Diabetes Pharmacology Boot Camp

Event Date: Thursday, December 17, 2026 (rescheduled from November 5)
Event Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET (includes a 1-hour break)

Please Note: All times are Eastern. This event begins at 11:00 am Eastern / 10:00 am Central / 9:00 am Mountain / 8:00 am Pacific.

Program Overview

Build your confidence in diabetes pharmacology and bring a more informed, person-centered approach to care. This live, virtual training connects the pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes with how diabetes medications work, exploring their glucose-lowering effects and benefits beyond glycemic management. Discover how individual needs, preferences, and shared decision-making can guide medication selection and strengthen your ability to support meaningful treatment conversations with people living with diabetes.

Learning Outcome

Diabetes care and education specialists will state an increased understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of diabetes, new medications, and insulin formulations, to be able to discuss treatment options with people with diabetes within their scope of practice.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
-- Explain the normal physiology and the pathophysiology of diabetes
-- Outline the main medication classes for the treatment of diabetes
-- Describe insulin formulations and their use in the treatment of diabetes

Activity Type

This is an application-based activity.

Learning Format

Live Activity

Intended Audience

This activity is designed for diabetes care and education specialists including nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, 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.

Pricing

Member Price: $109  
Non-Member Price: $175

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Accessing the Event

ADCES live virtual trainings are hosted via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a Zoom link to join the webinar. If you do not receive the email, check your Spam or Junk folder. If you still do not see the email, please contact education@adces.org or call 800-338-3633, option 3.

Rebroadcasting, redistribution, and resale are prohibited.

Faculty

Susan Cornell, PharmD, CDCES, FAPhA, FADCES
Experiential Education Specialist and Professor Emeritus,
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy
Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and Consultant,
Bolingbrook Christian Health Center and Will-Grundy Medical Clinic

Susan Cornell, PharmD, CDCES, FAPhA, FADCES is an Experiential Education Specialist and Professor Emeritus at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy in Downers Grove, Illinois (MWU CPDG). She also serves as co-advisor for the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) chapter at MWU CPDG. Dr. Cornell practices as a clinical pharmacist, consultant and certified diabetes care and education specialist.

Her current clinical practice is with the Bolingbrook Christian Health Center and the Will-Grundy Medical Clinic, where she supervises student pharmacists, as they provide medication therapy management and diabetes care and education for underserved populations.

Dr. Cornell served as President of the Illinois Pharmacists Association in 2011. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2024 APhA-ASP Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award, 2022 ADCES Allene Von Son Distinguished Serves Award, the 2021, 2019 and 2011 MWU Outstanding Faculty Advisor, 2017 ADCES Outstanding Illinois Diabetes Educator of the Year, and the 2014 Bowl of Hygeia, to list a few. She is an active member of the American Diabetes Association. She is also actively involved with the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES), where she previously served on their board of directors and continues to assist on various committees.

Dr. Cornell is a key thought leader in the field of diabetes and has been invited to give numerous presentations to various healthcare professionals and community groups worldwide. She has served as editor, as well as, published and contributed to many peer-reviewed, professional written and online publications. Dr. Cornell is the associate editor of The Art and Science of Diabetes Care and Education.

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 requires ADCES to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to ensure educational content is balanced, evidence-based, and free from bias. Disclosure information is provided to help learners recognize any relevant financial relationships and make their own informed judgments about the content. If you perceive any bias during the activity, please report it through the evaluation form.

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

Speaker/Planner  
Susan Cornell, PharmD, CDCES, FAPhA, FADCES - Speakers Bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim; Advanced Practitioner Advisory Board, Consultant: Novo Nordisk

Peer Reviewer
Eileen Egan, DNP, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES - No relevant financial relationships

All relevant financial relationships 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 Information

In order to obtain the 4.0 hours of continuing education credit, participants must attend the entire virtual training.

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 JA4008258-0000-26-361-L01-P. This knowledge-based activity has been approved for 4.0 contact hour(s).   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 live activity for a maximum of 4.0 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 4.0 ANCC contact hour(s). This activity discusses 3.0 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 4.0 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 4.0 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 4.0 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. Performance Indicator 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 general continuing education credit(s).

Successful Completion

To receive a Statement of Credit, you must participate in all identified components of the activity and complete an 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)

CBDCE 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.

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System Requirements

While you can participate with a 56K dialup internet connection, it is recommended that you have a high-speed broadband (or better) internet connection. Please be sure you close as many open programs on your system as possible. Click here for operating system requirements.