Oct 13, 2020, 09:00 AM
With the November 3 election quickly approaching, much of the spotlight has been on the presidential election, yet there are many other elections taking place on the local and state level. ADCES created Your Diabetes Decision-Making Guide to the 2020 Election to help diabetes care and education specialists engage with candidates for elected offices. Learn more about this guide here.
Sep 28, 2020, 09:00 AM
Have you ever thought about what it must be like to enter a hospital and be told that you must remove your continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device? Veronica Brady has three arguments for why hospital settings should allow CGM devices.
Sep 21, 2020, 12:59 PM
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic impacted many aspects of diabetes care for children, their parents and caregivers. Many diabetes camp programs that provide multiple-day residential programs were not offered in 2020, but some virtual offerings have opened our eyes to the opportunities available through virtual diabetes camps.
Sep 14, 2020, 10:13 AM
Chris Memering shares three practical ways for diabetes care and education specialists to start looking at the structural constructs of their system, understand structural competency instead of cultural competency and create interventions at various levels to help reduce or eliminate health inequities.
Sep 3, 2020, 16:26 PM
The College Diabetes Network (CDN) has been raising awareness of available resources for higher education administration. These resources will better prepare all in higher education to serve their students with type 1 diabetes.
Aug 24, 2020, 09:59 AM
You have likely participated in many a webinar or even a few online meetups as a participant during the COVID-19 pandemic, but being a virtual meeting organizer or presenter is a very different experience. Here are a few things that Lisa Golden, MA.Ed.HD, CRC has learned to be aware of when working with people with disabilities while teleworking.
Aug 12, 2020, 13:01 PM
CMS has issued updated guidance clarifying that accredited and recognized diabetes self-management training (DSMT) programs, eligible to bill Medicare Part B directly for DSMT services, may furnish and bill for DSMT services provided via telehealth during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).
Aug 11, 2020, 12:28 PM
The diabetes care and education specialist is the professional in the office who works most collaboratively with the person with diabetes, other members of the healthcare team and industry to facilitate the effective use of technology for optimizing outcomes.
Aug 11, 2020, 12:25 PM
As people with diabetes and clinicians turn to a variety of technologies for diabetes management, the diabetes care and education specialist can help define and build a technology-enabled practice setting that is efficient and sustainable.
Aug 11, 2020, 12:19 PM
Competency and passion together are our interprofessional power to ensure our sustainability and positive impact on the healthcare system and people we serve. Learn more about the new competencies for diabetes care and education specialists.