Total Unit Required: 30

Units	Study Term	Programme Modules	Programme Codes
10 units	Year 1  Term 1-3	Diabetes Management and Education  I – III	MEDM5101 MEDM5102 MEDM6101
8 units	Year 1 Term 3 Year 2 Term 1-2	General Endocrinology and Metabolism  I – III	MEDM5201 MEDM5202 MEDM6201
1 unit	Year 2 Term 2	Obesity and Weight Management	MEDM5301
11 units	Year 2 Term 3	Graduation Project	MEDM6401

 

 

Programme of Study

MEDM5101 Diabetes Management and Education I (2.3 units)

Symposia

Glucose homeostasis and diabetes – an overview

·         Glucose homeostasis and insulin actions

·         Diagnosis and classification of diabetes

·         Monitoring of diabetes management

Practical diabetes management (1)

·         Exercise in diabetes management

·         When to use oral agents and which one?

·         Hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia and sick day management

Practical diabetes management (2)

·         When and how to use insulin?

·         Intensive insulin therapy

·         Other injectable therapies in diabetes

Interactive Workshops – Practical Management

·         Exercise in diabetes management

·         From diagnosis to management

·         Meal planning and weight management - from theory to practice

Clinical Attachment

·         Therapeutic diabetes education programme

·         Insulin injection education programme

·         Continuous glucose monitoring and new devices

·         Shared care and quality assurance - risk factors and complication assessment

MEDM5102 Diabetes Management and Education II (4.3 units)

Symposia

Diabetes management in special situations

·         Obesity

·         Management of diabetes and pregnancy including gestational diabetes

·         Dyslipidaemia and hypertension

Diabetic comorbidities (1)

·         Childhood diabetes

·         Cardiovascular complications of diabetes

·         Renal complications of diabetes

·         Therapeutics diabetes education

Diabetic comorbidities (2)

·         Diabetes in-patient care and special situations

·         Retinopathy

·         Other comorbidities

Interactive Workshops – Practical Management

·         Practical aspects of insulin treatment

·         Diabetes self management

·         Quality diabetes care

Clinical Attachment

·         Weight Management

·         Education on meal planning

·         Foot care in diabetes

·         Gestational diabetes

MEDM6101 Diabetes Management and Education III (3.4 units)

 

Clinical Attachment

·         Diabetes eye clinic

·         Diabetic nephropathy clinic

 

Interactive Workshops - Research Methodologies and Treatment with Clinical Practice

·         Research methodologies illustrated with local examples and practical sessions using locally relevant databases

·         Statistical analysis made easy - a diabetologist's perspective

·         Critical appraisal of landmark studies in diabetes (diagnosis, harm, prognosis and therapy) 

 

Translational of research into clinical practice – holistic patient care in diabetes (1)

·         Depression, diabetes distress and quality of life in type 2 diabetes

·         Psychological management in obesity and non-communicable diseases

·         Communications with patients having diabetes (1)

 

Translational of research into clinical practice – holistic patient care in diabetes (2)

·         Motivational interview – concept and application

·         Communications with patients having diabetes (2)

·         Peer support in diabetes

 

Autonomic neuropathy

Continuous glucose monitoring and clamp studies

MEDM5201 General Endocrinology & Metabolism I (1 unit)

Symposia

An introduction to endocrinology

·         Overview of homeostasis and endocrine system

·         Overview of disease of the hypothalamus pituitary axis

·         Genetic endocrine disease - an overview

 

Hypothalamus-pituitary axis

·         Cushing’s syndrome - from diagnosis to management

·         Pituitary incidentoloma and prolactinoma

·         Acromegaly

 

Thyroid and bone disorders

·         Thyroid disorders – pitfall of diagnosis and management

·         Osteoporosis - current management

·         Calcium disorders and metabolic bone disease

Clinical Attachment

·         Endocrine clinic

·         Endocrine case discussion

 

 

MEDM5202 General Endocrinology & Metabolism II (3 units)

 

Symposia

Reproductive endocrinology

·         Polycystic ovarian syndrome - its metabolic and endocrine aspects

·         Approach to menstrual disturbance and infertility

·         Approach to impotence and hypogonadism

 

Adrenal disorders

·         Conn's syndrome and workup for secondary hypertension

·         Common lipid disorders - evaluation and update on management

·         Phaeochromocytoma and adrenal incidentoloma - workup and management

 

Common lipid and uncommon childhood endocrine disorders

·         Short stature, delayed puberty and overview of other common paediatric endocrine diseases

·         Neuroendocrine tumors and updates

·         Molecular and biochemical evaluation of endocrine disorders

 

Emerging issues and controversies

·         Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and endocrine dysfunction

·         Interpretation of endocrine tests during acute illnesses

·         Neurohormonal dysregulation

 

Interactive Workshops – Practical Management

 

Thyroid and bone disorders

·         Principles and applications of thyroid function tests and bone turnover markers

·         Thyroid and parathyroid disorders

·         Ophathalmic Graves' Diseases

·         Radiological evaluation of osteoporosis

 

Adrenal gland and reproductive endocrinology (1)

·         Addison's disease and Phaeochromocytoma

·         Conn's and Cushing's syndrome

·         Radiological evaluation of adrenal disorders

·         Hirsutism and virilization - evaluation and management

·         Endocrine disorders in pregnancy (excluding diabetes)

 

Pituitary gland and reproductive endocrinology (2)

·         Evaluation and management of infertility

·         Principles and applications of radiotherapy for common pituitary adenomas

·         Prolactinoma (micro vs macro) - medical or surgical treatment

 

Clinical Attachment

·         Endocrine in-patient grand round

·         Combined obesity clinic

·         Thyroid clinic

·         Combined pituitary clinic

·         Growth and Endocrine clinic

MEDM6201 General Endocrinology & Metabolism III (4 units)

 

Interactive Workshops – Practical Management

 

Electrolytes and lipid disorders (from clinical evaluation to management)

·         Common dyslipidaemia and genetic lipid disorders

·         Hypernatremia and hyperkalaemia

·         Hyponatremia and hypokalaemia

 

Paediatric and reproductive endocrinology (3)

·         Acromegaly - a multidisciplinary approach for management and evaluation

·         Short stature - diagnostic evaluation and practical tips for management

·         Congenital adrenal hyperplasia and interpretation of urinary steroid profile

 

Clinical Attachment

·         Combined gynae-endocrine clinic

MEDM5301 Obesity & Weight Management (1 unit)

 

Symposia

 

Obesity – from epidemiology to pathophysiology

·         Origin of obesity – from brain to gut to ectopic sites

·         Obesity as a chronic disease – Greater China perspectives

·         Role of guy microbiome in obesity

 

Management of obesity – from theory to practice

·         Weight management - past, present and future

·         Popular diets for weight management - are these sound diets?

·         Role of exercise and behavior modification

 

Interactive Workshops – Practical Management

 

Interactive case discussion: managing obesity – managing obesity related co-morbidities

·         Clinical assessment of obesity

·         Gynecological complications of obesity

·         Cardiovascular complications of obesity

·         Psychobehavioral treatment of binge eating disorder in obese subjects

 

Interactive case discussion: managing obesity – a multidisciplinary approach

·         Role of metabolic surgery in obesity management

·         Exercise and lifestyle modifications

·         Peri-operative management of patients undergoing metabolic surgery

·         Practical dietary strategies for weight management

MEDM6401 Graduation Project (11 units)

A 5,000-word group project is required to be submitted by the end of the programme