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AADE16: Set Your Sights on San Diego
Diabetes educators from across the nation are planning to converge in San Diego for the AADE Annual Conference, Friday, August 12 through Monday, August 15. This is the diabetes education event of the year that delivers the most value to you, our members!
AADE16 is your opportunity to enjoy incredible networking opportunities, expertise-enhancing educational sessions, and best practice exchanges with your peers. You said you wanted more from your annual meeting, and that is what we are delivering: more high-level education, more products and services, more CE credits, more savings.
Visit aade16.org to find all the resources you need to register, plan your trip, and keep more dollars in your pocket. This is the meeting you can’t afford to miss!
AADE Welcomes New Members on the New Member Forum
Are you a new AADE member looking to meet others new to the association? You are just one click away from connecting with other diabetes educators who recently joined AADE through AADE’s New Member Forum discussion group.
Now located on the home page of AADE’s website, the New Member Forum offers new members the opportunity to introduce themselves and ask questions to members who may also be new to the field.
Be an AADE Membership Champion
Help your friends and colleagues grow in their profession by referring them to join AADE. Not only will you help enhance their careers, by serving as an AADE membership champion, you’ll also help strengthen the diabetes educator community.
Referring a member also enters you into AADE’s quarterly member referral drawings. For each member you refer, you’ll be entered into a drawing for prizes ranging from free memberships to $200 gift cards. To refer a member and enter the drawing, visit diabeteseducator.org/refer and complete the brief online form. Already referred a member? Don’t stop there, the more members you refer, the more chances you have to win.
Nobody understands the power of being a part of a community of more than 14 000 diabetes educators like you do. Become a membership champion today and join the more than 200 colleagues who have referred a member since the beginning of 2015.
Video Showcases Role of Diabetes Educators
Looking for a short video to let people know what you do? Maybe for a waiting room or your organization’s website? AADE recently created an animated What Is a Diabetes Educator? video that answers that question. Take a look on the AADE YouTube channel: YouTube.com/diabeteseducators.
