Program Overview

The highly specialized research backed (RCT's + SRMA) PGD in Diabetology is aimed towards MBBS graduates who wish to master the clinical and management aspects of diabetes with a strong theoretical foundation backed by a robust hands on practical training. The program is tailor made for the primary care physicians working in the subcontinent population where diabetes has taken the shape of an epidemic and need to have the right skillset and clinical acumen to holistically manage the disease. The curriculum is rich and backed by Evidence based practice and follows the blended- didactic nature of both online and offline delivery to suit the needs of the busy medical professionals in today's world at their own pace.

Curriculum

Semester 1

Basics of Diabetes

• Diabetes Disease Profiling, Importance, Social Impact, Classification etc.
• Epidemiological Profiling
• Diagnosis and Screening
• Detection of gestational Diabetes & its importance with reference to global health

Management of Diabetes

• Patient Assessment & Evaluation
• Non- Pharmacological Management
• Treatment Targets and RoadMap to Holistic Care
• Pharmacological Management with emphasis upon current EBP.
• Initiating Insulin Therapy

General & Specifications Complications of Diabetes

• Diabetes & Co-morbidities
• Hypoglycemia
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State
• Diabetes & Infections
• Other Miscellaneous Conditions

Cardio-vascular Complications of Diabetes

• Introduction to CV complications
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Mechanism of Macrovascular Dysfunction
• Managing Hypertension
• Managing Dyslipidemia
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
• Cerebrovascular disease

Semester 2

Managing Microvascular Complications of Diabetes

• Hypertension management
• Diabetic Nephropathy
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Diabetic Neuropathy
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Diabetic amyotrophy
• Autonomic Neuropathy

Holistic Management and Lifestyle modification

• Depression Comorbid to Diabetes
• Self-monitoring Blood Glucose (SMBG)
• Bariatric Surgery
• Preventing Diabetes
• Latest trends in diabetes management

Cardiovascular complications of diabetes and its management

• How to open a successful Diabetes Clinic

Module 6 : PROJECT WORK

Real Time Project Report of any case of diabetes with any complication. Case Presentation & Viva

TIME FRAME FOR COURSE DELIVERY

• Module 1,2 & 3 : August-Nov
• Mid Term Exam : Dec
• Module 4,5 & Project : Jan - May
• Final Exam : June
• Result : July