Carbohydrate Counting For HCPs

Course Description

This certificate course will enable healthcare professionals to learn about Carbohydrate Counting: how it works, how to adjust insulin doses in relation to carbs with practical and easy to understand tips.

The course will provide basic to advanced knowledge through online modules and assessments which healthcare professionals can apply in the care of people with diabetes.

Carbohydrate counting as a way of matching insulin requirements with the amount of carbohydrate that one eats or drinks.

The course builds upon prior knowledge of participants regarding diabetes management. The student will be able to demonstrate competency in the following areas after attending the Carbohydrate Counting training course.

1. What is Carbohydrate counting
2. Calculating the insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio
3. Calculating insulin for high blood glucose correction
4. Blood glucose pattern interpretation
5. Problem-solving skills

Who should attend:

1. Doctors
2. Allied Healthcare professionals (Clinical Dietitian, Diabetes Educators, Nurses)
3. Post-graduate Students / Residents
4. Medical Students

Course Objectives

1. To help healthcare professionals to upskill their practical knowledge in managing diabetes with particular emphasis on carbohydrate counting.
2. To empower the health care providers with sufficient skills to initiate insulin treatment and adjustment with the help of knowledge acquired in Carbohydrate counting

Facilitator

1. Miss Mariam Abdeali (Consultant Dietitian MSc., RD.)
2. Miss Rabia Imtiaz (Senior Clinical Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator)

Academic Advisor:

National:

Dr. Musarrat Riaz FCPS (Med) FCPS (Endo)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Consultant Endocrinologist
Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology,
Baqai Medical University,
Karachi – Pakistan

International:

Salma Mehar Consultant Dietitian (BSc, RD, PDip Diabetes UK)
Human Nutrition & Dietetics London Metropolitan University,
Post grad Diploma Diabetes,
Warrick University,
Post grad diploma NHS leadership.
Co-Author of World Food Book – Carbs & Cals.
Diabetes Educator for DAFNE / DESMOND and X-PERT.

Course duration: 6 Weeks

Course fee: 15,000rs

Starting From: 15th March 2021

Accout Title: Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology
Account Number: 20000277445
Soneri Bank Limited

For registration. Fill out the form given on the link below & please send your payment receipt on this WhatsApp No. 0334-3330909.

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