Course summary
This course has been designed to provide advanced professional education in diabetes care for a wide range of practitioners working in primary care including general practitioners, nurses from primary care, podiatrists, and pharmacists. Practitioners gain knowledge of current best practice in the diagnosis and management of diabetes; the epidemiology of diabetes type 1 and type 2 pathophysiology; diagnosis, treatment and lifestyle modifications. Clinical learning is blended with teaching in organisational and policy context to enable clinicians to contribute more effectively to improving the design, delivery, outcomes and cost-effectiveness of services and to inform evidence-based practice. Our multi professional teaching team is comprised of locally and globally recognised clinicians from the renowned and multi award winning community-based service "Diabetes Care For You”. KEY AREAS OF STUDY
- Complications of diabetes and their management
- Epidemiology
- Lifestyle interventions and up-to-date treatment options
- Self-management and the patient perspective
- Insulin management, therapeutics and monitoring and other injectables
- Evidence-based practice in diabetes care
- Quality, safety and service improvement in clinical services
- Leadership and change management in clinical services
Modules
Please check our website in January 2025 for the modules running in the academic year 2025/26.
Assessment method
Modules are assessed by 2,000 or 3,000 word written assignments which are centred on case studies or an agreed relevant topic and presentations.
Entry requirements
This course is open to post-registration doctors and qualified practitioners with relevant clinical experience in any profession allied to medicine. This course is only open to applications from UK/ EU/ Island residents.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people. Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2024/25.
Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH