This 2-week course will cover advanced knowledge about diabetes and its complications, such as latest epidemiological data, latest knowledge of the pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications as well as new therapeutic strategies and medicines used in managing patients with diabetes.

Week 1:

Metabolic disorders, obesity, and diabetes: aetiology, epidemiology, molecular pathways, diagnosis, management and emerging therapies will be explored.

Week 2:

Diabetic complications: general and organ-specific, including cardiovascular complications, kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, and dysfunctional wound healing will be covered.