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The official languages of the course will be English.
Diabetes and hypertension are growing epidemics in the most of the African continent that are rapidly adopting western lifestyles. The EXCEMED - Excellence in Medical Education, has an ongoing, long-term educational project to provide additional focused training workshops for pharmacy students in the final year of their education and pharmacists.
EXCEMED hopes that by prioritising diabetes and hypertension it will be possible to increase the understanding and the awareness of the opportunities for preventing these conditions. Hypertension and its sequelae will be explored in detail, including its diagnosis, the potential and-organ damage such as CHD, stroke and peripheral vascular disease, and the possible treatment modalities and their effects.
Diabetes will also be a major focus and teaching will include aetiology, complications (both macrovascular and microvascular) and treatment options. Acute metabolic presentations of diabetes and their inpatient treatment will also be covered. Attendees will learn more about the interaction between diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypertension and the importance of multiple interventions in their management. The current state of detection and prevention of these conditions in the local economy will be examined and students will explore models of the future development of services, together with the potential impact on their own medical careers. The CME tour will provide a mixture of taught and interactive sessions. The taught lectures will be presented by a speaker supported by slides, but will include ample opportunity for students to ask questions. The interactive sessions will centre on discussions of individual cases, and each will be presented by a learner with a faculty member who will discuss the case interactively with the attendees by eliciting the ideas on differential diagnosis, investigations and management strategies. Sessions will be taught not only by the visiting faculty but also by teaching staff from the host universities. Learners will have the opportunity during the live educational course to reflect on the factual knowledge that has been provided and will be able to deepen and extend their knowledge through direct contact with the faculty.
After attending the tour, attendees will be able to:
EXCEMED adheres to the principles of the Good CME Practice Group (gCMEp).
EXCEMED designed this programme in partnership with: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science - Kumasi, Ghana University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy - Accra, Ghana Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana
Scientific agenda - Students
Tuesday morning, 4 November, 2014 - Kumasi, Ghana
Thursday morning, 6 November, 2014 - Accra, Ghana
9.00 Introduction by local faulty member
Local speaker
9.05 Learning effectiveness assessment (Completion of the initial questionnaire)
9.15 L1 Why lower blood glucose:symptoms & complication prevention
European visiting speaker
9.20 L2 Simple physiology of diabetes:type 1, type 2; beta cell deficit; progression of diabetes
European visiting speaker
9.35 L3 Specific targets: beta cells & insulin requirement:
Type 1 DM & insulin; background and mealtime control, insulin mixtures
Type 2 DM & oral medications enumerate targets & name drug classes
European visiting speaker
10.10 L4 Adverse effects
European visiting speaker
10.20 L5 Combining drugs
European visiting speaker
10.25 Questions from the students
10.40 Coffee break
11.00 L6 Practicalities: what drugs are available locally
Local speaker
11.10 L7 Blood glucose targets and efficacy
European visiting speaker
11.15 L8 Clinical outcome targets: complications
European visiting speaker
11.30 L9 Patient centered clinical practice and compromise
European visiting speaker
11.35 Clinical case presentations and discussions
Local speaker
11.55 L10 Other risk factors (hypertension & lipids) and interventions
European visiting speaker
12.05 Learning effectiveness assessment (Completion of the exit questionnaire and evaluation form)
12.15 Closing remarks
12.20 End
Scientific agenda - Practitioners
Tuesday afternoon, 4 November 2014, Kumasi,Ghana
Tuesday afernoon, 4 November 2014, Accra, Ghana
14.00 Introduction by local faulty member
Local speaker
14.05 Learning effectiveness assessment (Completion of the initial questionnaire)
14.20 L1 Why lower blood glucose: symptoms & complication prevention
European visiting speaker
14.25 L2 Simple physiology of diabetes: type 1, type 2; beta cell deficit; progression of diabetes
European visiting speaker
14.40 L3 Specific targets: beta cells & insulin requirement:
Type 1 DM & insulin
Type 2 DM & oral medications enumerate targets & attach drugs & mechanism of action
European visiting speaker
15.30 L4 Adverse effects
European visiting speaker
15.40 L5 Combining drugs
European visiting speaker
15.45 Questions from the pharmacists
16.00 Coffee break
16.20 L6 Practicalities: availability, cost, population reach
Local speaker
16.35 L7 Blood glucose targets and efficacy
European visiting speaker
16.40 L8 Clinical outcome targets: complications
European visiting speaker
16.55 L9 Patient centred clinical practice and compromise
European visiting speaker
17.00 Clinical case presentations and discussions
Local speaker
17.10 L10 Other risk factors (hypertension & lipids) and interventions
European visiting speaker
17.20 Learning effectiveness assessment (Completion of the exit questionnaire and evaluation form)
17.35 Closing remarks
17.40 End of the course
EXCEMED
Salita di San Nicola da Tolentino, 1/b
00187 Rome, Italy
Associate Programme Manager: Simona Pantaleoni
Specialist Medical Advisor: Vittorio Colizzi
Tel.: +39-06-420 413 569
Fax: +39-06-420 413 677
E-mail: [email protected]
EXCEMED is a Swiss Foundation with headquarters in 14, rue du Rhône, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
European visiting faculty
Kumasi
Students - Dr. Berko Panyin Anto
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,
College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Science, Kumasi, Ghana
Practictioners - Dr. Kwame Ohene Buabeng
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,
College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Science Kumasi, Ghana
Accra
Students - Pharm. Dr. Barima Afrane Acting Head
Dept of Pharm Pract and Clinical Pharm - UGSOP
Accra, Ghana
Practictioners - Pharm. Philip Anum
Rector of Ghana College of Pharmacists
Ghana
