Diabetes Education Curriculum for Health Professionals in the Caribbean

Results from a Diabetes Education Workshop, Mona Visitors Lodge, University of West Indies (UWI), Jamaica, 25–26 October 2005. Working Document adapted from the International Diabetes Federation, International Curriculum, with 17 training modules.

• Psychosocial and Behavioral Approaches
• Self-Management
• Community Awareness and Promotion
• Diagnosis, Classification, and Presentation of Diabetes
• Pathophysiology
• Glucose-Lowering Medication
• Insulin Therapy
• Nutrition Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Complementary Therapies
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diabetic Neuropathy
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
• Pregnancy in Pre-Existing Diabetes
• Gestational Diabetes
• The Older Adult

Each module contains a brief overview and its own goals and objectives, teaching strategies, suggested time, who should teach the module, materials, and evaluation mechanisms.