Master Advanced Practice (Diabetes Care)

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King's College London

Comments about Master Advanced Practice (Diabetes Care) - At the institution - London - Greater London

• Entry requirements
  This programme aims to equip all health professionals working with patients who have diabetes mellitus either in specialist of primary care settings with the knowledge and skills they need to provide effective care.
• Academic title
  MSc, PG Dip, PG Cert Advanced Practice (Diabetes Care)
• Course description
  Programme description
  - The pathway has been developed by national and international experts in diabetes.
  - The pathway provides opportunities for flexible and computer-based distance learning.
  - The modules that make up the pathway provide an in-depth account of diabetes and its management from all perspectives.
  
  This pathway is designed to equip all health professionals working with patients who have diabetes mellitus either in specialist or primary care settings with the knowledge and skills they need to provide effective care. The pathway will also provide training in research methods and the methods of evidence-based healthcare. Through this training you will produce a systematic review of a diabetes specific topic and undertake a substantial research or service development project relevant to your own area of practice. The pathway contains the following diabetes specific modules:
  
  - Diabetes in Primary Care
  - Diabetes Theoretical & Practical Aspects (for hospital based practitioners)
  - Psychological Problems & Treatment in Diabetes
  - Diabetes Education & Management
  - Intensive Insulin Therapy (including pump training)
  
  Pathways
  
  Diabetes in primary care; Diabetes theoretical and practical aspects (for hospital based practitioners); Psychological problems and treatment in diabetes; Diabetes education and management; Intensive insulin therapy (including pump training).
  
  Programme format and assessment
  The majority of assessment is by coursework; some courses are also assessed by one examination.
  

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