Diabetes Educator Review Course

Course Overview

If you are interested in a comprehensive review of diabetes management and education, this two-day intensive course is designed for you. This program will provide you with the latest information in diabetes care while increasing your confidence in taking the (CDE) Certified Diabetes Educator Exam*. Our diabetes experts will review pathophysiology, pharmacology, exercise, nutrition, complications, pregnancy, education, monitoring and management, psychosocial issues and more. Through lecture, group activities and case studies, our instructors will highlight key concepts and clinical application for each of the topic areas.

Who Should Attend?

This is an advanced level, fast-paced program designed for health care professionals with experience in diabetes education, care and management who are interested in a comprehensive review and/or planning to take the CDE Exam*.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the program, the successful participant will be able to:

1.       Compare and contrast normal physiology with pathological changes in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
2.       Describe appropriate medical nutrition therapy for various types of diabetes including a variety of meal planning approaches.
3.       Explain therapeutic action and side effects from medication therapy.
4.       Discuss identification and management of diabetes emergencies.
5.       Identify the role and limitations of diabetes exercise programs.
6.       Choose an appropriate intervention based on a pattern of glucose data.
7.       Describe the principles of behavior change and adult learning.
8.       Discuss the chronic complications associated with diabetes.
9.       State teaching strategies and goals for special populations including youth, pregnancy, elderly and visually impaired.
10.   Have fun learning about diabetes and networking with colleagues.

Program Details:

Participants must complete both days to receive credit. No partial credit will be given. The registration fee includes a pre/posttest, program syllabus, certificate of completion, continental breakfast and refreshments for both days.

The NEW 5th Edition of the Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education, published by the American Association of Diabetes Educators is now available. Contact us or visit our website to purchase a copy of this comprehensive reference tool for diabetes educators at our usual discounted rates.

*To see if you qualify to take the CDE exam, please contact the National Credentialing Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) at 847/228-9795 or visit their web site at www.ncbde.org . The CDE exam is offered annually in May and October.

Accreditation

Nurses approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12640 for 16.0 contact hours. Registered Dietitians: Approved for 14 CPE III by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Diabetes Educator Review Course Schedule

Day One

Time	Topic	Speaker
8:00 – 9:45 am	Welcome Diabetes Overview, Pathophysiology, Cardiovascular Disease Management Goals	Beverly Dyck Thomassian
9:45 – 10:00	Break
10:00 - 12:00	Medications - Oral and Insulin	Beverly Dyck Thomassian
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 2:30	Monitoring and Diabetes in Pregnancy	Beverly Dyck Thomassian Diane Pearson
2:30 – 2:45	Break
2:45 – 3:15	Psychological Concerns / Behavior Change	Diane Pearson
3:15 – 4:30	Education Strategies and Motivational Interviewing	Diane Pearson

Diabetes Educator Review Course Schedule

Day Two

Time	Topic	Speaker
8:00 am – 9:15 am	Hypo, Hyperglycemia, DKA, Surgery, Hospitalization	Beverly Dyck Thomassian
9:15 – 9:25	Break
9:25 – 10:30	Chronic Complications	Beverly Dyck Thomassian
10:30 – 12:00	Medical Nutrition Therapy	Dana Armstrong
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00	Pattern Management	Dana Armstrong
2:00 – 3:00	Exercise	Dana Armstrong
3:00 – 4:00	Childhood and Adolescence and Diabetes and the Elderly	Beverly Dyck Thomassian
4:00 – 4:30	Test Taking Tips and Post Test and Evaluation	Beverly Dyck Thomassian

Course Faculty

Beverly Dyck Thomassian, RN, MPH, BC-ADM, CDE

Author, Nurse, Educator and Clinician, Beverly Dyck Thomassian has specialized in diabetes management for the past twelve years. Her work experience includes establishing outpatient ADA Recognized Diabetes Education programs for HMOs and hospitals to implementing innovative inpatient diabetes care programs for hospitals such as Stanford University Medical Center. She is Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management and has been published in the American Journal of Nursing, NurseWeek, Progress for Cardiovascular Nursing, Stanford Nurse and the Japanese Journal of Nursing.

Beverly is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant, dedicated to improving diabetes care. She is a working educator, currently serving as a Diabetes Program Manager and is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the graduate-nursing program at UCSF. As president and founder of Diabetes Educational Services, Beverly is dedicated to optimizing diabetes care and improving the lives of those with diabetes.

Diane M. Pearson RN, CDE, PHN, MPH

Community Educator, Motivational Speaker, Nurse, and Author, Diane M. Pearson has been a Diabetes Educator for the past 18 years in the hospital, outpatient, school and community setting. Her experience includes developing creative diabetes care and education programs for the University of California in San Diego (hospital), local and national Home Health Agencies, Out-Patient Clinics and diabetes prevention programs for youth within the San Diego School System.

Diane recently completed her Masters in Public Health with a project focusing on behavior lifestyle change for youth with Type 2 diabetes. She has been published in the RN, NurseWeek, Diabetes Interview, and has contributed to several San Diego wellness and health columns. She has spoken both city-wide and nationally on behavior change and diabetes management and enjoys the challenge and the rewards that working with people dealing with diabetes offers.

Diane has appeared on TV and radio carrying the passion and message of hope for those with diabetes through individualized self-care and believes in using humor, story telling and creative problem solving in making health solutions relevant and realistic to her audiences. She is currently working in an ADA research study with couples with diabetes and is president elect of the San Diego Association of Diabetes Educators. She is founder of Diabetes Care Consultants, a private educational business, since 1997.

Dana Armstrong, RD, CDE

Dana received her degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of California, Davis and completed her internship in dietetics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. She has been in private practice for 20 years and has developed a self-management education program that has benefited more than 4000 patients with diabetes.

She is the cofounder and program director of the Diabetes Care Center in Salinas, California. She specializes in and speaks nationally on the use of nondiet approaches to disease treatment, specifically diabetes. She has coauthored numerous papers on thiazolidinedione treatment in diabetes, insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring systems, and has coauthored and published a book on diabetes for the consumer and a treatment guide book for midlevel practitioners.

Together, in 1998, she and Allen King, MD, FACE, CDE opened a private practice focused on the treatment, education and support of people with diabetes. Their philosophy is to empower patients who have diabetes with knowledge and education that lets patients control their health, life and future.

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