Learning Objectives

• Outline the major chronic disease patterns in Australia
• Describe primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies for diabetes

Chronic Disease Management

• what 4 things does a patient-centred model consider?
• what is a common pitfall of multidisciplinary care? how do we overcome this?
• what are 5 components of a good a referral?
• why is chronic disease management so poor?
• what are 10 pitfalls of chronic disease management?

Chronic Disease in Australia

• describe the epidemiology of chronic diseases in Australia?
• what are some common chronic diseases?
• why are chronic disease levels rising in Australia?

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

• what are some signs of T2DM?
• at what age does T2DM screening start? frequency?
• what tools are used to assess T2DM risk?
• what factors does the AUSDRISK tool consider?
• AUSDRISK scores of [≥] should be followed up with [what]?