DrKumo Academy

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) & Diabetes

Overview

RPM 204 - Diabetes is a common chronic illness that can be managed properly with remote patient monitoring. Learn how to educate the patient about this illness and also a disease management program to help them avoid critical danger zones.

At the end of the badge, trainees will be able to do the following:  

  1. Define diabetes  
  2. Explain the basic diagnosis/symptoms of diabetes  
  3. Explain how diabetes is a serious chronic illness but one that can be managed with monitoring  
  4. Evaluate a health chart of a patient with diabetes  
  5. Be able to enter data into RPM for monitoring of a patient with diabetes (with DMP)
  6. Evaluate DMP data of a patient with diabetes (at critical junctions)
Time Estimate:
3 hours

Course Content

LESSONS
1. Defining Diabetes

Lesson Content

Understanding Diabetes
Pop Quiz: Understanding Diabetes
Type 1
Pop Quiz: Type 1
Type 2
Pop Quiz: Type 2
Prediabetes
Pop Quiz: Prediabetes
Gestational Diabetes
Pop Quiz: Gestational Diabetes
Children with Diabetes
Pop Quiz: Children with Diabetes
2. Diagnosis and Symptoms

Lesson Content

Diagnosis
Pop Quiz: Diagnosis
Symptoms of Diabetes
Pop Quiz: Symptoms of Diabetes
Prediabetes
Pop Quiz: Prediabetes
Progression to Full Diabetes
Pop Quiz: Progression to Full Diabetes
Other Diseases Related to Diabetes
Pop Quiz: Other Disease Related to Diabetes
Elderly with Diabetes
Pop Quiz: Elderly with Diabetes
3. Monitoring and Maintenance of Care

Lesson Content

Diabetic Diet
Pop Quiz: Diabetic Diet
Medication Adherence and Medications
Pop Quiz: Medication Adherence and Medications
Communication Skills for Diabetes Management
Pop Quiz: Communication Skills for Diabetes Management
Maintaining Glucose Levels
Pop Quiz: Maintaining Glucose Levels
Danger Zones
Pop Quiz: Danger Zones
Monitoring Glucose Levels, Blood Pressure, Weight/Activity, and Sleep
Pop Quiz: Monitoring Glucose Levels, Blood Pressure, Weight/Activity, and Sleep
4. Other Symptoms to Monitor with Diabetes

Lesson Content

Heart Health (Blood Pressure, Weight, and Cholesterol Level)
Pop Quiz: Heart Health
Kidney Health (Urine and Blood Testing)
Pop Quiz: Kidney Health
Eye Health (Eye Exams)
Pop Quiz: Eye Health
Foot Health (Foot Exams and Sensory Testing)
Pop Quiz: Foot Health
5. Diabetes Health Chart

Lesson Content

Evaluating a Health Chart of a Person with Diabetes
Pop Quiz: Evaluating a Health Chart of a Person with Diabetes
Analyze Generic RPM Printout Indicating Color-Coded Danger Zones
Pop Quiz: Analyze Generic RPM Printout Indicating Colo-Coded Danger Zones
Assessment: RPM and Diabetes