Effective Person-centred Diabetes Education

This module emphasises the individual lived experience of diabetes in an age-appropriate way.  The holistic nature of diabetes and effective engagement during person-centred contact is critically examined. Reflection of ‘Making every contact count’ in a meaningful way to meet individual needs in promotion of knowledge and effective self-management skills is fundamental to this module.  Critical examination of current and emerging ways of delivering effective education, whilst acknowledging individual health literacy, with differing groups of people underpins this module

What's covered in the course?

This module is has been developed and is delivered with collaboration of the diabetes specialist teams at the internationally renowned Birmingham Children’s Hospital AND United Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham and also Colleagues from the Department of Education at Birmingham city University.

Why Choose Us?

• This module is delivered as a standalone, or as part of the MSc in Advancing Diabetes Care pathway
• This module aligns with the post-graduate philosophy and is designed to be flexible and practice-led
• You will have the opportunity to develop skills of enquiry, reflection and problem solving
• This module can be studies completely online
• You will be encouraged to think critically and share practice experiences within an online discussion forum with your fellow students, as well as engaging in both directed and self-directed learning activities
• You will be an active partner in your own learning and development and in return you will receive regular feedback and feed forward aimed at developing your academic skills, and have the opportunity to discuss your progress with the module team

Course overview

This module is delivered online and contains filmed video vignettes, cast studies, student lead work areas, evidence resources, webinars and guided study approaches with regular access through the learning to your module leader and teaching team.

Indicative content

• The individual lived experience of diabetes in an age-appropriate way
• The holistic nature of diabetes
• Effective engagement & person-centred care (including reasonable adjustments)
• Making every contact count
• Individual needs in promotion of knowledge and effective self-management skills
• Age appropriate education
• Cultural competence
• Hard to reach communities
• Listening to local voices
• Current and emerging ways of delivering effective education
• Individual health literacy
• Flexible approaches to current education provision
• Language matters
• Communication
• Evaluation of skill development and learning