Diabetic complications: what are they, and what can you do about them? (TRT-5006)
There are three printable 'ready reference' guides in this unit. The first one describes the most common diabetic complications, and is a useful reminder about what complications general practitioners may want to screen for, and try to prevent, in their diabetic patients. The second two tools are practical guides for preventing diabetic foot complications.
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Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of the complications of Type 2 diabetes
- Understand how to prevent diabetic foot complications
- Be confident in your ability to educate patients about diabetic foot complications
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This education has been developed by the Medeserv-PrimEd Education Development team.
Comprehensive information about our Education Development team, and advisory committees can be found on our website.
Last reviewed May 2010
Units which may assist in the use of the tools in this unit include:
Our thanks to the High Risk
Foot Clinic team at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Diabetes Centre in Sydney
for providing the information used in the diabetic foot tools.
References:
[1] Braddon J, Gailer J. DATIS Review of management of type 2 diabetes in general
practice. Daw Park, South Australia: Drug and Therapeutics Information Service,
September 2001.
[2] Phillips PJ, Popplewell PY. Practical therapeutics: diabetic neuropathy.
Current Therapeutics 2000;41(4):85-8.
[3] Clinical Treatment Protocol for the Management of Diabetic Foot Disease.
Sydney, NSW: The High Risk Diabetic Foot Clinic, Royal Prince Albert Hospital,
2003.
[4] Palmer E, Bolton T, Nube V, Clingan T, Leach D, McGill M et al. Healthy
feet are happy feet: a guide for the high risk diabetic foot. Patient education
booklet, developed by the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Diabetes Centre High
Risk Foot Team. Central Sydney Area Health Service.
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15 minutes |
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- Clinical knowledge and skills
- Practise in a professional and ethical manner (PSA)
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- Promote and contribute to optimal use of medicines (PSA)
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- Provide ongoing pharmaceutical management (PSA)
- Promote rational drug use (PSA)
- Provide primary health care (PSA)
- Assess primary health care needs (PSA)
- Address primary health care needs of patients (PSA)
- Promote good health in the community (PSA)
- Provide medicines, health information and education (PSA)
- Retrieve information (PSA)
- Evaluate and synthesise information (PSA)
- Disseminate information (PSA)
- RACGP Domains of General Practice
- Communication skills and the patient-doctor relationship
- Applied professional knowledge and skills
- ACRRM Educational Domains and Curriculum Areas of Rural & Remote Medicine
- Core clinical knowledge and skills (Domain)
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