The course is a 5-week
online course that includes online self-study modules and 5 conference calls.
The program is facilitated by an ADCES Master Lifestyle Coach trainer.
Coursework includes:
- ADCES Online Lifestyle Coach Training
course: 8 modules & post test
- Participation
in mandatory 5 Zoom video conference call discussions and activities
- An opportunity to practice group facilitation techniques by presenting to your classmates
Conference Call
Schedule: Wednesday, 12:00 PM
- 1:30 PM Central Time (90 minutes). Active participation in Zoom video calls with the Master Trainer is mandatory.
- January 8, 2025
- January 15, 2025
- January 22, 2025
- January 29, 2025
- February 5, 2025
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Describe the evidence base of the
National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK)-
sponsored Diabetes Prevention Program Study.
- Identify key strategies used to
translate the DPP Study into the
National DPP and PreventT2, a CDC-recognized
lifestyle change curriculum.
- Define the role of a lifestyle coach for
CDC-recognized lifestyle
change programs, comparing the lifestyle
coach with other diabetes education
professionals.
- Utilizing case studies of eligible and
ineligible participants,
describe participant eligibility criteria for the
National DPP.
- Describe participant outcomes for the
National DPP, identifying how program structure, content, and
activities, such as tracking and action planning,
support the achievement of those outcomes.
- Review PreventT2 materials, including
the participant’s guide
and the lifestyle coach training guide, to
understand how program content supports skill building,
self-monitoring, and psychosocial development.
- Diagram the core sessions (1-16) of
PreventT2 to determine learning objectives, major concepts, major
activities, and action planning guidance.
- Illustrate lifestyle coaching
strategies to activate program content
within group sessions.
- Review and practice group facilitation
techniques that build trust,
increase participation, and encourage
positive health behavior change.
- Practice group facilitation techniques,
lifestyle coaching strategies, and understanding of program content
through role-playing activities, i.e.,
teach-backs.
- Describe the core maintenance sessions
(17-26) of PreventT2 to
determine learning objectives, major
concepts, and key materials.
- Discuss key strategies to increase
participant readiness, engagement, and retention across the 12-month
CDC-recognized lifestyle change program.
- Identify best practices in reviewing
food and physical activity tracking logs, action plans, and other
participant materials.
- Explain how programs can meet the
National Diabetes Prevention Program Recognition Standards to
achieve full recognition.
- Describe the national landscape of the
diabetes prevention program, especially as it relates to coverage by
Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers.
Activity Type:
This is an application-based activity. This 12-hour online course includes online coursework, participant presentations, discussion, and question and answer periods.
Intended Audience
At this time, the CDC does not list specific educational or credential requirements, in order to participate in a Lifestyle Coach training. ADCES does require that participants are familiar with the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program. The ADCES DPP Lifestyle Coach Training program prepares individuals facilitate the CDC's Prevent T2 curriculum within a CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).
Faculty: TBD
TBD.
Accreditation Information
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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.
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Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
The Universal Activity Number is TBD. This knowledge-based activity has been approved for 12 contact hour(s). (Pharmacists). The Universal Activity Number is TBD. This knowledge-based activity has been approved for 12 contact hour(s). (Pharmacy Technicians).
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.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 12 ANCC contact hour(s). This activity discusses 0.0 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 12 contact hour(s).
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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 12 AAPA Category 1 CME credit(s). PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 12 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.
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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 12 continuing education credits.
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Successful
Completion
To receive a Statement of Credit and Lifestyle Coach Certificate, you must complete the ADCES DPP Lifestyle Coach course, participate in the Zoom sessions, do the assigned teach-back presentation, pass the post-test, and submit the required evaluation. Your
Statement of Credit and Lifestyle Coach Certificate will be issued digitally in your learning portal upon submission of the evaluation.
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.
Faculty Disclosures
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity
and Independence, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists
(ADCES) requires anyone in a position to affect or control continuing education
content (e.g., authors, presenters, and program planners) to disclose all financial
relationships with ineligible companies. It is the responsibility of ADCES to
mitigate and disclose all relevant conflicts of interest. Disclosure of a
relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but
is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential
importance to their evaluation of the presentation.
Relevant disclosures (or lack thereof)
among educational activity planners and faculty are as follows:
Speaker
TBD.
Planners
Jodi Lavin-Tompkins, MSN, RN, CDCES, BC-ADM, has no relevant financial disclosures to report.
The
approval of this educational offering by the ADCES does not imply endorsement
of specific therapies, treatments, or products discussed in the
presentations.
Disclosure and
Mitigation of Relevant Conflicts of Interest
All identified
relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated.
Joint
Providership
None
Pricing
ADCES Members: $599
Non-Members: $759
Please note: ADCES provides full refunds (less $100 administrative fee) for registration cancelled no later than ten (10) business days prior to the first day of the course.
All cancellation requests must be received in writing. To receive a refund, submit your written request to ADCES membership services at (
[email protected]).
All refunds are processed within 30 days of receipt. No refunds will be issues after the session has begun.
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Technical Requirements
- An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE)
- Speakers and a microphone – built-in or USB plug-in or wireless Bluetooth
- A webcam or HD webcam – built-in or USB plug-in
- Or, a HD cam or HD camcorder with video capture card
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