2015 India CME Tour: Clinical Chronic Diseases Management - Diabetes

Scientific agenda

Legend:  L : Lecture;  CS : Case presentations;  PD : Panel discussion;

08.30 Welcome and introduction - Local faculty

08.40 Introduction to the live educational course - European visiting faculty

08.50 Learning effectiveness assessment

Session 1 Type 2 Diabetes: how it begins and where it brings

09.00  L1:    Pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes - European visiting faculty

09.30  PD:   Screening of diabetes and its complications – sharing experience

• European perspective - European visiting faculty
• Indian perspective - Local faculty

10.10 Break

Session II  Problem based learning approach session on complications and comorbidities

10.30 Clinical cases presented by local faculty

CS1: Diabetic complications: nephropathy/retinopathy/neuropathy

CS2: Diabetic comorbidities: cardiovascular disease

11.30 Clinical case presented by participant

12.30 Lunch break

Session III  Problem based learning approach session on complications and comorbidities

13.15  L2:    Education and nutritional interventions - Local faculty member

13.45  L3:    The pharmacology of type 2 diabetes: from oral to injective drugs - European visiting faculty

14.15  L4:    How to use drugs for type 2 diabetes: the time for personalized treatments - European visiting faculty

14.45 Clinical cases presented by participants

15.45  PD:   Panel discussion: education / prevention strategies in diabetes - Local and European faculty members

16.30 Revisiting learning effectiveness assessment

16.45 Wrap up and conclusions - Local and European faculty members

17.00 End of the live educational course