Extended Course: Chronic Disease Management in General Practice (Theory) [HI4231]
Extended Course: Chronic Disease Management in General Practice (Theory) [HI4231]
The increasing prevalence of chronic disease in the developed world is alarming. Hypertension now affects up to 20% of adult Australians, diabetes 10% (Ausdiab) and obesity and overweight almost half the Australian adult population. Does chronic disease management comprise the majority of your case load these days? Have you identified this area as a major learning priority for yourself? If so, this may be the course for you.
Course estimate: 24+ hours of online learning plus personal study time.
On completion you may upgrade to the Extended Course: Chronic Disease Management in General Practice [HI4230] which articulates with The University of Queensland’s Master of Medicine (General Practice).
The explosion in the prevalence of chronic disease provides numerous challenges to GPs - clinical challenges in terms of the management of multi -system disease, and implementation of clinical pathways and protocols; and organisational challenges in the optimal delivery of services across the practice team in providing patients with optimal care. Finally, it requires good practice skills in fostering patient skills in lifestyle management and chronic disease self-management.
This course will equip students with the ability to develop and utilise advanced knowledge and skills in the implementation of chronic disease management approaches in the primary care setting, including how to effectively utilise a team approach. Students will consider the impact of chronic disease on the individual, their families/carers and the society as a whole and the evidence behind various strategies to enhance chronic disease management. Students will also develop skills in supporting self-management principles for people with chronic disease.
Teaching and Learning Modes
Students in this course will have access to 12 online tutorials. These online tutorials will have didactic and interactive components. Students are expected to spend 1.5-2hrs working through each tutorial plus additional study time. Students will be expected to read and listen to lectures, read additional material outlined in the tutorials, such as articles and texts, and contribute to peer discussions.
Completion Requirements 12 online learning modules plus the Starting Out and Finishing Up units and a Learning Log Book to be completed progressively throughout the course.
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At the completion of this course, students will be able to:
demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the description and implementation of chronic disease management approaches in the primary care setting, including established and emerging models, and their evidence base
demonstrate knowledge of the management of common chronic disease processes in the general practice setting, including diabetes and congestive cardiac failure
demonstrate an understanding of relevant research and new models of care , and application of knowledge to appropriate choice of treatment / therapeutic modality.
demonstrate knowledge of the epidemiology and impact of chronic disease in Australia and internationally and potential future issues facing societies
utilise the principles of information management to improve chronic disease outcomes in your clinical setting
define practice systems that can enhance effectiveness of care of people with chronic disease and how to implement such systems
demonstrate an understanding of effective utilisation of a team approach to optimise care of people with chronic disease
demonstrate knowledge of the principles of self-management approaches to chronic disease and how to facilitate and support self-management strategies for people with chronic disease
assess and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the important issues and impact of chronic disease on people at all stages of life, including children, adolescents and the elderly, and their families/carers
describe best-practice chronic disease management approaches in general practice and develop approaches to make successful linkages between best available evidence and clinical practice
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Enrolment fee: AU$1,275.00 (inc GST)
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Audience
The student must be a qualified medical practitioner with a minimum of 2 years clinical experience in general practice. It is highly desirable that the student be currently working in a primary care setting.
On completion you may upgrade to the Extended Course: Chronic Disease Management in General Practice [HI4230] which articulates with The University of Queensland’s Master of Medicine (General Practice). 
