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www.idfdiabeteschool.org/COC/GP-Ke-training
The Global Diabetes Education GatewayThe IDF School of Diabetes is Accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education[EACCME]*
Enrol & Earn8 EACCME®s and 20 CPD points
IDF Certified Course forPrimary Care Physiciansand General Practitioners
Course objectivesTo provide up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and enhance the core skills of primary care physicians and general practitioners in Kenya, to address the prevention, early detection and management of diabetes.
*Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACMME credits to AMA credits can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme
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IDF Certified Course forPrimary Care Physicians and General Practitioners
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Contact us:Kenya email: [email protected] Secretariat: [email protected]
www.idfdiabeteschool.org/COC/GP-Ke-training
Target audienceGeneral Practitioners, Primary care physicians, Family physicians, or any Medical doctor involved in diabetes management and care in Kenya.
Course modules 1. Introduction to diabetes mellitus:
Epidemiology and pathophysiology2. Diagnosis, initial evaluation and glycaemic
target3. Non-pharmacological management of type
2 diabetes4. IDF Clinical practice recommendations for
type 2 diabetes5. Pharmacological management: Blood
glucose-lowering medicines6. Pharmacological management: Insulin
therapy7. Diabetes T1 and T2 in pregnancy8. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
Complementary modulesEarn one extra CME credit, on on completion of each of the IDF Short Courses- Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes- Diabetic Retinopathy- Diabetes & CVD
www.idfdiabeteschool.org/Shortcourse
Course modalitiesCourse language:English
Course duration:The course should be completed within 6 months of the date of enrolment.
Module duration:~60 Minutes per module (excluding webcasts and additional reading)
Device & browsers:PC, tablet and smartphoneIE 9 and above; Chrome and Firefox (preferably latest versions); IOS 9 and above (all iPad &android devices)
Assessment and criteria- Completion of all course modules- Final Assessment (50 multiple choice
questions, within 1hour)
Certification- “Certificate of Achievement, EACCME
and CPD Points” & Transcript (score of 80% or above in the final assessment)
- “Certificate of Participation & EACCME and CPD Points (score of less than 80% in the final assessment)