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GPN10: Diabetes
Semester 1 | Credits: 10
Diabetes is a postgraduate module offered to health care professionals as a component of Masters in Diabetes, Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Primary Care and also as a stand alone module.The main learning objective of this module is to improve the management of patients with diabetes. This course has been developed so that the tutors and teachers involved are local experts and specialists in the area and involves a multidisciplinary approach. The aim of the course is to offer an excellent learning resource and also offer an opportunity to build support with specialists in secondary care. This module has been developed for allied health professionals including general practitioners, practice nurses, hospital and community nurses and dieticians and is aimed to address the learning needs of those managing patients with this condition. This course is ICGP accredited.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- • Demonstrate competency in diagnosis, screening and classification of patients with diabetes
- • Critically analyse the challenges of diabetes control, monitoring and self-management education
- • Implement appropriate structure of care for patients with diabetes
- • Integrate health behaviours methodology in the care of patients with diabetes
- • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the appropriate use of therapeutics in diabetes
- • Demonstrate the ability to recognise and manage acute and chronic diabetes complications
- • Implement appropriate screening and pathways of care for pregnancy and diabetes
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- SEAN FINBARR DINNEEN:
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- PAUL WILLIAM GORMLEY:
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- BREDA KELLEHER:
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- MARI MORAN:
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- EVA FLYNN:
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- Derek O'Keeffe:
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Reading List
- "A Practical Guide to Integrated Diabetes Care" by n/a
- "Additional recommended and supplemental references per weekly unit." by n/a
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.