Clinicians, Non-Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Certificate Program (2nd Ed.)

Effective dates for CE credit: 5/18/2026 - 5/18/2028
CE/CME Credit: 8.0 hours

NEW EDITION!
The Clinician, Non-Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Certificate Program is geared towards clinical staff that are not DCESs but want to become more familiar with treating people with diabetes and the ADCES competencies. The certificate program incorporates content on the clinical aspects of diabetes, as well as aspects of self-care such as healthy eating, healthy coping, medications, and problem solving.

Learning Objectives
After successfully completing this program, the learner will be able to:
• Apply ADA Standards of Care to support individualized, team-based management of people with diabetes across the lifespan.
• Assess patients with diabetes using a structured framework, ADCES7, to identify self-management needs, barriers, and appropriate referrals.
• Integrate lifestyle, psychosocial, and behavior-change strategies into patient-centered diabetes care plans.
• Apply principles of glucose-lowering therapy and monitoring to support safe, effective, and goal-directed diabetes management.
• Identify and implement strategies to prevent and manage acute and chronic diabetes-related complications.

Who should enroll in this program?
Clinicians on the diabetes care team who interact with people with diabetes and related conditions, but whose primary focus is not diabetes, including but not limited to:

This list is not all-inclusive. It is intended to provide guidance on the professional backgrounds for which this certificate program is appropriate.

Course Modules

- Clinical Aspects of Diabetes
       Clinical Foundations of Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Care
       Standards of Care for Diabetes
- ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors^®
       Healthy Coping
       Healthy Eating
       Being Active
       Taking Medication
       Monitoring
       Reducing Risks
       Problem Solving
- Diabetes Care Practice
       Patient Assessment
       Case Study

Features

• Audio-visual presentations
• Breaks for check-your-knowledge questions
• Downloadable copies of slides
• Case Study
• Post-learning assessment

Intended Audience

This application-based activity is designed for clinicians on the diabetes care team who interact with people with diabetes and related conditions, but whose primary focus is not diabetes. This includes, but is not limited to, physicians, PAs, NPs, APRNs, registered nurses (RN), registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN), pharmacists, and other similar roles.

Learning Format

Enduring Material

Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of the program, you will receive a Certificate of Program Completion. The certificate provides recognition for your continuing education efforts and demonstrates your initiative in acquiring additional training in diabetes self-management education. The certificate program can be used to set minimum training standards for DSMES program staff. The certificate program also is used by healthcare providers who are not looking for a career in diabetes care and education, but who find that they and/or their staff need more training in diabetes due to the increasing number of people with diabetes being seen in their practice.

Access Period

You will have access to this learning activity for a period of six months after you enroll, or whenever the activity's CE credits expire (whichever comes first).

CE expiration date: May 18, 2028

Authors

Constance Brown-Riggs, MSEd, RDN, CDCES, CDN
Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
CBR Nutrition Enterprise

Tammie Payne, CRNP, MSN, BC-ADM, CDCES, NP-C, FADCES, BC-ADM
Nurse Practitioner/Diabetes Educator
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CMI

Jennifer L. Rosselli-Lynch, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES
Pharmacist/Diabetes Educator
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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 Numbers are JA4008258-0000-26-261-H01-P, JA4008258-0000-26-261-H01-T. This application-based activity has been approved for 8.0 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 enduring material for a maximum of 8.0 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 8.0 ANCC contact hour(s). This activity discusses 1.25 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 8.0 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 8.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit(s). Approval is valid until May 18, 2028. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 8.0 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 8.0 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.

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 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:

Faculty

Constance Brown-Riggs, MSEd, RDN, CDCES, CDN – No relevant financial relationships
Tammie Payne, CRNP, MSN, BC-ADM, CDCES, NP-C, FADCES, BC-ADM – Speakers Bureau: Sanofi; Advisory Board: Mankind and Sanofi
Jennifer L. Rosselli-Lynch, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES – Consultant: Medtronic

Planners/Reviewers

Eileen Egan, DNP, FNP, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES – No relevant financial relationships
Anne Willmore, M.Ed – No relevant financial relationships

Peer Reviewers

Dr. Carla Cox, FADCES, PhD, RDN, CDCES – No relevant financial relationships
Dr. Han-Hung Floyd Huang, PhD, PT – No relevant financial relationships
Dr. Otis Kirksey, BC-ADM, CDCES, PharmD, RPh – No relevant financial relationships

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

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

Joint Providership

None

Financial Support

None

Pricing

Members: $505
Non-Members: $650

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Access Period

You will have access to this learning activity for a period of six months after you enroll, or whenever the activity's CE credits expire (whichever comes first). Pre-orders will receive a full 6-months of access.

CE expiration date: 5/18/2029