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www.idfdiabeteschool.org/COC/GP-Ke-training

The Global Diabetes Education GatewayThe IDF School of Diabetes is Accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education[EACCME]*

Enrol & Earn8 EACCME®s and 20 CPD points

IDF Certified Course forPrimary Care Physiciansand General Practitioners

Course objectivesTo provide up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and enhance the core skills of primary care physicians and general practitioners in Kenya, to address the prevention, early detection and management of diabetes.

*Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACMME credits to AMA credits can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme

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IDF Certified Course forPrimary Care Physicians and General Practitioners

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Contact us:Kenya email: info.gpketraining@sanofi.comIDF Secretariat: info@idfdiabeteschool.org

www.idfdiabeteschool.org/COC/GP-Ke-training

Target audienceGeneral Practitioners, Primary care physicians, Family physicians, or any Medical doctor involved in diabetes management and care in Kenya.

Course modules 1. Introduction to diabetes mellitus:

Epidemiology and pathophysiology2. Diagnosis, initial evaluation and glycaemic

target3. Non-pharmacological management of type

2 diabetes4. IDF Clinical practice recommendations for

type 2 diabetes5. Pharmacological management: Blood

glucose-lowering medicines6. Pharmacological management: Insulin

therapy7. Diabetes T1 and T2 in pregnancy8. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

Complementary modulesEarn one extra CME credit, on on completion of each of the IDF Short Courses- Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes- Diabetic Retinopathy- Diabetes & CVD

www.idfdiabeteschool.org/Shortcourse

Course modalitiesCourse language:English

Course duration:The course should be completed within 6 months of the date of enrolment.

Module duration:~60 Minutes per module (excluding webcasts and additional reading)

Device & browsers:PC, tablet and smartphoneIE 9 and above; Chrome and Firefox (preferably latest versions); IOS 9 and above (all iPad &android devices)

Assessment and criteria- Completion of all course modules- Final Assessment (50 multiple choice

questions, within 1hour)

Certification- “Certificate of Achievement, EACCME

and CPD Points” & Transcript (score of 80% or above in the final assessment)

- “Certificate of Participation & EACCME and CPD Points (score of less than 80% in the final assessment)