PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This basic diabetes course for general practitioners and family physicians and allied health care professionals. It provides basic knowledge of diabetes including screening, diagnosis, management, and early treatment of its complications. The seminar-workshop will also include skills development and/or enhancement on insulin injection and monitoring of blood glucose which is important aspect in adherence to treatment along with this is the importance of diabetes education will be emphasized. The seminar-workshop will utilize the synchronous sessions or face to face sessions. Participants will be provided with references to read on before and even after the sessions. Cases will be discussed and analyzed during the breakout sessions with facilitators as a means of monitoring and enhancing the learning of participants. This will be the feedback and formative evaluation of the teaching-learning process. The last session will be the return demonstration and critiquing of the skills on injection and monitoring techniques.

OBJECTIVES

Objectives:<br/><br/>General: Enable the Primary Health Care Provider to deliver optimum care for persons with Diabetes and those at risk.<br/> <br/>Specific:<br/>• Establish the worldwide and national picture of diabetes.<br/>• Discuss the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and long-term consequences of hyperglycemia.<br/>• Describe the various diagnostics & screening procedures used and the different types of diabetes.<br/>• Examine the non-pharmacological management of pre-diabetes and diabetes and its prevention through lifestyle modification.<br/>• Explain the medications being used for the management of diabetes.<br/>• Demonstrate the necessary skills required for insulin injection and SMBG techniques.<br/>• Illustrate the management of diabetes in special situations.

SCHEDULE

Date/s of Conduct	Venue	Attendance
April 4-5, 2024	Ynares Event Center, Antipolo City

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