Metabolic Management - Sydney Professional Certificate - The University of Sydney
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Metabolic Management

Sydney Professional Certificate

Graduates of this Professional Certificate will have specialised knowledge in metabolic health.

Graduates will be able to provide an evidence-based, practical and personalised approach to clinical care:

  • To diagnose pre-diabetes, or type 2 diabetes
  • To competently manage type 2 diabetes
  • To assess and manage people with metabolism based cardiovascular diseases such as:
    • ischaemic heart disease
    • diabetes
    • hypertensive and metabolic cardiomyopathy
    • overt heart failure
    • dyslipidaemic and rheologic disturbances, as well as
    • cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial disease.

Sydney Professional Certificate in Metabolic Management

Students must complete:
(a) 12 credit points of 5000-level units of study
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

5000-level units of study

MBHT5001
Diabetes Management
6 A This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience
MBHT5004
Cardiovascular Metabolic Management
6 A This unit is intended for students who have experience in clinical care of patients and includes a significant Pharmacology component