2010 Call For Abstracts

The 2010 Call For Abstracts is now closed.

The Annual Meeting Program Committee thanks you for submitting an abstract to be considered for presentation in San Antonio. Interactions with colleagues on diabetes management and education are the cornerstone to building communications that allow all of us to provide better healthcare.

Applicants will be notified about the status of their abstract of submission during the month of February. Final selections will be based on the quality and clarity of the abstract, as well as the relevance of the described content to the contemporary practice environment of the diabetes educator.

The overall goal for this meeting is to explore organizations and systems that can be utilized as community partners to support diabetes prevention and self management through public health, prevention and lifestyle management. Your presentation at the 37th Annual Meeting will be an excellent opportunity for you to share your experiences with the diabetes education community.

Thousands of diabetes educators and other healthcare professionals will gather at the Annual Meeting and Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas August 4-7, 2010. The 37th AADE Annual Meeting is expected to be a successful educational event and an opportunity to exchange the latest information with diabetes educators from around the United States. This year’s theme is: Changing Lives – Building Knowledge – Creating Opportunities.

1. To implement effective community models of self management that facilitate lifestyle modification to help prevent or delay chronic disease and improve outcomes. 
2. To establish innovative partnerships that promote chronic disease management through measurable outcomes. 
3. To describe new methodologies used to support and enhance the quality of patient centered care  

1. Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Guidelines
   Sessions will address competencies needed for individuals to demonstrate familiarity with pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical guidelines and will also include cutting edge clinical information to enhance your ability as a practitioner. 
2. Culturally-Competent Supportive Care Across the Lifespan
   Sessions will address competencies needed to provide diabetes support and care in a culturally competent manner across the lifespan including strategies for meeting the needs of specific populations such as specific ethnicities and cultures, people affected by health disparities, people with disabilities, aging population, youth and gender-specific issues.  
3. Teaching and Learning
   Sessions will address competencies needed to apply principles of teaching and  learning and/or behavior change to facilitate self-management skills of individuals with diabetes including educational strategies that promote the successful  adoption of self care behaviors necessary for diabetes management and prevention. 
4. Self-Management
   Sessions will address competencies needed to work with an interdisciplinary diabetes care team to tailor interventions to individual patient self-management  education needs.  
5. Program and Business Management
   Sessions will address competencies needed to apply principles of program and/or business management to create a climate that supports successful self-management of diabetes. These sessions will be relevant to managers,  entrepreneurs, or those interested in pursuing new roles and ventures in innovative education delivery models, reimbursement, quality accreditation, continuous quality improvement and other business and leadership skills.