Cardiovascular disease risk
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Mini-module
This mini-module focuses on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with diabetes, including why they are more likely to develop CVD and how you can support them to reduce their risk.
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Learning outcomes
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By the end of this module you should be able to:
- Understand why people with diabetes are at more risk of CVD
- Understand the risk factors for CVD in people living with diabetes
- Assess risk of CVD in people with diabetes
- Support primary prevention of CVD, helping people with diabetes to maintain their heart and circulatory health
This module does not cover secondary prevention of CVD and supporting people with diabetes who have already received a diagnosis of CVD, or who have experienced a cardiovascular event.
Sections
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Resources
CPD Library
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The CPD Library contains all of the resources linked throughout the cardiovascular disease risk module.
CPD reports
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You can get information on your progress in your account section
Questions
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