• Deakin University

HND732.4 Diabetes Support from Healthcare Providers

Explore various techniques that health care providers use to support people living with diabetes.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    10 hours

Learn how health care providers support people living with diabetes.

Learn how health care providers support people living with diabetes.

Techniques and strategies that contribute to living well with diabetes

  • health promotion and health literacy
  • relationship between health literacy and health outcomes
  • assessing health literacy
  • self determination and self-management
  • using Emotional Intelligence in diabetes education
  • motivational interviewing in practice
  • using mindfulness

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

Who is the course for?

This course is targeted at:

  • people wanting to understand the causes, types and treatment of diabetes
  • health professionals wanting to reduce the prevalence and impact of diabetes.

Who will you learn with?

Dr Virginia Hagger is a RN-CDE, who has worked in the diabetes field as a clinician, program manager and researcher. She is the Course Leader for the Grad Cert in Diabetes Education.

Who developed the course?

Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

  • Established

    1974
  • Location

    Melbourne, Australia
  • World ranking

    Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

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  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

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  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
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