Professor Rhys Williams

Professor Emeritus (Medicine)

Medicine

Telephone: (01792) 513400

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

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Williams, R 2002Assessing the impact of complications on the costs of Type II diabetesDiabetologia457S13S17
https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1189 doi: 10.1007/s00125-002-0859-9
Deakin, T, Cade, J, Williams, R, Greenwood, D 2006Structured patient education: the Diabetes X-PERT Programme makes a differenceDiabetic Medicine239944954
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 2007Increasing Expenditure on Health Care Incurred by Diabetic Subjects in a Developing Country: A study from IndiaDiabetes Care302252256
https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1191 doi: 10.2337/dc06-0144
Jones, S 2005Monitoring trends in obesity in South Wales using routine dataArchives of Disease in Childhood905464467
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.