Diabetes Care and Education - A Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association

CDE Credential
BC-ADM Credential
Important Links
Important References

Important Links

American Association of Diabetes Educators - (AADE)

Mission:
The AADE is a multidisciplinary professional organization dedicated to advancing the practice of:

diabetes self-management training and care integral components of healthcare for persons with diabetes, and
lifestyle management for the prevention of diabetes

National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators - (NCBDE)

Mission of the NCBDE is to promote excellence in the profession of diabetes education through the development, maintenance, and protection of the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) credential and certification process.
Website: www.ncbde.org

American Nursing Credentialing Center - (ANCC)

Mission is to promote excellence in nursing and health care globally through credentialing programs and related services. One credential they oversee is the new Board Certified - Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM) credential.
Website: www.nursecredentialing.org

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Important References

The new credential: Advanced Diabetes Management:

Daly A, Kulkarni K, Boucher J. The new credential : Advanced Diabetes Management. J Am Diet Assoc. Vol 101:944-946, August, 2001. (ADA journal website in the members only area

Advanced Practice Credential Articles:

Daly A. Advanced Practice Care in Diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum; Vol 16 No 1:24-26 Winter 2003

Valentine V, Kulkarni K, Hinnen H. Evolving Roles: From Diabetes Educators to Advanced Diabetes Managers. Diabetes Spectrum; Vol 16 No 1:27-31 Winter 2003 (PDF file)

Spollet G. Case Study: A patient with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and complex co-morbidities whose diabetes care is managed by an advanced practice nurse. Diabetes Spectrum; Vol 16 No 1: 32-36 Winter 2003 (PDF file)

Swide-Slavin C. Case Study: A patient with type 1 diabetes who transitions to insulin pump therapy by working with an advanced practice dietitian. Diabetes Spectrum; Vol 16 No 1:37-40 Winter 2003 (PDF file)

Yarborough P. Case Study: At patient with type 2 diabetes working with an advanced practice pharmacist to address interacting co-morbidities. Diabetes Spectrum; Vol 16 No 1:41-48 Winter 2003 (PDF file)

Kruger D. Epilogue: From Research to Practice/Advanced Practice Care. Diabetes Spectrum; Vol 16 No 1:49-50 Winter 2003

BC-ADM Credential Newsflash:

Kulkarni, K. Update on the BC-ADM Credential; Newsflash; Vol. 24 No 24:8 Winter 2003

Scope of Practice for Qualified Professionals in Diabetes Care and Education:

Specific to the Registered Dietitian:
Diabetes Standards of Practice/Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitians —published in the May 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (pdf file)

Specific to the Diabetes Educator:
“The 1999 Scope of Practice for Diabetes Educators and the Standards of Practice for Diabetes Educators” Diabetes Educ: 2000; 26:519-525

The National Standards of Diabetes Self-Management Education:

Mensing C, Boucher J, Cypress M, Weinger K, Mulcahy K, Barta P, Hosey G, Kopher W, Lasichak A, Lamb B, Mangan M, Norman J, Tanja J, Yauk L, Wisdom K, Adams C. National standards for diabetes self-management education. Diabetes Care; Vol 26 Suppl 1:S149-56 Jan 2003 (link to webpage, may take a few minutes to download)

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