DESCRIPTION

The goal of ADCES Online CORE Concepts^® Course is to increase knowledge of the diabetes disease state, sharpen clinical management skills, and highlight self-management education techniques and tools that are most appropriate for assuring successful outcomes to the ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors^TM. This 9-week online course is recommended for health care professionals who know that online learning is a suitable fit with your learning style.

Please note that diabetes care and education specialists should always adhere to their clinical scope of practice when providing patient care and DSMES. Participants, with the assistance of course facilitators, will explore the scientific basis for diabetes education and care, while artfully applying concepts to patient situations, through case studies and online discussion.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK

The Art and Science of Diabetes Care and Education is mandatory reading for this course. You will be a copy of the e-book prior to the start of the course.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This activity is designed for diabetes care and education specialists, including nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physicians, PAs, and other health care providers interested in staying up to date on current practices of care for people with diabetes and other related conditions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Assess stage of change and motivation to change.
• Review the key components of effective behavior change goals using the SMART acronym.
• Describe prevalence and incidence of diabetes.
• Identify resources for and aspects of planning, implementing, and evaluating a DSMES program.
• Distinguish pathophysiological differences between prediabetes, type 1, type 2, and GDM.
• Compare differences between DKA and HHS, as well as possible treatments.
• Formulate individualized goals of therapy based on patient-specific characteristics.
• Differentiate acute and chronic complications.
• Create a drug therapy plan that includes blood pressure and dietary changes, for people with diabetic nephropathy.
• Summarize approaches to pain management and describe autonomic nephropathy conditions.
• Identify and problem solve barriers to change and high-risk situations.
• Discuss current and new therapeutic options for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
• Determine optimal therapeutic regimens for patients with diabetes to achieve individualized cardiometabolic goals.
• Select appropriate insulin preparations for patients based on the pharmacokinetic profile, acquisition cost, and individualized glycemic goals.

NINE MODULES WILL BE COVERED OVER THE COURSE PERIOD

• Module 1: Clinical Management of Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Conditions
• Module 2: Healthy Coping
• Module 3: Reducing Risk
• Module 4: Taking Medications
• Module 5: Healthy Eating
• Module 6: Monitoring
• Module 7: Being Active
• Module 8: Communication and Problem Solving
• Module 9: Advocacy and Care Delivery

ACTIVITY TYPE

This is an application-based learning activity.

HOW IT WORKS

• You are required to have access to the The Art and Science of Diabetes Care and Education. You will be sent a copy of the e-book prior to the start of the course.
• You must register at least 1 week before the start of the class.
• The 9-week course will include learning modules and readings, plus a final exam after the modules are complete. The modules include readings, online activities, and discussion board interactions based around case studies.
• Registrants can expect to receive course information via email 1 week prior to the start of the session, with online access provided a few days before the official start of the session.
• Each session will have small groups for discussion with other participants and experienced facilitators. Communication will occur within the online discussion boards (communication forums).
• Learners can expect to devote about 4-5 hours a week to complete all material.
• The final exam period will start a few days before the course session ends and extend a week past the course session end-date.
• Course is pass/fail.
• Each participant will be expected to post a minimum of 3-4 messages in the discussion boards for each module.
• Final exam must be passed with a minimum of a 70% to pass. Three attempts are allowed.
• Certificate of credit issued upon successfully completion of the course and passing the Final Exam.
• Learners can work on the course at their own convenience; however, we recommend that you stay on track with the syllabus each week so you don't fall behind (e.g., you can work for one hour and then log off and come back three days later and work for another hour or two).
• Discussion participation for each module must be completed within the one-week time frame designated for that module in the course syllabus in order to ensure active discussions.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• It is recommended that you have a high-speed broadband (or better) internet connection.
• Please be sure you close as many other open programs on your system as possible and have disabled your pop-up blocker.
• We recommend using a desktop or laptop computer; however, many mobile devices also successfully access the course.

FACULTY

Amy Hertz, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES

John David Bucheit PharmD, BCACP, CDCES

David Miller, RN, BSN, CDCES, FADCES

FACULTY DISCLOSURES

In accordance with Joint Accreditation criteria and the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies for the past 24 months.

Joint Accreditation/ACCME also requires that ADCES mitigate any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. The disclosure information is intended to identify any ineligible relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during an activity, please report it on the evaluation.

Relevant disclosures (or lack thereof) among educational activity planners and faculty are as follows:

FACULTY

Amy Hertz, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES
John David Bucheit PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
David Miller, RN, BSN, CDCES, FADCES

PLANNERS

Jodi Lavin-Tompkins MSN, RN, CDCES, BC-ADM – No conflicts of interest
Joanne Rinker, MS, RD, CDCES, LDN – No conflicts of interest
Barb Schreiner, PhD, RN, CDCES, BC-ADM – Consultant: Eli Lilly & co.
Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill, PhD, APRN/PNP-BC, CDCES – Consultant: Provention Bio; Certified Product Trainer: Tandem Diabetes, Medtronic, Insulet; Founder: Diabetes Toolkit
Kellie Beumer – No conflicts of interest

DISCLOSURE AND MITIGATION OF RELEVANT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

All identified relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

The approval of this educational offering by the ADCES does not imply endorsement of specific therapies, treatments, or products discussed in the presentations.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

None

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

	Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) The Universal Activity Number is TBD. This application-based activity has been approved for 30 contact hours. This statement contains information provided to NABP from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) via CPE Monitor®. ACPE policy states paper and/or electronic statements of credit may no longer be distributed directly to learners as proof of ACPE credit. The official record of credit may be located in the learner’s e-profile in CPE Monitor.
	American Medical Association (AMA) Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 30 ANCC contact hour(s). This activity discusses 3 contact hour(s) of pharmacotherapeutic content. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 10977, for 30 contact hour(s).
	American Academy of PAs (AAPA) The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 30 AAPA Category 1 CME credit(s). PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 30 Continuing Professional Education unit(s) (CPEU) for completion of this activity. Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour = 1 CPEU. RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 30 continuing education credits.

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

To receive a Statement of Credit you must attend the entire session. Your Statement of Credit will be issued electronically immediately upon submission of the evaluation form. Contact [email protected] in the event you choose not to complete the evaluation form.

CERTIFIED DIABETES CARE AND EDUCATION SPECIALISTS

To satisfy the requirements for renewal of certification for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved by a provider on the CBDCE list of Approved Providers (www.cbdce.org). CBDCE does not approve continuing education. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is on the CBDCE list of Approved Providers.

BOARD CERTIFIED ADVANCED DIABETES MANAGEMENT (BC-ADM)

ADCES is the administering body for the Advanced Diabetes Management credentials. Continuing education programs offered by ADCES can be used toward fulfilling BC-ADM Certification and recertification requirements.

OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

It is the responsibility of each participant to determine if the program meets the criteria for re-licensure or recertification for their discipline.