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ADCES20 Annual Conference Planning Committee program chair and former ADCES President Joan Bardsley is here to provide an overview of this year’s Virtual ADCES20 Annual Conference. She’ll provide a preview of the interactive features available through this year’s virtual conference, summarize the main themes of the sessions and share some tips to maximize your value and experience. You’ll also hear how some of the education this year is especially relevant to a post-COVID19 world and furthering racial equity.

Today we’re talking to a diabetes care and education specialist who has spent her career reaching new heights by embracing lifelong learning. Sandi Burke, PhD, RN, FAAN joins us to discuss the history of diabetes care and education, and how now more than ever before, diabetes care and education specialists can establish themselves as leaders in clinical practice. You’ll learn about the rich past of the specialty, the challenges we currently face, and some practical ways to put today’s learnings into action so you can continue to advance your career and the specialty.

Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDCES, BC-ADM and Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RDN, CDCES join us to share their highlights from the 2020 American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions. Tune in to hear a small sample of the emerging science and research coming from the world of nutrition sciences. Hope and Melinda are both registered dietitians and certified diabetes care and education specialists with over 60 years of experience combined. As national leaders in diabetes care, education and nutrition, they’re the perfect guests to share highlights and key learnings.

When disaster strikes, it’s critical that people with diabetes have a diabetes disaster kit ready and a plan in place. Maryanne Strobel, RN, MSN, CDCES joins us to discuss how diabetes care and education specialists can help individuals prepare for any unexpected event.

Evidence shows diabetes education works, but to increase utilization it takes a collaborative approach. Maggie Powers, PhD, RD, CDCES and Joan Bardsley, MBA, RN, CDCES, FAADE walk us through the recent work by ADCES and several other organization to develop a consensus report on diabetes self-management education and support, with specific recommendations for providers, payers, health systems and the diabetes care team.

Two representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) join us to discuss the recent updates the Nutrition Facts Label. Dr. Claudine Kavanaugh and Dr. Maya Maroto provide an overview of the updates made to the Nutrition Facts Label in 2020, call out some of the most pertinent changes for people with diabetes, and detail the many educational resources available to help you inform clients in your practice.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed how the inpatient environment is managed practically overnight. Jane Seley DNP, MPH, MSN, GNP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES walks us through how her health system navigated the chaos and shares tips you can use to respond to emergency situations.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 1135 emergency waiver and recently passed CARES Act have changed the telehealth landscape. Join ADCES staff as they discuss what these changes mean for your practice and answer your questions on the latest updates released on April 30, 2020.

Individualized care often necessitates the need to not only work with a culture or religion different than your own, but to cross boundaries to understand and support an individual’s unique needs. Diana Malkin-Washeim, PhD, MPH, RD, CDCES, CDN shares her tips for working across cultural boundaries in a faith-based setting to deliver diabetes self-management education and support.

Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Gary Scheiner joins us to explain how accuracy is measured for glucose monitoring devices. You’ll walk away with knowledge that you can use to improve user confidence, reduce the risk of over- or under-dosing insulin, and support better medication management.