We offer a range of face to face and online training in monogenic diabetes.
Genetic Diabetes Nurses: Offering Training within the UK
Our national team of Genetic Diabetes Nurses would be pleased to provide local training on monogenic diabetes within their region. Please contact your local Genetic Diabetes Nurse directly if you would like them to deliver a presentation on monogenic diabetes to your team or discuss patient cases.
This annual two day course on Monogenic Diabetes is aimed at consultants, SpRs and experienced DSNs, and is designed to help busy clinicians recognise and treat patients with MODY and other forms of monogenic diabetes. It will focus on the current practices and new developments in the management of monogenic diabetes.
Registering for the course:
The 2021 course took place virtually on 21st -22nd June 2021, if you are interested in attending in the future, please contact Becky Dobbs, Course Co-ordinator : r.a.dobbs@exeter.ac.uk to be added to our mailing list.
The next Monogenic Diabetes Training Course “Right diagnosis, right treatment” hosted by Prof Andrew Hattersley and Prof Maggie Shepherd will take place on Wednesday 20th – Thursday 21st – October 2021 online in a virtual format.
This course is suitable for clinicians, nurses, scientists and researchers. In addition to the MSc, students can opt for a 60 credit postgraduate certificate or 120 credit diploma. Individual modules will appeal to those who wish to enhance their CPD portfolio but do not need a formal academic award.
This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn about how the genomic era is changing medical science, including healthcare professionals, science undergraduates and non-specialists. This course will introduce the topic of genomics, using the University of Exeter’s research expertise in diabetes, to illustrate the clinical application of current genomics knowledge. This course is run over 4 weeks and requires around 2 hours of study per week.
