Think about it: Heart disease and diabetes, which account for more deaths in the U.S. and worldwide than everything else combined, are completely preventable by making comprehensive lifestyle changes.
– Dr Dean Ornish, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco

Course At A Glance

Course: Fellowship in Cardio Diabetes mellitus
Total Duration: Six months
Hours per Week: 4 – 8
The medium of instruction: English

About the Course

With the restructuring of health care in India, one of the major changes in patient care has been a shift from sub-speciality care to primary care. Despite major progress in the development of effective therapies to reduce mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease, it is becoming the leading cause of mortality in India, where heart ailments have replaced communicable diseases as the biggest killer. According to recent data, approximately 30 per cent of the urban population and 15 per cent of the population living in rural areas, suffer from high blood pressure and heart attacks. According to government data, the prevalence of heart failure in India due to coronary heart disease, hypertension, obesity, diabetes and rheumatic heart disease, ranges from 1.3 to 4.6 million, with an annual incidence of 491,600-1.8 million.

Although effective treatments exist, there is a wide therapeutic gap between guidelines and practice. Reducing this gap has the potential to save lives. General Practitioners are at the forefront of assessment, management and follow-up of patients with cardiovascular disease. Over 50 per cent of the patients suffering from a heart attack die before they reach the hospital. General Practitioners can play a very important role in saving these lives.

MediSys eVarsity has launched the Fellowship in Cardio Diabetes mellitus to equip such first-consult doctors, with the latest clinically-relevant information, and to mentor them in handling all aspects of cardiovascular disease.

Objectives of the Program

The Six months Fellowship in Cardio Diabetes mellitus aims at providing a General practitioner with comprehensive up-to-date knowledge and skills in the prevention and diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in their clinical practice.

Recommended Background / Entry Requirements

Recognised the need of the hour, of turning graduate doctors into family physicians, who thrive on building a relationship with the patients and family, rather than treat them as numbers, MediSys eVarsity has specially crafted these courses for experienced practising doctors – doctors who could not take up post-graduation for whatever reason, doctors who are so busy with their practice that they do not find time to attend continuous medical education. These courses are made available for the doctors.

Course Syllabus

Section 1: Epidemiolgy
Cardiodiabetic Blockbuster: Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 InhibitorClimate Change: Its Impact on Noncommunicable Diseases:Precision Diabetes in India Where We are TodayImpact of Diabetes in COVID-19 Outcome
Section 2: Clinical Presentation
Diabetes, Heart, and Kidney: The Terrible Trio40 Years of Diabetes: Is It Time for a Paradigm ShiftDiabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease: Are We Dealing
with a VolcanoPrecision Diagnosis in Asymptomatic Diabetic Heart Disease“The Elephant in the Room”: All You Need to Know about
Diabetic Neuropathy

Cardiorenal Metabolic Approach for T2DM: Role of SGLT-2 Inhibitors

Cardio–Rheumatology: It’s Time to Collaborate
Obesitis (Obesity + Inflammation)
Thyroid Disorders and Cardiodiabetes Link

Rheumatological Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes in the (Very) Young

Strategies for Reducing Hospital Readmissions for Heart Failure
Patients

Diabetic Nephropathy: Recent Advances in Pathophysiology
and Management

Tuberculosis and Diabetes: The Terrible Twosome

Cardiovascular Complications in Prediabetes

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Its Association with Central Obesity, Dyslipidemia, and Impaired Glucose Tolerance and
Diabetes

Tachyarrhythmias: What Physician Needs to Know?

Heart Failure in Diabetes: Frequent, Forgotten, Fatal

Cardio-obstetrics: Why do We Need this New Field in India?

Early End Organ Protection in Diabetes Mellitus with Hypertension

Section 3: Investigations
Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy and Autonomic Function Testing

Evaluation of Hypertension in Young
Diabetes and Gut Microbiota

Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems: Current Concepts

Biomarkers in Heart Failure

Section 4: Invasive Procedure
Choice of Patients for MitraClips as Therapy for Heart Failure

Running the Race Against Heart Failure: The Progress Made So Far

Section 5: Therapeutics Options

Chrono-nutrition: A New Dietary Dimension

Colesevelam

Oral Semaglutide

Diabetic Heart Failure: The Role of Angiotensin
Receptor–Neprilysin Inhibitor

Management of Anticoagulation in Pregnancy

Swallowable Balloon and Endoscopic Bariatric Procedures:
The New Match Winner

Dose Adjustments and Intensification of Insulin Therapy in
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Glycemic Control in Renal Failure

Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure

Pioneering Basal-bolus Therapy with Next Generation Insulins in Hospitalized Patients

Gliflozins in Heart Failure: An Update

Postprandial Hyperglycemia and Glycemic Variability Start Early
with Glinides

The Role of Alpha-blockers in Uncontrolled Hypertension

Progress and Challenges in Obesity Pharmacotherapy
Section 6: Prevention
Prevention of Cardiometabolic Syndrome—Possible

Thin-fat Indians, Sarcopenia: Atypical Asian Indian Phenotype

Course Delivery Format

Digital Book:

A typical digital book is in a page turn format with easy to follow explanations alongside a range of exhibits and is integrated with audio-video sessions. All the material is developed as per the latest curriculum prescribed by regulators. It offers a succinct coverage of requirements and is periodically updated.