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Unit of Study CMM81001 - Managing Diabetes as a Chronic Condition (2020)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit will have a mandatory 4 day workshop at the Gold Coast campus. Please refer to the unit site in MySCU for further details.

Unit description

Introduces students to diabetes management strategies including: different technologies to monitor blood glucose levels; glucose-lowering medicines and injection technique; nutrition therapy; physical activity guidelines; and approaches to psychosocial assessment. Comprehensive person-centred assessment and care planning methods are explored. The interdisciplinary nature of diabetes education and management is examined.

Unit content

  • Principles of diabetes management
  • Nutrition therapy
  • Physical activity and sedentary behaviour
  • Self-monitoring of blood glucose
  • Diabetes medications management
  • Psychosocial issues in diabetes

The unit learning outcomes address elements from Domain 1 (Clinical Practice), 3 (Research and Quality Improvement) and 5 (Leadership and Advocacy) of the National Competency Standards for Credentialled Diabetes Educators.

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Location Domestic International
Online
Study Period3
Study Period3

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 discuss the relationships and referral processes within the multidisciplinary healthcare team
2 demonstrate problem solving skills to manage hypoglycaemia
3 explain the use of self-monitoring of blood glucose and interpret results
4 critically appraise literature and translate evidence into practice
5 apply nutrition therapy and physical activity guidelines to the management of pre-diabetes and diabetes
6 compare and contrast glucose lowering medications used in diabetes management
7 identify the psychosocial issues associated with diabetes self-management

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. discuss the relationships and referral processes within the multidisciplinary healthcare team
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. demonstrate problem solving skills to manage hypoglycaemia
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. explain the use of self-monitoring of blood glucose and interpret results
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. critically appraise literature and translate evidence into practice
    • GA1:
  5. apply nutrition therapy and physical activity guidelines to the management of pre-diabetes and diabetes
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  6. compare and contrast glucose lowering medications used in diabetes management
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  7. identify the psychosocial issues associated with diabetes self-management
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

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