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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: PHMM032 Module Title: DIABETES AND OBESITY NEW HORIZONS IN PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE
Module Provider: Postgraduate Medical School Short Name: PHMM032
Level: M Module Co-ordinator: UMPLEBY M Prof (PGMS)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Autumn
Assessment Pattern
Home Assignment (2000 word mini review) 50%
2!/2 Short Answer Question Paper (2 Sections)  50%

Qualifying conditions
An aggregate mark of 50% to pass the module
Module Overview
This module provides an understanding of diabetes and obesity and current treatment.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Can be taken as a stand alone module.
Module Aims
To provide an update on clinical aspects of diabetes and obesity.  
To provide an update on new treatments for diabetes.  
To provide an insight into successful and unsuccessful drug development programmes in diabetes and obesity.
Learning Outcomes

Understand the clinical features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and non alcoholic fatty liver disease

 

Understand the control of appetite and the role of surgery in obesity

 

Understand Metabolic Syndrome and Pre diabetes

 

Understand the chronic complications of diabetes

 

Understand current treatment of diabetes and be aware of issues related to some treatments

 

Gain an insight into successful and unsuccessful drug development programmes in diabetes and obesity.
Understand some of the research techniques used in studying diabetes and the effect of treatment
Module Content

Clinical features of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and non alcoholic fatty liver disease

 

Appetite and the role of surgery in obesity

 

Metabolic Syndrome and Pre diabetes

 

Health Economics of diabetes

 

Insulin analogues and new treatments

 

Complications of diabetes

 

Living with diabetes-meet the patients

 

Workshops on retinal screening, blood glucose monitoring, foot management and surgery

 

Research techniques-B cell function, insulin resistance, measurement of ectopic fat

 

Pharmacogenomics in diabetes and obesity

 

Drug development programmes in diabetes and obesity-success and failure

 

Current issues/concerns with treatments

 

Medicine regulation and recommendations for diabetes
Methods of Teaching/Learning
A mixture of lectures, workshops and group discussions.
Selected Texts/Journals

The Handbook of Diabetes by Gareth Williams and John C. Pickup 2004; Blackwell publishing, ISBN 1-4051-2052-5

 

In addition a list of key references will be given.
Last Updated
June 2010