The Role of Diabetes Educator

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1425 learners enrolled

The Role of Diabetes Educator

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60 Min

English

4.4 (309 ratings)

1425 learners enrolled

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From October to December 2020

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	What will you learn?
	Course overview
	CME Accreditation
	About Author(s) and Conflicts of Interest
	Course rating and feedback
	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
	Course leaflet (PDF version)

The Role of Diabetes Educator

41535 Views

60 Min

English

4.4 (309 ratings)

1425 learners enrolled

Course Objective:

This online course will help nurses and other health professionals to effectively support people with diabetes and promote healthy lifestyles and self-management to achieve optimal control of the condition.

To mark World Diabetes Day 2020, the online course is available free until 31 December 2020.

Benefits for learners:

	Evidence-based latest clinical recommendations
	Continued professional development and learning
	IDF Certificate of Completion
	CME from the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)
	Be part of a global multidisciplinary community of diabetes professionals

Course duration:

60 minutes of self-paced learning to be completed within a month of enrolment.
5 - 9 minutes per section.

Assessment & Award:

Complete all the sections of this online course to be awarded with the IDF "Certificate of Completion" and one European CME credit.

What Will You Learn?

	The importance of therapeutic patient education
	The role of diabetes educator

	The various components of diabetes educator training
	Various psychosocial and behavioural strategies for self-management and education

Course overview

Who is eligible?

	All health professionals involved in diabetes management and care are eligible to take the course.
	In particular, health professionals who work in isolated, remote settings and lack access to latest evidence-based education resources.

How does the course work?

	To obtain your IDF Certificate of Completion and one European CME credit, you should work through the content in the following order.
	You should start each section by clicking on the launch button. After completion of each section, the next section will be unlocked.
	Module learning starts with 10 pre-test questions and ends with 10 post-test questions, all of which are in multiple choice format.

Minimum system requirements

	Windows 7 and above, Mac OS X v10 or later, Linux-Chrome OS Internet Explorer 9 and above; Google Chrome; Safari and Firefox; iOS 9 and above (all iPad and android devices)
	Headphone/speakers (optional) to listen to the module voice over

Browsing settings: Run Flash Files

How? Go to browser settings > Go to advanced settings > Go to Privacy and security and click on content settings > Scroll and go to Flash section, and click on “Allow sites to run Flash” > Save settings > Refresh the link.

Assessment & Award

You must complete all the sections of this online course to be awarded the IDF “Certificate of Completion” and one European CME credit.

CME Accreditation

The European Accreditation Council accredits this online course for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). 1 European CME credit (ECMEC®) will be awarded on successful completion of this course.

Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at
www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme

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About the Authors, Reviewers and Conflicts of Interest

Maria Lurdes Serrabulho Andrade

Author & COI

Ana Lucia Covinhas

Author & COI

Ka Hei Karen Lau

Reviewer & COI

Jennifer LeBlanc

Reviewer & COI

Maria Lurdes Serrabulho Andrade

Author

Dr Serrabulho completed her Nursing degree in 1980 before specialising in Public Health in 1986 studying a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon University 2014. She also has a PhD and looked into “The health and lifestyles of young adults with type 1 diabetes”.

She currently works at the Portuguese Diabetes Association (APDP) and has been since 1992. Since 2006, she has been the APDP training Coordinator and the Nursing Coordinator since 2011. She has experience in diabetes consultations, group education sessions and in courses and training sessions for healthcare professionals. Dr Serrabulho has worked with children, parents, groups and individuals for over 15 years. She was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Foundation for European Nurses in Diabetes from 2008-2014.

Declaration of Conflict of Interest:
The author has received no funding, payments or benefits from any commercial entity.
Declaration of financial support:
No fees were paid to the author in connection with their contribution to the IDF School of Diabetes.

Conflict of Interest

It is the policy of the IDF that all authors, reviewers, and planners disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity.

The authors reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:

Declaration of Conflict of Interest:

Type of affiliation / financial interest	Name(s) of commercial company(-ies)
Receipt of grants/research supports:	None
Receipt of honoraria or consultation fees:	None
Participation in a company sponsored speaker's bureau:	None
Stock shareholder:	None
Spouse/partner:	None
Other support (please specify):	None

Ka Hei Karen Lau

Reviewer

Ka Hei Karen Lau, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES, is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. She provides patients with tailored nutrition and diabetes management care plans to help them attain better health and improved diabetes control.

Lau is involved in research, looking for innovative ways to treat diabetes, especially among Asian Americans. Her area of interests include tailored care advocacy for Asian Americans, prevention and management of gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes, and utilization of technologies for better diabetes management.

