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Continuing Professional Development

 

Welcome to the Insulin Simulation Instructional System!

 

We’re pleased to announce a new and exciting self-directed learning experience that’ll teach you how to better manage insulin therapy.

 

Using online simulation, you’ll have the opportunity to evaluate a series of virtual patients as well as order and schedule the appropriate medication to stabilize their conditions. Along the way, you'll receive expert help and opinions which will guide you in your task. As you successfully stabilize each patient you’ll be developing important skills which will help you in your day to day practice.

 

In the first module "Starting Insulin" you will begin at the basic level of patient management. After you successfully treat your first set of patients you’ll be able to access more demanding modules. You will also be informed of new patient cases as they are added.

 

Accreditation

This program is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario. [2 credits per case]

 

This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for 16 Mainpro-C credits.

 

Members of the American Academy of Family Physicians are eligible to receive 16 Prescribed credits for participation in this activity due to reciprocal agreement with the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

 

Sign up and Start today!

 

To sign-up and create your account, please click here. You will be redirected to the registration page of the Insulin Simulation Instructional System.

 

 

 Overview of Currently Available Modules


 

 

Module

 Patient Case Case Summary Difficulty Level
Starting insulin 1 Mary, an older woman with type 2 diabetes, on oral medications with high fasting blood sugars 1
Starting insulin 2 Ernie, an older man with type 2 diabetes, on oral medications and bedtime insulin with high blood sugars 2
Starting insulin 3 Juan, a young man with new onset type 1 diabetes, ready to be discharged from the emergency room 2.5
Making adjustments 1 Lise, a middle aged woman with type 1 diabetes, on QID insulin with 3 AM hypoglycemia 1.5
Making adjustments 2 Tran, a middle aged man with type 2 diabetes, on BID insulin with variable blood sugars 2
Making adjustments 3 Seema, a middle aged woman with type 1 diabetes, on QID insulin with high blood sugars 2
Making adjustments 4 Jennifer, a young woman with type 1 diabetes, on QID insulin with midnight hypoglycemia 1.5
Advanced 1 Ray, an older man with type 2 diabetes, on dexamethasone for suspect brain cancer 2
Advanced 2 Mila, a middle aged woman with prednisone-induced diabetes 3
Advanced 3 Alfredo, an older man with type 2 diabetes, recently hospitalized and now with high blood sugars 2.5
Pregnancy 1 Maria, a pregnant woman with gestational diabetes, with high fasting blood sugars 1
Pregnancy 2 Lourdes, a pregnant woman with gestational diabetes, and several high blood sugars 2.5
Pregnancy 3 Norma, a young woman with type 1 diabetes, in the third trimester of pregnancy 2.5