Advanced Diabetes Management

The course will provide comprehensive instruction in current diabetes concepts and standards of care and incorporates case studies and hands-on skills training focused on the situations most likely to be encountered in community, inpatient, and ambulatory care practice settings. Participants will gain experience evaluating and adjusting drug therapy regimens for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome. They will practice counseling patients about dietary and lifestyle interventions that can improve glycemic control. Students will gain experience analyzing and interpreting self-monitoring of blood glucose results, and assessing the overall health status of patients to identify needed monitoring and interventions. A portion of this course consists of a practice-based certificate training program through the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). This certificate training program is an educational experience designed to equip pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to provide effective, evidence-based diabetes care. The student will be expected to purchase access to this certificate training program at a cost of $95.