Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Studies

The Diabetes Studies specialisation is available to study as a graduate certificate and as part of the Master of Advanced Practice. It is designed for registered nurses, midwives and paramedics who have a professional or career interest in diabetics healthcare and education. Key components include: the nature and prevalence of diabetes within local, national and global contexts; provision of individualised diabetes care and management across the lifespan and in priority populations; physical, biological, psychological and psychosocial issues associated with the disease, its diagnostic criteria; evidence-based theories that are advancing knowledge in diabetes healthcare and education. You will also undertake a clinical placement in a diabetes-related health service, to consolidate your knowledge and further develop your interprofessional learning and collaboration skills.