Managing a diabetes self-management education or support program?  Sharpen your business skills to meet the challenges of maintaining a successful DSMES program by earning a certificate.  

Competency Focus: Domain 5: Program and Business Management in the Competencies for Diabetes Educator & Diabetes Paraprofessionals.  

• Enrollees who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate of program completion.

• The program provides 15.5 continuing education credits (CE) for nurses (ANCC), dietitians (CDR), and pharmacists (ACPE).

Program Format:

• Online, self-study, self-paced.
• Course activities will be loaded into your online learning portal upon registration.
• You will receive an automatic confirmation email of your registration.  At this point, you may login to your learning portal on-demand to access the program.
• Access My Learning portal.

Program Coursework:

The program consists of:

4 readings

• National Standards for DSMES
• Diabetes Educator and Diabetes Paraprofessional Practice Levels
• Competencies for Diabetes Educators and Diabetes Paraprofessionals
• Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Type 2 Diabetes A Joint Position Statement

5 recorded webinars/sessions-on-demand

• Annual Reimbursement Update for 2020
• Best Practices for Increasing Referrals: Results of a DEAP Survey
• Building Relationships Will Keep Them Coming Back: It's All About Retention
• Implementation of Medicare Annual Wellness Visits by Diabetes Specialists in Evolving Healthcare Delivery Models
• Leveraging Digital Health to Expand Diabetes Health Services for Value-Based Care

3 online courses

• DSMES Program Management: Course, 2nd Edition & Post-Test
• DSMT Reimbursement Essentials, 3rd Edition: Course & Post-Test
• CQI for DSMES Programs, 2nd Edition: Course & Post-Test

A certificate post-test

Price: ​$349.00 Member / $429.00 Nonmember