Course summary

The profile of diabetes as a public health problem has never been higher, making evidence-based practice increasingly important. If you are a health professional with a specialist interest in diabetes care in primary settings, or a practitioner wishing to gain knowledge about best practice in the management of diabetes, this unique programme based on practical and case-based learning is designed to advance your skills. We uniquely offer this course face to face for in-depth interaction with our team of experts and to develop communities of practice that help you to become a highly skilled clinician. 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”.