She is experienced in conducting community outreach seminars, nutrition workshops and cooking demonstrations to the public. She has also given webinars and has presented at national and international scientific conferences, such as the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and continuing medical education (CME) programs in the USA and in Asia. Lau is also involved in research, with the latest publication including the 2019 American Diabetes Association Consensus Report of Nutrition Therapy for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes.

Conflict of Interest

It is the policy of the IDF that all authors, reviewers, and planners disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity.

Declaration of Conflict of Interest:

Type of affiliation / financial interest	Name(s) of commercial company(-ies)
Receipt of grants/research supports:	None
Receipt of honoraria or consultation fees:	KnowDiabetes, Harvard Medical School
Participation in a company sponsored speaker's bureau:	None
Stock shareholder:	None
Spouse/partner:	None
Other support (please specify):	None

Ana Lucia Covinhas

Author

Ana works as a Clinical and Health Psychologist and has been working in the Portuguese Diabetes Association (APDP) since 2000. She holds a Master’s degree in Health Psychology with post-graduate experience in Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy.

Ana also coordinates a training course- titled Communication Skills Development in Chronic Disease- for health professionals and university students.

Conflict of Interest

It is the policy of the IDF that all authors, reviewers, and planners disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity.

Declaration of Conflict of Interest:

Type of affiliation / financial interest	Name(s) of commercial company(-ies)
Receipt of grants/research supports:	None
Receipt of honoraria or consultation fees:	None
Participation in a company sponsored speaker's bureau:	None
Stock shareholder:	None
Spouse/partner:	None
Other support (please specify):	None

Jennifer LeBlanc

Reviewer

Director of Global Care and Care Advisory Diabetes Care Education Specialist.

Jennifer LeBlanc has over 17 years of combined clinical, research, business, and management experience. She is currently the Director of Global Education and Consulting at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, MA and is also a Registered Nurse and Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. Prior to this role, she had a very successful tenure in the medical device industry, as a key member of a commercial and clinical leadership team. Jennifer is a recent graduate of Harvard University’s, Macy’s Institute where she trained in Medical Education design and implementation with an elite group of leaders from Harvard.

In 2019, she was awarded the American Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist’s recipient for the “Innovative Use of Technology Award” for her creation of the ActNow™ education framework. Jennifer has been a keynote speaker and on several thought-leader panels at numerous regional and national conferences and serves on several national interest groups and advisory boards, including the American Diabetes Association. She is extremely passionate about driving forward technological and educational innovations that improve the way we deliver healthcare to both patients and healthcare providers.

Conflict of Interest

It is the policy of the IDF that all authors, reviewers, and planners disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity.

Declaration of Conflict of Interest:

Type of affiliation / financial interest	Name(s) of commercial company(-ies)
Receipt of grants/research supports:	None
Receipt of honoraria or consultation fees:	None
Participation in a company sponsored speaker's bureau:	None
Stock shareholder:	None
Spouse/partner:	None
Other support (please specify):	None

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Who can participate?

All health professionals involved in diabetes prevention, management and care are eligible to take the course. In particular, health professionals who work in isolated, remote settings and lack access to latest evidence-based education resources.

How is the course structured?

The course is organized according to the following structure: need for therapeutic patient education, role of the multidisciplinary team, components of diabetes educator training, psychosocial and behavioural approaches, summary.

How do I complete the course and obtain the certificate?

In order to complete the course and obtain the certificate and one European CME credit, you will need to register first to the school webpage. Once you have subscribed, you can start the course by filling out the initial Self-evaluation. After that, you will have to take a Pre-test consisting of ten questions. Once you have filled and submitted it, you can start the eLearning module. When you complete the module, you will need to respond to the ten Post-test learning questions. To see your progress after the course, we ask you to complete the final Self-evaluation. Finally, once you have given your feedback of the course, you will be able to download your certificate.

How do I apply?

To apply, you should go to www.idfdiabeteschool.org, click on Register and provide the information asked. Once you are registered, click on Short Courses, and then on The Role of Diabetes Educator. After that, you can start learning.

How much is the tuition fee?

To mark World Diabetes Day 2020, this online course is available free until 31 December 2020.

How do I change the browser settings?

If you experience problems in opening the module, (e.g. you encounter a white screen), please go to the top of the page where you will find “Click here for downloading the browsing settings-guide to open the modules”. You can download a manual on how to change the browser settings, so the pop-up window will open.

I am having problems signing in when I use a valid email address. What should I do?

This common problem occurs because there is a space before or after the email address, and the system does not recognise it. Make sure your address has no additional spaces before signing up.

Contact information

In case you experience problems while completing the course, or you have further questions, the IDF School team will be happy to assist you through info@idfdiabeteschool.org.

FREE ^*

From October to December 2020

Start Course

	What will you learn?
	Course overview
	CME Accreditation
	About Author(s) and Conflicts of Interest
	Course rating and feedback
	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
	Course leaflet (PDF version)