Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: K2F5310
HT 2025
Study period: 2025-10-20 - 2025-10-24
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2025-04-15 - 2025-05-06
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Course description

The course has a clinical orientation and aims to provide an overview of diabetes epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment options in a cardiovascular perspective in a clinical framework. This includes the management of diabetes in the broad spectrum of cardiovascular disease as well as understanding and interpretation of large cardiovascular outcome trials on glucose-lowering agents.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

Undergraduate study in medicine or biomedicine

Selection

Selection will be based on:  
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s individual study plan/research (according to written motivation). 
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

Course director

Linda Mellbin

Elina Rautio

Elena Fortin

Course syllabus

K2F5310

Department

Department of Medicine, Solna

Doctoral programme

Cardiovascular Research (CVR)

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hjärt-kärlsjukdomar

CONTACTLinda Mellbin

linda.mellbin@ki.se