Unit of Study PBHL6001 Diabetes Management in Health Systems and Settings (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

HBIO5001 - Pathophysiology and Diabetes in a Global Context AND PBHL5001 - Managing Diabetes as a Chronic Condition AND PBHL5004 - Diabetes Self-management Education Theory and Practice

Enrolment information

This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL and you will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning.

Unit description

Introduces students to models of care and business management concepts related to diabetes services. The scope of practice of the diabetes educator is explored, along with the role of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA). Students complete 40 hours of clinical practicum within an approved diabetes service to consolidate their learnings and 20 hours of self-managed professional practice exposure.

Unit content

Ethical and legal regulations of practice
Diabetes education services and needs assessments
Models of care for diabetes management and health promotion
Documentation and record keeping
Australian Diabetes Educators Association
National Diabetes Services Scheme

The unit learning outcomes address elements from Domain 2 (Education and Counselling), 4 (Management and Administration), and 5 (Leadership and Advocacy) of the National Competency Standards for Credentialled Diabetes Educators.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term4	Term4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

analyse the role of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association and apply its legal and ethical framework within the scope of practice of the diabetes educator

apply evidence based practice to diabetes self-management education and support

apply principles of service planning and management to the delivery of diabetes education in a variety of settings

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Placement 40 hours (Over 1 week)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Report	50%
Reflective writing	30%
Placement	SR

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Fee information

Domestic

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