Technical/Advisory Committees
The following committees are charged with assisting the association with its various projects:
Advocacy Committee
The Advocacy Committee maintains a national network of diabetes educators to advocate and support activities that affect people with diabetes and public policy related to diabetes education and care.
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee works on leadership development and supports the following sub-committees:
Chapter Presidents Council
The CPC provides a forum to facilitate communication between AADE Chapters and national leadership.
SPG Support Group
The SPG Support Group is responsible for mentoring the Special Practice Groups.
Professional Development Committee
The PAC provides member volunteer leadership and input into the planning, development and maintenance of educational opportunities and resources that the association provides, approves or disseminates. They also support the following sub-committees:
Annual Meeting Program Committee
The Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for planning the educational programming for the AADE Annual Meeting.
Annual Meeting Host Committee
The Annual Meeting Host Committee assists with meeting logistics at the host site.
Professional Practice Committee
The PPC is charged with coordinating the development of official documents such as position statements, white papers, technical papers, and any other documents that articulate the association's views and mission.
Research Committee
The Research Committee is responsible for defining, planning and monitoring research initiatives in order to define and enhance the profession’s body of knowledge or evidence.
Taskforces and Workgroups
Periodically, the association appoints people to serve on taskforces or workgroups that address a specific issue or related set of issues. They are of a limited time duration.