Effective dates for CE credits: 2/10/2026 - 2/10/2029

Description

The Gestational Diabetes Online Course is a self-paced, four-module course that provides an in-depth overview of the diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes. Through interactive case studies and evidence-based information, learners will review disease state, the role of nutrition and physical activity, glucose monitoring, and medication management. The DCES will learn practical tips to assist with shared decision making to improve the quality of care for the pregnant person with GDM. Social Determinants of Health have been highlighted in each module. Use of the course material should be relative to each DCES’ licensure, registration, and scope of practice.

Learning Outcome

Learners will report increased confidence in their ability to identify individuals with gestational diabetes using current evidence-based guidelines and will enhance collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team to support best practices and optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.

Modules

• Diagnosis and Disease State
• The Role of Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Monitoring and Medications
• Management Throughout Pregnancy and Beyond

Each module includes a case study that allows the learner to apply what they've learned, as well as knowledge-check questions and copies of the module slides.

Features

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

Activity Type

This self-paced online course is an knowledge-based learning activity.

Learning Format

Enduring Material

Intended Audience

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

Course Completion

After you have completed the coursework, you will take the post-learning assessment. It has 25 multiple-choice questions. Your overall course completion will be based upon successfully passing the post-assessment with a score of 80% or better. You will get three (3) tries to pass the assessment.

After you successfully complete the post-learning assessment and evaluation, you will get access to a statement of credit, showing the CE credit you earned. Please print it for your records. (Note, you will be able to return to print it later, if needed.)

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: 2/10/2029

Joint Providership

None

Financial Support

None

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: 2/10/2029

Faculty

Alefiya Faizullabhoy, MBA, MS, RD, CDN, CDCES, FAND
Senior Manager, Nutrition and Dietetics
Northwell Health

Karen McAvoy, MSN, RN, CDCES  
Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
YNHHS Outpatient Diabetes Education Programs 

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/Planners

Alefiya Faizullabhoy, MBA, MS, RD, CDN, CDCES, FAND – No financial relationships to disclose
Karen McAvoy, MSN, RN, CDCES – No financial relationships to disclose

Reviewers

Jodi Lavin-Tompkins MSN, RN, BC-ADM, CDCES – No financial relationships to disclose
Cassandra Henderson, MD, MSc, CDCES – No financial relationships to disclose  
Amy Fischl, MS, RDN, LDN, BC-ADM, CDCES – Speakers Bureau: Abbott, Insulet, Sanofi, Xeris
Ben Prohaska, PA-C – Speakers Bureau: MannKind for Afrezza
Bau Tran, PA-C, PharmD – No financial relationships to disclose
Erin Raney, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM – No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure and Mitigation of Relevant Conflicts of Interest

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.

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 JA4008258-0000-26-037-H01-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 enduring material 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 0.50 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). Approval is valid until 2/10/29. 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 the full activity, complete an evaluation, and post-assessment.

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.

Pricing

Members: $159
Non-Members: $229

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• For groups of 3-9, a 10% discount is available.
• For groups of 10-14, a 15% discount is available.
• For groups of 15+, a 20% discount is available.