Management of Childhood Diabetes - Short Course - 2022/23 Entry

Overview

This is a flexible work-based learning course led by a core team of leading diabetes educators and practitioners from Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Paediatric Diabetes Team. The course combines theory with clinical expertise to provide a unique experience that improves working skills and confidence. You will share best practice with other students on the course and create strong bonds that last a working lifetime.

This course is open to International students.

What's covered in this course?

The course is comprised of two modules

The Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Diabetes (300 hours)
Advanced and Ongoing Care of Diabetes (400 hours)

The cost of both modules is £1500.

The course will develop you as a creative, confident and forward thinking practitioner who is competent, well informed and takes an evidenced based approach to practice. It will prepare you for the rapidly evolving world of modern health care practice. The teaching team are experts in their fields and passionate about sharing their knowledge and experience.

The course employs a varied range of learning and teaching approaches in order to help you achieve the learning outcomes.

Why Choose Us?

We are a SWEET Centre of Reference for paediatric diabetes and a positive outlier for our mean adjusted HbA1c nationally.
We are committed to ensuring that all our students are exposed to the most up to date evidence and research relating to pediatric diabetes practice and its management
You will be encouraged to reflect on your own workplace practice, research and personal study while learning from peer support
The course is a flexible-based learning course – ensuring its relevancy to those working clinically in pediatric diabetes.

Fees & How to Apply

Please select your student status to view fees and apply

UK Student
International Student

UK students

Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.

Award:

Starting:

TBC

Short Course
16 weeks (Module 1) and 22 weeks (Module 2)
£783 per 20 credit module

International students

Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.

Award:

Starting:

TBC

Short Course
16 weeks (Module 1) and 22 weeks (Module 2)
£783 per 20 credit module

Entry requirements

You need to be working in paediatrics as either a paediatric diabetes specialist nurse, paediatric ward link nurse or paediatric diabetes dietitian.

1^st level degree/diploma from a Higher Education establishment.

Course in Depth

Module 1

Diagnosis and management of childhood diabetes (300 hours)

Module 2

Advanced and ongoing care of diabetes (400 hours)

How you learn

Learning will be blended with a mixture of virtual sessions, group work, webinars, presentations and Moodle online learning alongside working with your work-based supervisor within your own field of practice.

Module 1 – 300 hours (Scheduled learning/practice hours/study time)
Module 2 - 400 hours (Scheduled learning/practice hours/study time)Indicative Content

This course will lead to the award of either an Advanced Diploma in Professional studies, a BSc (if you have completed previous undergraduate study at BCU) or a Graduate Certificate. The final award is dependent on your previously gained qualifications.

Employability

You will gain a recognised qualification in paediatric diabetes in compliance with the National Paediatric Diabetes framework and peer review framework.

Gaining a recognised qualification can lead to employment within the specialism of paediatric diabetes. Existing diabetes nurses and dietitians will develop confidence and competence to manage children and young people with diabetes, as well as their own clinical practice.

International

Birmingham City University is a vibrant and multicultural university in the heart of a modern and diverse city. We welcome many international students every year – there are currently students from more than 80 countries among our student community.

The University is conveniently placed, with Birmingham International Airport nearby and first-rate transport connections to London and the rest of the UK.

Our international pages contain a wealth of information for international students who are considering applying to study here, including:

Details of the entry requirements for our courses
Some of the good reasons why you should study here
How to improve your language skills before starting your studies
Information relevant to applicants from your country
Where to find financial support for your studies.

Facilities & Staff

Learning will be blended with a mixture of virtual sessions, group work, webinars, presentations and Moodle online learning alongside working with your work-based supervisor within your own field of practice.

Enquiries

Module Leader

If you have any queries about this course please contact the Module Co-ordinator, Louise Collins on:

Email: louise.collins6@nhs.net