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Chronic disease

UQ Health Insitu hosts a range of courses in the area of chronic disease.  Courses are listed alphabetically below. 

Please click on the course title for more information.

Chronic disease course list


Extended Course: Advanced Diabetes Care

Provides an overview of a best-practice approach to GP diabetes and diabetic complication management, including strategies that maximise the opportunity for successful patient self-management and behaviour modification.  RACGP and ACRRM accredited.


Extended Course: Chronic Disease Management in General Practice

Does chronic disease management comprise the majority of your case load these days? Have you identified this area as a major learning priority for yourself? If so, this may be the course for you.  Includes a one-day skills workshop.  RACGP and ACRRM accredited.


Short Course: Advanced diabetic care – The GP’s increasingly complex role in diabetes and co-morbidity management

An overview of a best-practice approach to GP diabetes management. RACGP and ACRRM accredited.


Short Course: Chronic disease management – Creating effective teams in the practice – forming, norming and maintaining effective teams
Learn the strategies that will enhance your practice teamwork and create practice systems to deliver optimal chronic disease management.  RACGP and ACRRM accredited.

Short Course: Chronic disease management – Helping patients manage lifestyle, including motivational interviewing techniques and application
This course provides a blueprint for cultivating patient self-management skills, fostering positive behavioural change and promoting empowerment in your chronic disease patients.  RACGP and ACRRM accredited. 

Short Course: Working optimally with patients with diabetes and chronic disease - self-management techniques, behavioural change and motivational interviewing
As type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle related disease, maximal involvement from the patient in addressing key issues here is fundamental to optimal GP management. This short course covers the skills and approaches GPs require to help their patients and communities to succeed in lifestyle review/modification.  ACRRM accredited.

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