Professor Rhys Williams

Professor Emeritus (Medicine)

Medicine

Telephone: (01792) 513400

Email: d.r.r.williams@swansea.ac.uk

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Williams, R. 2002 Assessing the impact of complications on the costs of Type II diabetes Diabetologia 45 7 S13 S17
https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1189 doi: 10.1007/s00125-002-0859-9
Deakin, T., Cade, J., Williams, R., Greenwood, D., Williams, R. 2006 Structured patient education: the Diabetes X-PERT Programme makes a difference Diabetic Medicine 23 9 944 954
https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1190 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01906.x
Ramachandran, A., Ramachandran, S., Snehalatha, C., Augustine, C., Murugesan, N., Viswanathan, V., Kapur, A., Williams, R., Williams, R. 2007 Increasing Expenditure on Health Care Incurred by Diabetic Subjects in a Developing Country: A study from India Diabetes Care 30 2 252 256
https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1191 doi: 10.2337/dc06-0144
Jones, S., Williams, R., Gravenor, M. 2005 Monitoring trends in obesity in South Wales using routine data Archives of Disease in Childhood 90 5 464 467
https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1226 doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.048520

PMDM01 Diabetes Basics

This core module aims to introduce the basics of diabetes, a condition where there are an estimated 4.5 million people living with the disease in the UK alone, and a further 1.1 million that are undiagnosed. It will detail prevalence and pathophysiology, nutrition and self-care, and a basic understanding of associated complications. It aims to develop the students¿ knowledge of the many key factors that contribute to this enormous healthcare issue. The module will be delivered online via distance learning, with online assessments.