Starting on:
Feb 21, 2020
Ending on:
Dec 31, 2020
Moderator(s):
Venue:
Nairobi
Max Credits:
40 Points
Provider:
Heart and Life Conferences
Claim Points
Feb 21, 2020
Ending on:
Dec 31, 2020
Moderator(s):
Nairobi
Max Credits:
40 Points
Provider:
Heart and Life Conferences
Claim Points
IDF -Diabetes Course For GPs Kenya
Starting on:
Feb 21, 2020 2:00 PM
Feb 21, 2020 2:00 PM
Ending on:
Dec 31, 2020 5:00 PM
Dec 31, 2020 5:00 PM
Venue:
Nairobi
Nairobi
Description
The course is the result of a comprehensive process; harnessing contributions from world-leading specialists and reinforced by an extensive review from renowned global and local experts, designed to deliver the International Standards through up-to-date, evidence-based content on all aspects of diabetes care, management, and its prevention.
Objectives
Describe the history of insulin and its evolution
Discuss the types of insulin and appraise their pharmacokinetics
Discuss analogues, premix insulin and newer insulins
Describe administration of insulin
Discuss insulin therapy, its initiation and intensification
Describe pregestational diabetes and its complications
Enlist various elements of preconception care
Describe the glycaemic requirements before, during and after pregnancy
Analyze the management strategies for optimum glycaemic control
Describe the pharmacology of oral glucose-lowering medications in diabetes
Describe the application of various oral glucose-lowering medications in clinical practice
Discuss the guidelines-based approach in choosing oral glucose-lowering medications in the management of diabetes
Describe the epidemiological trend of gestational diabetes mellitus
Describe the clinical manifestation of gestational diabetes mellitus
Discuss screening methods for gestational diabetes mellitus
Describe the management of gestational diabetes mellitus
Presenters
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Dr.
Luis Correia
Endocrinologist
Nairobi Hospital -
Dr.
Shaukat Sadikot
Diabetologist
IDF School of Diabetes