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Online learning for health professionals

We have a range of learning programs to help health professionals strengthen their knowledge and understanding of diabetes. Programs include the following:

A series of short videos designed to support the delivery of basic diabetes education by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce, to community living with or at risk of diabetes.

Access Talking about diabetes.

These online learning modules are designed for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and other health professionals working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living with diabetes. The modules are endorsed by National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) for CPD hours.

Find out more about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health—diabetes e-Learning modules.

Access the learning module Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health—diabetes e-Learning.

The Foot Forward e-learning modules have been developed for medical staff, nursing staff, podiatrists, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners/health workers, allied health assistants, and clinical support workers wishing to improve their competency and confidence in providing best practice care for people with diabetes. The modules are based on the Integrated Diabetes Foot Care Pathways and provide information about how to perform routine foot risk screenings to identify risk factors for foot disease and how to determine a person’s risk classification. The modules outline appropriate management plans and referral pathways based on different risk classifications.

Foot Forward modules

These learning modules are for health professionals caring for people with diabetes-related foot disease.

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Foot health training package for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers

In addition to the Foot Forward e-learning modules, Foot Forward offers a training package to be delivered by local healthcare professionals to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers to develop the skills required to undertake appropriate diabetes foot care in their communities.

The training package is available to training organisations, health services or individual healthcare professionals involved in upskilling and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers.

Express your interest to access the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers training.

These modules are aimed at diabetes health professionals, medical practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals with a special interest in diabetes care and management. The modules are endorsed by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association for CPD hours.

The aim of this online training module is to improve the ability of health professionals to:

  • communicate with individuals with diabetes and an intellectual disability
  • support individuals with an intellectual disability and their carers/support workers to manage their diabetes
  • respond appropriately to the health care challenges and needs of individuals with diabetes and an intellectual disability particularly in communicating health care information.

Access the learning module Tailor your communication skills: a training module for health professionals caring for adults with diabetes and an intellectual disability

These informative modules focus on the role and purpose of the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS). Completing this program will help you to support the people you see with diabetes in your workplace. You will find out about the importance of NDSS registration in providing access to information, programs, support services and subsidised products. As well as how and when to refer people with diabetes to the NDSS services or the diabetes healthcare team.

The modules were developed in collaboration with the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) and the Australian Diabetes society (ADS).

Access the Health workforce education modules.

A series of 15 learning modules support the National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework—helping nurses gain the foundation level knowledge identified in part 3 of the framework. The modules are endorsed by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association for CPD hours.

Access the National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework learning modules.

This module is aimed at diabetes educators and other health professionals. A certificate is issued upon completion.

The aim of this online module is to improve the ability of health professionals to support people with diabetes to manage their diabetes before, during and after a natural disaster or emergency.

Access the Natural disaster and emergencies modules.

This course for health professionals provides information on pregnancy planning and preparation for women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The course includes three modules—pregnancy and diabetes, preconception counselling (including effective contraception use), and pre-pregnancy care. Four non-assessed case studies have been incorporated into the modules to assist learners with applying the content to their practice.

The course takes approximately 2 hours to complete and has been endorsed by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) (2 ADEA CPD points to August 2025), the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) (ACM CPD hours to 20/04/2025) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) according to approved quality standards criteria (2 APNA CPD hours to June 2025). For medical professionals the course is accredited by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) (2 ACRRM Educational Activity—Distance Based Education hours to 31/12/25) and GPs can self-report this CPD activity to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). A certificate is provided upon completion of the modules and course evaluation.

Access Pregnancy and diabetes e-learning.
Instructions on how to access the pregnancy and diabetes module.

The Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) person-centred care toolkit is a quality improvement tool for diabetes educators and diabetes services to use for measuring person-centred care, highlighting areas of improvement and monitoring changes in their practice. The toolkit is based on a set of 10 evidence-based, person-centred care principles.

Access the person-centred care webinar and podcasts on the ADEA learning management system or ADEA on Soundcloud.

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Online programs for health professionals

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Diabetes Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this Country. We recognise their connection to land, waters, winds and culture. We pay the upmost respect to them, their cultures and to their Elders, past and present. We are committed to improving health outcomes for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by diabetes and those at risk.

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