Diabetes Intensive Training - July - September 2016
Course Directors: Vinaya Simha, MBBS, Frank Kennedy, M.D., Amy Koenigs, APRN, C.N.P.
The Diabetes Intensive Training online didactic is a comprehensive web based graduate credit level professional enhancement course. Diabetes Intensive Training is an online self-paced 12 week course through Blackboard Learn. The course is offered on a quarterly basis. The curriculum includes a pretest, 16 modules for study, a post-test requiring an 80% passing score for continuing education credit, and a required survey evaluation of the course at completion. The 16 modules each take an average of two hours to complete and include self-assessments and case studies. Course content includes diabetes pathophysiology, interventions, insulin, comprehensive diabetes evaluation (history and exam), hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, care of the fasting patient, (peri and post-operative), billing and coding, hypertension/nephropathy, metabolic syndrome/nutrition/obesity, hyperlipidemia, behavioral modification/diabetes education, and neuropathy, gestational diabetes/diabetes in pregnancy, intensive insulin therapy and referrals. Currently the curriculum is offered to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses with a current license without restrictions.
Registration Fee: $1,240.00
To register for this course, please create your profile (click log in upper right hand corner). When your profile is completed, return to this page and select your sessions.
AMA Credit:
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 32.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Explain how the principles of theory and research of nursing and medicine integrate into a comprehensive health care plan for patients with diabetes including prevention, promotion and treatment
- Describe the application of evidence based and clinical guidelines in treatment of diabetes inpatient and outpatient management.
- Identify medical education resources pertaining to current topics in diabetes management (prevention, promotion and treatment).
Attendance at this Mayo course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Available Credit
- 32.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™