Registration is now closed. Thank you to all participants!
We invite you to participate in the two-month clinical practice based interactive online course, Diagnosis, Control and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2.
This course is jointly organized by the Asociación Latinoamericana de Diabetes (ALAD) and the Sociedad de Diabetología y Nutrición del Uruguay (SDNU), with the support of the Society for Worldwide Medical Exchange.
Dates of the course: October 2 - November 26, 2014
Approximate length of the course: 26 hours
Course Overview
The course contributes to the application of scientific evidence in type 2 diabetes, summarized in the 2013 ALAD Guidelines, within the different realities of Latin American countries.
This interactive online course includes study materials specifically designed for this activity, including articles, videoconferences, clinical cases for resolution in groups and individually, and clinical simulators.
The course will be available in Spanish and Portuguese. Online modality is asynchronous, enabling participants to have access to the materials and to perform activities from anywhere and at any time.
Experts
Speakers
Dr. Pablo Aschner Montoya (CO)
Dr. Carmen Gloria Aylwin (CL)
Dr. Ana Lía Cagide (AR)
Dr. Yulino Castillo Núñez (DO)
Dr. Samuel Córdova-Roca (BO)
Dr. Juan Dapueto (UY)
Dr. Silvia García (UY)
Dr. Virginia García (UY)
Dr. Maria Cristina Jiménez (PY)
Dr. León Litwak (AR)
Dr. Ruy Lyra (BR)
Dr. Carlos Olimpo Mendivil Anaya (CO)
Dr. José Agustín Mesa Pérez (MX)
Dr. Iván Darío Sierra Ariza (CO)
Dr. Guillermo Umpiérrez (US)
Dr. Rafael Violante (MX)
Advisory Committee
Dr. Carlos Aguilar Salinas (MX)
Dr. María Loreto Aguirre (CL)
Dr. Antônio Chacra (BR)
Dr. José Esteban Costa Gil (AR)
Dr. Félix Manuel Escaño Polanco (DO)
Dr. Clemente Orellana (EC)
Dr. Andrea Peloche (UY)
Dr. Segundo Seclén Santisteban (PE)
Dr. María del Pilar Serra (UY)
Dr. Balduino Tschiedel (BR)
Dr. Douglas Villarroel (BO)
Academic Coordinators
Dr. Ana Lía Cagide (AR)
Dr. Virginia García (UY)
Tutor Coordinator
Dr. Enzo Pereyra (UY)
Tutors
Dr. John Feliciano Alonso (CO)
Dr. Alejandro Diaz Bennier (CO)
Dr. Elvio Bueno (PY)
Dr. Guillermo Dieuzeide (AR)
Dr. Cristina Ferrand (UY)
Dr. María Eva López González (AR)
Dr. Natalia Miranda (UY)
Dr. Alicia Troncoso (DO)
Teachers
Dr. Cristina Ferrand (UY)
Dr. Natalia Miranda (UY)
Dr. Enzo Pereyra (UY)
Education Coordinator
Lic. Carla Muñoz (UY)
Methodology
This is a course with high practical impact, therefore its contents will be approached through discussion and resolution of clinical cases, in groups and individually.
It includes study materials and Activities specifically designed for this course:
- Videoconferences
- Group discussion forums
- Interactive simulators of clinical cases
- 2013 ALAD Guidelines shall be available as well as other Guidelines and Consensus which provide essential information for the comprehensive management of type 2 diabetes patients
Target Audience
- General medical practitioners
- Diabetologists
- Geriatricians
- Other healthcare professionals
- Internists
- Endocrinologists
- Related specialties
- Family doctors
- Cardiologists
- Healthcare Administrators
Course Topics
- Epidemiology
- Early diagnosis
- Primary prevention
- Therapy aims
- Therapy approach of hyperglycemia
- Therapy approach of hypertension and dyslipidemia
- Education and self-monitoring
- Oral anti-diabetic agents
- Injectable agents (Insulins and GLP-1 agonists)
- Special situations
Cost
Registration fee before August 31, 2014:
$120 for medical doctors, not members of ALAD
$100 for medical doctors, members of ALAD
$75 for residents, students, and nursing professionals
Submission Form for more Information:
