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Unit of Study PBHL6001 - Diabetes Management in Health Systems and Settings (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains professional experience learning/ laboratory activities that require students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the Professional Experience Learning and/or stipulated Laboratory Activity which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/healthplacements Please note Full Covid-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement associated with the placement element of this unit of study. This requirement has been stipulated by the placement providers. It is strongly recommended that only students who meet this requirement enrol in this unit.

Unit description

Introduces students to models of care and business management concepts related to diabetes services.  The scope of practice of the diabetes educator is explored, along with the role of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA).  Students complete 40 hours of clinical practicum within an approved diabetes service to consolidate their learnings.  

Unit content

  • Ethical and legal regulations of practice
  • Documentation and record keeping
  • Australian Diabetes Educators Association credentialling program
  • National Diabetes Services Scheme
  • Models of care for diabetes management
  • Managing diabetes education services

The unit learning outcomes address elements from Domain 2 (Education and Counselling), 4 (Management and Administration), and 5 (Leadership and Advocacy) of the National Competency Standards for Credentialled Diabetes Educators.

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Location Domestic International
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Term4
Term4

Learning outcomes

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:

analyse the role of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association and apply its legal and ethical framework within the scope of practice of the diabetes educator

apply evidence based practice to diabetes self-management education and support

apply principles of service planning and management to the delivery of diabetes education in a variety of settings

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