General diabetes education, management tips, expert voices
Creating an online community for your clients offers valuable ongoing support that expands beyond the confines of traditional office settings and timetables. Diabetes care and education specialist Debra Hull joins us to share her experience and recommendations for anyone on the diabetes care team looking to quickly set up a successful virtual support group.
ADCES Senior Manager of Prevention Angela Forfia joins us to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing diabetes prevention program operations and service delivery. Angela will walk us through the latest CDC guidance for programs and what options you and your clients have available.
The CARES Act and the CMS Medicaid section 1135 waivers have drastically changed the telehealth landscape, but what does that mean for your clients and practice? ADCES Director of Advocacy Kate Thomas provides a legislative update from Congress, answers your questions around CMS coverage, and shares what ADCES is doing to advocate for you and your clients.
Telehealth can extend your reach and reduce barriers to care, but what are the steps to starting these services? Hear from Jamie Lee, a certified diabetes care and education specialist who has been there. Jamie shares how she implemented telehealth services in a rural area of Eastern Kentucky and discusses what she learned that could help your practice. This episode is brought to you by the ADCES Foundation.
Many working in diabetes care have questions on what latest changes to telehealth by CMS means for their practice. Get answers to some of the most common questions in this episode with ADCES Director of Diabetes Education and Prevention Programs Sacha Uelman. **UPDATE: Referring providers can now request 1:1 in the referral order and indicate “Covid-19 risk” as the special need and “telehealth” if indicated.
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed telehealth to the forefront of care. Thanks to the recent changes to telehealth by CMS, many are now able to reimburse for these services, but who exactly can bill? What can you do to prepare your clients? In this episode, ADCES Director of Diabetes Education and Prevention Programs Sacha Uelman walk us through telehealth and what it means in the age of COVID-19.
We’re talking about the value of team-based care with Mandy Reece, a diabetes care and education specialist from Georgia. She’s sharing her insights on how this model of team-based care yields positive outcomes for people with diabetes and the community. You’re sure to walk away with a better understanding of the nuances of team-based care in different practice settings and identify partners in case this model is missing in your practice.
The AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors have been the cornerstone of diabetes self-management education and support for more than 20 years. Diabetes Care and Education Specialist David Miller joins us to discuss the importance of behavior change and the recent updates to the AADE7. He shares how advancements like technology have shaped diabetes care and how you can incorporate these pillars of lifestyle change into your practice.
As the price of insulin and non-insulin medications continues to skyrocket, it’s important to know what resources exist for people with diabetes. In this episode, we hear from ADCES spokesperson and affordability expert Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES. We discuss the latest programs, copay cards and other assistance options available to your clients and how they can access them.
We’re discussing professional continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) — the topic of ADCES’ new implementation playbook developed with in partnership with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Tune in to learn how a professional CGM program within a healthcare setting offers valuable opportunities to educate people with diabetes about their unique glucose patterns, promote data-driven behavior change, and develop a new revenue stream for their health system. Patty Scalzo joins us to share her experience as a nurse practitioner who has been implementing professional CGM programs for years. She is also (the/an) author of the new professional CGM playbook and will introduce you to the step-by-step guidance provided in the new resource.