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Now Available—Managing Diabetes: Senior Care
Pre-order this new publication and earn valuable CE!
Available in mid-May, AADE’s newest title raises awareness of the unique challenges seniors face when managing their diabetes.
Based on the AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors™ each chapter provides a:
discussion of the specific risks and challenges faced by seniors with diabetes, including physical and cognitive changes and limitations, polypharmacy management, and increased risk for complications and hypoglycemia;
facts section that underscores specific issues affecting seniors with diabetes;
solutions section that suggests options for managing or reducing the risks;
case study that illustrates a typical scenario a diabetes educator might encounter when managing multiple challenges that can occur with the aging process.
Best of all, you’ll be able to earn CE credit from the lessons in this book. The number of credits is still to be determined, but keep checking the AADE website.
To pre-order, visit www.diabeteseducator.org or call 1-800-338-3633.
Advance Your Career With the BC-ADM Certification
As more employers seek out professionals who can manage a wide range of diabetes-related conditions, the BC-ADM certification can enhance your career. The credential is open to health care professionals including advanced practice nurses, registered dietitians, pharmacists, master’s-prepared registered nurses, physician assistants, and physicians.
The BC-ADM credential demonstrates expert knowledge and skill in advanced diabetes management. It incorporates patient management skills such as medication adjustment, medical nutrition therapy, exercise planning, counseling for behavior management and psychosocial issues, as well as treatment and monitoring of acute and chronic complications.
It is an ideal credential for an advanced diabetes educator or medical doctor looking to demonstrate expertise in advanced diabetes practice and patient care. The degree is an ideal way for diabetologist physicians to distinguish themselves as experts in the treatment of diabetes.
Eligible professionals will need to:
have an active license in one of the aforementioned professions;
hold a master’s or higher degree in a relevant clinical, educational, or management area;
have completed 500 clinical practice hours within 48 months prior to taking the exam.
The next exam will be in December 2013. The deadline to register for the December exam is November 1. You may register between November 1 and November 15, but a late registration fee will apply.
Learn more about the BC-ADM credential online at www.diabeteseducator.org/bc-adm. You can download a BC-ADM handbook, view a list of frequently asked questions, and get more information about whether or not your credentials make you eligible for the BC-ADM. If you have other questions, contact us at
Is Your CDE Test Approaching? Register for CORE Concepts® Courses This Fall
The fall testing window for the CDE exam is approaching fast, and AADE’s CORE Concepts® course is the best way to prepare! You’ll get in-depth learning about all aspects of diabetes education directly from a multidisciplinary team of instructors made up of a nurse, a dietitian, and a pharmacist.
Attendees are raving about their great experiences at the courses. Tama S., RN, says, “The CORE Concepts course pulls everything together, so you get the whole picture. [You’ll] get recent updates from well experienced professionals.”
“This was an excellent review with an excellent binder of reference materials. A great value for the money and a great investment in my career. [It has a] good mix of lectures and interactive case studies,” says Patty V., MS, RD, LD, CDE, BC-ADM.
The 3-day-long live course offers 20+ hours of CE, and it will take place in Chicago, Illinois (September 10-12), and San Antonio, Texas (October 7-9). For ANCC certified clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, this program includes 5.5 pharmacotherapeutic hours that can be counted toward recertification.
Register ASAP to get the best rates and hotel discounts!
Visit www.diabeteseducator.org/coreconceptscourse for more information on either format of the Core Concepts® course.
Does Your AADE Profile Need to Be Updated?
AADE will be converting your membership records to a new database and we want to ensure we have all of your information.
Is your membership type correct? Have you moved recently? Have you changed jobs? Is your email address the same as it’s always been? Check your member profile and make sure all of the information is up to date.
We want to provide you with the best possible service. We don’t want you to miss out on any important AADE and industry information, so it’s essential that your member profile is accurate, including your credentials, position, employer, and practice setting.
To update your profile, visit www.diabeteseducator.org and click on “Update My Information.”
Enhanced Version of the Find a Diabetes Educator Website Available Now
AADE and Health Monitor Network, the publisher of Diabetes Health Monitor, have collaborated on an enhanced version of the Find a Diabetes Educator website. You can create your own free personal website by using the tools available when you log into the Find a Diabetes Educator website at www.healthmonitor.com/AADE/. In less than 2 minutes and with just a few clicks, your personal website will be up and running.
We urge you to take advantage of this special opportunity to:
promote yourself and your practice;
create a simple and easy way to reach all of your patients;
provide trusted and user-friendly patient education, savings, and tools;
save yourself valuable time and increase your value.
We can’t wait to see how creative you can be. You can use this member benefit tool to upload pictures, forms, links, or anything to improve your practice, productivity, and income!
Contact the Health Monitor Network Customer Service team at
See What’s Available in the Diabetes Resource Connection
The Diabetes Resource Connection offers you free, easy-to-access resources and information to help improve patient care. Once in the member center at www.diabeteseducator.org, click on “Diabetes Resource Connection” and log in with your AADE user ID and password.
Here you can quickly locate available products, order resources, and send them directly to your patients!
Access over 10 000 point of care resources, including
product information;
patient education materials;
product samples, coupons, and vouchers;
patient assistance information.
Click and get connected to all the resources, information, and services you want, when and where you want them, through a single access point from AADE.