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Management of Type 2 Diabetes course for Medical Doctors

Speciality Classification
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 minutes
Subject matter expert
e-Learning for Healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity
Endorsed By
NHS Health Education England

This session aims to outline the management of type 2 diabetes in children and young people.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • Outline the management goals of type 2 diabetes
  • Explain the use of metformin in children and young people with type 2 diabetes
  • Describe the other drugs used in type 2 diabetes management
  • Explain the differences in management for type 1 and type 2 diabetes

This session outlines the management of type 2 diabetes in children and young people (CYP).


PRM123
Entry Requirements / Prerequisites

Before commencing this session you should:

Complete all the sessions from Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Ongoing Management of Type 1 Diabetes

Instructors / Speakers
Jan Idkowiak,
Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Endocrinology

Jan is National GRID Trainee in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham and NIHR Academic Lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

He has been awarded with a PhD on his thesis on the molecular regulation of androgen biosynthesis in 2015.

He is interested in androgen excess and deficiency conditions, obesity and early markers of metabolic disease progression.

Juliana Chizo Agwu,
Consultant Paediatrician in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Dr Chizo Agwu. MBBS, MRCP, PCME, MSc, FRCPCH is also an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer/Deputy Admissions Tutor at University of Birmingham and RCPCH Principal Regional Examiner for West Midlands.

Other International/National Roles related to diabetes include:

  • Member Executive Advisory council of ISPAD (International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes)
  • Paediatric Section Editor: Diabetes Digest Journal
  • Member NICE Guideline Development Group: Diabetes Foot 2013 to March 2015
  • Immediate Past National Chairman, Association of Children’s Diabetes Clinicians UK
Delivery
Title
Management of Type 2 Diabetes course for Medical Doctors
Speciality Classification
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Child and family health, Child health/paediatrics/immunisation, Children and young peoples health, Diabetes, Maternal-child, Paediatric, Paediatric endocrinology, Paediatric and Neonatal Care, Paediatric Dentistry
Location
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 minutes
Location
Online
Access Duration (in months)
12
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