Certified Online Courses FAQs
Certified Online Courses FAQs
All Health professionals involved in diabetes prevention, management and care. These courses are specifically targeted to Diabetes Educators, Primary Care Physicians, General practitioners and Specialists.
You can enrol for the course at any time. Visit our Certified online courses pagefor more details.
All courses are open and can be accessed 24 hours a day 7 days a week. However, in order to consolidate your learning you may access 2 modules per week from the date of enrolment. Additionally, each course must be completed within 6 months of the date of enrolment. If the course is not completed within this period, the learner’s access to the course will be disabled and they will have to enrol again.
Yes, the course modules are designed to be very flexible and all materials are available online.
Each course contains a customised set of modules that have been designed to address the ongoing needs of all health professionals involved in diabetes prevention, care and management.
IDF Certified Course for Primary Care Physicians and General Practitioners
On completion of this course you should be able to:
IDF Certified Course for Specialist
On completion of this course you should be able to:
IDF Certified Course for Diabetes Educator
On completion of this course you should be able to:
Yes, selections of free trial modules are available here.
IDF Certified Course for Primary Care Physicians and General Practitioners
IDF Certified Course for Specialist
IDF Certified Course for Diabetes Educators
Maximum course duration is 5-6 weeks. On average, each course requires at least two hours a week.
At present the courses are only available in English. However, we anticipate that translation to other languages will be considered at a future stage.
Operating Systems: Windows 7 and newer, Mac OSX 10.6 and newer, Linux - chromeOS.
Browsers: You must update to the newest version of whatever browser you are using. We recommend using Chrome, Firefox or Safari, beta versions of browsers are not supported and Internet Explorer is problematic. Please make sure that your web browser has JavaScript and cookies enabled.
Minimum Internet Speed Requirements:
A minimum 2 Mbps connection is required.
Where can I go to test my internet speed?
You can test your internet speed at speedtest.net
System Requirements :
We recommend you to update your web browser to the latest version available.
For PC-based Users:
Internet Explorer 11.0, Mozilla Firefox 52.0, Google Chrome 57.0 (JavaScript and Java enabled)
Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection (2 Mbps bandwidth recommended)
Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM (recommended)
For Mac-based User:
Safari 10.1, Firefox 52.0, Google Chrome 5.0 (JavaScript and Java enabled) or the latest
version of each web browser Mac OS X 10.5 – Leopard or newer Intel processor (1GB of RAM or
better recommended) Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection (2 Mbps bandwidth recommended)
Tablet and Smartphones:
The website will support iPad 9.3.5 operating system or latest version of iOS.
Accessible for devices iPad 2 and above, iPad Air2
Android tablets with Android OS 7.0 like LG nexus 6p and others.
Do I really need a headset?
Yes, all the course modules consist of voice over, however you have an option to mute the voice and read the voice over transcript.
Do I need a webcam?
Webcam is not a requirement to access the course.
Yes. All stages within the course that have been taken from start to finish, will be marked as “Completed”. This includes the Initial self-evaluation, Modules, Final self-evaluation and Assessment. In order to proceed to the Final-evaluation, Assessment and to retrieve your certificate, all stages beforehand will need to be marked as “completed”.
We have intentionally presented the modules in a specific order that we feel will help you understand the course as a whole. For this reason we recommend you take these modules in the order they are listed in. For this reason, we have added a module locking system into each course that will help direct your learning; you will be able to access two modules per week, from the date you purchased the course. Modules will be periodically unlocked regardless of whether you have attempted them. Once all modules are unlocked you may take them in any order you wish, however you must complete the initial and final self-evaluations and all modules before taking the assessment.
Every module is approximately 60 mins of duration. Each module starts with 5 Pre-test Learning questions and ends with 5 Post-test Learning questions.
Yes. There is an inbuilt facility in the module known as Bookmarking. Once you close the module, on re-opening it, you will be asked a question. “Do you wish to resume from where you left”. Please click on “Yes” option to continue from the same slide.
Yes. Once you close the module, on re-opening it, you will be asked a question. “Do you wish to resume from where you left”. Please click on “Yes” option to continue from the same slide.
The Final course mark is based on your performance at the assessment. The course assessment will only be available to take once:
Assessment:
The Assessment will be a set of 50 Multiple Choice based questions based on the content
covered in all modules. Some questions may have contextual elements. There will be a
time restriction of 1 hour to complete all questions.
For any further information, please contact us through the contact form.
IDF online courses and short courses are accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). 1 European CME credit (ECMEC®) will be awarded for each hour of online learning (60 minutes of actual e-learning excluding introductions etc.)
| Course | European CME Credit(s) |
| Diabetes Educators | 11 |
| Primary Care Physicians and General Practitioners | 8 |
| Specialists | 13 |
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 EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at
www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme
The course fees are as following:
| Country Category* | Diabetes Educators | Primary Care Physicians and General Practitioners | Specialists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income countries (LIC) | 50€ | 100€ | 200€ |
| Others | 75€ | 150€ | 300€ |
*The Low-income countries (LIC) is categories as per the World Bank Classification.
You can pay online with a credit or debit card when you register for the course.
Please contact us for group registrations.
Once you have completed the payment process, you will be able to access the modules immediately. If you experience any issues, please contact us. contact form.
Yes, an automatic receipt of payment will be sent to the email connected with your account. Should you not receive it, please check your spam/junk folder before contacting us to request a duplicate receipt.
Yes, invoices can be provided on request. Please contact us through the contact form if you require an invoice in addition to the payment receipt.
No, all course fees are non- refundable.
On completion of all the course modules and after passing the final exam with a minimum score of 80%, you will get an option to ‘Generate Certificate’. Click on this option to print or save your certificate in pdf format.
If you have additional questions or require further information, please contact us through the contact form.
Yes, payment by bank transfer is also possible. Please contact us for details.
If you have additional questions or require further information, please contact us through the contact form.
If you have additional questions or require further information, please contact us through the contact form.
Yes, payment by bank transfer is also possible. Please contact us for details.
The modules may not display correctly on launch due to flash files not being activated in the browser.
Please take the following steps to activate flash files in your browser:
1. Go to browser settings
2. Go to advanced settings
3. Go to Privacy and click on content settings
4. Scroll and go to Flash section, and click on “Run Flash files”
5. Save settings
6. Refresh the link
Please contact us, if the issue persists.