been developed to enable students to work through the content as flexibly as possible. Quizzes and group presentations are scheduled throughout the six-week programme.
Students will need to be available virtually on specific days for the case presentations.
Schedule:
There will be an online introduction to the course via MS Teams scheduled on the 19 May 2025, Monday before the course is due to start.
Six weeks online learning plus an introduction session starts on 20 May 2025, with one day online OPERA assessment on 7 August 2025.
Expert’s Tutorial will be held via MS Teams at 5pm for approximately 75mins. These sessions will be held on 4th, 19th June and 4th July
Presentations via MS Teams will be held on week 2, 4 and 6 for approximately 1.5 hours (Time: TBC).
Any individual meetings with Tutors (via MS Teams) will need to be arranged directly between the student and Tutor.
Certification
This is a credit bearing standalone module. After successful completion of the assessment, students will receive a transcript for 15 credits at Level 7.
Past students have said...
“The course was very comprehensive and covered what every healthcare professional who will work in the of diabetes needs to know. It taught me so much about the pathophysiology of diabetes as well as the complications. This course would be a huge help to healthcare professionals looking to specialise in diabetes care and management.”
“The layout and content were excellent. Understanding the basic pathophysiology to managing the patient is what I needed. The quality was good - tutorials, contents, and assignments.”
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