Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

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Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

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12685 learners enrolled

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	Course overview
	CME Accreditation
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	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
	Course leaflet (PDF version)

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Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

1283293 Views

60 Min

English

4.6 (5365 ratings)

12685 learners enrolled

Course overview:

This course covers the prevalence of prediabetes, various clinical trials in the prevention of diabetes, treatment options and guideline recommendations. We also provide an overview of the impact and levels of diabetes prevention, and discuss the importance of communication.

Benefits for learners:

	Evidence-based latest clinical recommendations
	Continued professional development and learning
	IDF Certificate of Completion
	CME from the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)
	Be part of a global multidisciplinary community of diabetes professionals

Course duration:

60 min. self-paced learning to be completed within a month of enrolment.

Assessment & Award:

Complete all the section of this online course to be awarded with the IDF "Certificate of Completion" and one European CME credit.

What will you learn?

	Prevalence of prediabetes
	Definition of prediabetes
	Overview of impact and levels of prevention of diabetes
	Appreciate individual vs. population-based approach

	Various aspects of community health assessment and intervention
	Overview on the epidemiology and databases
	Treatment options and guideline recommendations
	Discuss the importance of communication

Course overview

Who is eligible?

	All health professionals involved in diabetes management and care are eligible to take the course.
	In particular, health professionals who work in isolated, remote settings and lack access to latest evidence-based education resources.

How does the course work?

	To obtain your IDF Certificate of Completion and one European CME credit, you should work through the content in the following order.
	You should start each section by clicking on the launch button. After completion of each section, the next section will be unlocked.
	Module learning starts with 10 Pre-test questions and ends with 10 Post-test Learning questions, either which are in multiple choice format (MCQs).

Minimum system requirements

Windows 7 and above, Mac OS X v10 or later, Linux- Chrome OS
Internet Explorer 9 and above; Google Chrome; Safari and Firefox; iOS 9 and above (all iPad & android devices)

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Assessment & Award

You must complete all the section of this online course to be awarded with the IDF "Certificate of Completion" and one European CME credit.

CME Accreditation

The European Accreditation Council accredits this online course for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).
1 European CME credit (ECMEC®) will be awarded on successful completion of this course.

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

About the Author and Conflicts of Interest

Dr Rogério T. Ribeiro

Researcher at the Education and Research Centre (ERC) of APDP - Diabetes Portugal and at the Centre for the Study of Chronic Diseases (CEDOC) - NOVA Medical School

Dr Ribeiro has a degree in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon and studied for his PhD at the faculty of Medical Sciences, NOVA Medical School of Lisbon. Currently he is a researcher at the Education and Research Centre (ERC) of the Portuguese Diabetes Association (APDP) and at the Centre for the Study of Chronic Diseases (CEDOC) of Nova Medical School.

Since 1999, he has pursued research in the field of diabetes, beginning with animal and cellular models he now works clinically looking at diabetes prevention and management. He has participated in several European and national research projects including the Joint Action CHRODIS, MANAGE CARE, EU-CDEC and PRE-START.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

It is IDF’s policy that all authors, reviewers, and planners disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity.

The authors reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:

Declaration of Conflict of Interest:

The author has received no funding, payments or benefits from any commercial entity.

Additional contributor(s)

Belma Malanda, Sameer Pathan, Romina Savuleac, Lorenzo Piemonte and Anne Wiebke Ohlrogge

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Course practical information

	What will you learn?
	Course overview
	CME Accreditation
	About Author(s) and Conflicts of Interest
	Course rating and feedback
	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
	Course leaflet (PDF version)