Podcast Series%WP_TITLE_SEP%The Huddle: Conversations with the Diabetes Care Team

In this series, we are discussing the value provided as a diabetes care and education specialist, and how to leverage that value to promote this role. Diabetes care and education specialists have the knowledge and skillset to impact elevated risk individuals at the population level. In this episode, Dawn Noe joins us to share how she leveraged her role to setup and manage a remote monitoring program to impact population health.

In this series, we are discussing the value provided as a diabetes care and education specialist, and how to leverage that value to promote this role. In this episode, we are talking about the diabetes care and education specialists value in the context of person-centered care and behavioral, mental, and emotional well-being. Dr. Bill Polonsky joins us to discuss how to leverage this role at the center of the care team to improve outcomes.

In this series, we are discussing the value provided as a diabetes care and education specialist, and how to leverage that value to promote this role. In this episode, we are talking about cardiometabolic care and ways diabetes care and education specialists can integrate broader care strategies to expand their influence and value. Christie Schumacher and Waheeda Karmally join us to discuss how they have utilized their role at the center of the care team to impact cardiometabolic outcomes.

The work of a diabetes care and education specialist is integrated at multiple points throughout the care model and health system. This may make it difficult to voice and quantify the value they bring to the care setting and the people with diabetes they work with. Join us as our guests, Kellie Rodriguez, RN, MSN, MBA, CDCES and Janice MacLeod, MA, RD, LD, CDE kick of our series about raising awareness around the value diabetes care and education specialists bring to the care setting and how to advocate around these teams and programs.

We’re back and better than ever! ADCES22 will bring together speakers from all backgrounds and scopes of practice to share their expertise. Our industry partners will also be present, and this year you can expect some new session formats to make learning about new products and services engaging. Join us as Susan Weiner, this year’s annual conference program committee chair, gives us a detailed overview of what this year’s conference has in store for you! Registration is now open at ADCES22.org. Head over and sign up today to lock in the best possible rate for the conference.

JDRF CEO Aaron Kowalski, Ph.D., joins the Hudde to share details of an exciting initiative his organization is working on to bring new affordable insulin options to the market. Aaron shares the plan for distribution, when you can expect to see these options on the market, and discusses the important role the diabetes care team plays in improving access to equitable and affordable health care.

April is Minority Health Month! Gary Puckrein, PhD, the mind and inspiration behind this national observance joins us today to discuss the disproportional impact of diabetes on communities of color. You’ll learn why health inequities persist in these communities despite advances in treatment and technology and hear why we need to reimagine the health system in order to resolve these inequities.

Thanks to the efforts of the ADCES Research Committee, the editors of our peer-reviewed journals, the Annual Meeting Committee, the ADCES Foundation, and so many others, we continue to expand the research enterprise at ADCES. Gretchen A. Piatt, MPH, PhD joins us to discuss the value of research in the area of diabetes care and education, and how this research drives the implementation of best practices in real-world settings and informs health policy. She’ll also introduce the 2022 research agenda created by the ADCES Research Committee.

In 2020, today’s guests received a grant from the ADCES Foundation to support their research looking at the role of peer facilitators in diabetes self-management services. Beyond their findings from this ADCES Foundation-supported work, Dr. Nancy Allen and Dr. Ana Sanchez-Birkhead share their expertise and perspectives on how to identify the gaps in your diabetes services, and how to bridge these gaps using innovative solutions and new members of the care team, like peer facilitators.

Diabetes technologies generate valuable data that can optimize diabetes care plans like never before. However, alarm fatigue presents a barrier that can prevent people with diabetes from using these devices effectively or long enough to meaningfully impact their disease self-management. George “Joe” Trotter, Jr., BSN, RN, CDCES, joins us today to discuss alarm fatigue. You’ll learn how to identify signs of alarm fatigue in your practice and hear practical guidance on how to address and prevent the problem from resurfacing.