Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in Diabetes Education

The Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in Diabetes Education will help students to develop their skills to understand the impact of health behavior and lifestyle on acute and chronic problems of Diabetes and provide a comprehensive, cost effective and self-care management plan.
Diabetes is now an important public health problem, with an estimated 463 million people with diabetes across the world in 2019, a figure that is projected to rise to 700 million by 2045 as per the IDF Diabetes Atlas, 2019. In India, there were an estimated 77 million people with diabetes in 2019, a figure that may rise to 134 million by 2045.It is estimated that about half of all cases of diabetes are not diagnosed, and even of those diagnosed, only about a half are put on treatment. Even among these, at least half are not managed properly.
Several reasons have been attributed for this, like lack of proper knowledge among patients about the disease and its management, dearth of adequate support and care, psycho-social and behavioral issues, etc. In such a scenario, the role of a diabetes educator becomes crucial to ensure proper management and care of diabetes by working with the patients and their caregivers.
In order to enhance core skills and competencies of health professionals to effectively educate people with diabetes, to promote healthy lifestyles and effective self-management for optimal diabetes control, CNDS, IGMPI has designed this programme. This is undertaken through theoretical knowledge and equip the learners with interpersonal communication skills, this will facilitate psychological wellbeing of patients.
The objective of this programme is to enhance your knowledge on all aspects of diabetes management including epidemiology of diabetes, lifestyle (nutrition and exercise) , provide an understanding of the causes leading to diabetes ,diabetic complications on various organs of the body as well as adult education theory and chronic disease self-management principles that can enhance the education of all your patients with diabetes. Understand and tailor diabetes management and education provided to patients based on patient factors and their stage of life (for e.g.- Child, adolescent, adult)
On completion of this programme student will be able to discuss the pathophysiology, epidemiology and risk factors for the development of the different types of diabetes. Review with a patient the diagnosis of pre-diabetes and diabetes, as well as glycemic targets and parameters requiring monitoring to reduce the risk of diabetic complications. You will be able to educate a patient on the role of nutrition, physical activity and exercise in the prevention and management of diabetes.
This programme opens new avenues of specialization for allied health professionals and would offer better work opportunities in the field. It will enable an individual to avail of jobs at government, community and private hospitals, community and private clinics, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical companies as a diabetes educator. One can work as a diabetes counselor and assist doctor in counselling their Diabetic Patients in any private clinic/hospital.

Programme Structure

Module 1: Basics and Etiopathophysiology of Diabetes

Module 2: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Classification

Module 3: Management of Diabetes Mellitus – Glycemic Index/Glycemic Load

Module 4: Behaviour Strategies and Lifestyle Intervention in Diabetes

Module 5: Short Term and Acute Complications of Diabetes Mellitus

Module 6: Chronic Complications of Diabetes Mellitus

Module 7: Education, Counselling Strategies, and Communication Skills

Module 8: Diabetes across the Lifespan

Module 9: Practitioner Case Studies

Module 10: Practical Aspect - Nutrition Assessment, Diet Analysis, Review, and Planning

Eligibility

Any Graduate/ B.tech/ B.Sc. in Microbiology/ Life Sciences/ Botany/ Zoology/ Food Science/ Food Technology/ BE/ B.Pharma/ MBBS/ BDS/ BHMS/ BUMS/ BAMS or any other discipline. Diploma holders are eligible for our Executive Diploma, Industry Certificate, and Certificate Programmes.

Programme Duration

The duration to complete this programme is 1 year (Post Graduate Diploma), 6 months (Executive Diploma).

Registration

The registration dates for this programme run by the Institute are updated timely on the webpage. Effective online learning tools incorporated into the design of the webpage make the programme lectures, online live classes and study material easily accessible. This gives a huge window of self-regulated and self-paced performance to the participants.

Programme Deliverables

A comprehensive study material for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

• – Assignments for all the programme modules for continuous evaluation and guidance.
• – Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
• – Online classes for all the modules will be conducted on the weekends. Moreover, a doubt clearing session will also be scheduled before the examination.
• – All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
• – Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
• – At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
• – All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Examination & Certification

IGMPI follows a credit system based on all learning activities involved in studying for all PG Diploma, Executive Diploma Programmes. Each of your modules is equal to 4 credits. To successfully complete the programme, you will have to earn all the credits assigned to your programme.

All the participants are obliged to timely submit completed assessment assignments (during the programme, usually after every module) and appear for an online exam at the end of the programme. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in Diabetes Education by Centre of Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS), IGMPI. For all the above-mentioned modules elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments and project work details would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing with placement assistance to in its participants. The robust placement cell comprises of senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. We are engaged in promoting the employability of our participants by maintaining good rapport and relation with HR cell and recruiting managers of leading Food and Agriculture companies across the globe. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent Months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working global healthcare and nutrition giants like Max Healthcare, Decipher Health, M. V. Hospital For Diabetes Pvt. Ltd., Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, Healthcare at Home Pvt. Ltd., Health Arx Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Fortis C-DOC Hospital, Prashanth Hospital, KEM Hospital, etc.

Future career prospects

Centre of Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS), IGMPI’s online programme is a professional programme targeted to cater the health industry needs trained health professionals. The information, guidance, practical training and off programme completion certificate will provide the participant with not one but many opportunities in the industry. This would come true in the form of job roles and positions like that of Diabetic counsellor, health coach, nutrition Counselor for health and wellness industries, diabetes Officer among Non-Governmental Organizations, nutrition Officer in Community Development Programme run under government organizations, consultant for Multinational Companies, diabetes educator for Private Hospitals, counselors in Schools, Academia and many more.

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