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Module 5 - Treatments Diabetologist
Teaching/learning method
After you gained some theoretical and practical knowledge about the nutrition and the foot care of a patients suffering with diabetes, you need to develop your practical skills. Thus, below you will find some tips for counselling and communication with a patient with diabetes and will try role-play with your peers. Also, you will learn some historical and social perspective on the image of the foot. That will be great topic for the discussion.
Resources for Diabetes Management
Tips for counselling a patient with diabetes
Find some ‘Tips for counselling a patient with diabetes’ and communication with patients to improve their ability to self-manage with diabetes. After reading try role-play with your peers
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Other Resources
Emotional and Psychological Needs of People with Diabetes
Paper by Kalra et al. - Identifying and supporting patients with psychosocial problems early in the course of diabetes may promote psychosocial well-being and improve their ability to adjust or take adequate responsibility in diabetes self-management. Please read the paper by Kalra et al. and use their advices while role-play on counselling a patient.
Resources for Foot Image
Foot imaging and its challenges
Read text and analyse pictures in slides on ‘Foot imaging and its challenges’. Share your feedback with the peers and discuss how to overcome the challenges of the foot image in the society.
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