About this Webinar
Are We Ready to Meet Today's Challenges with Diabetes Education: Plight or Promise?
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM, Eastern
Ongoing diabetes self-management education and support (DSME/S) helps people with diabetes make and sustain behavioral changes needed for successful disease management and prevention of diabetes-related complications. Despite proven benefits, many adults with diabetes are not receiving diabetes education and support. During this webinar, Linda Siminerio, PhD, RN, CDE; Maggie Powers, PhD, RD, CDE; and Joan Bardsley, MBA, RN, CDE, FAADE will use the 2015 Joint Position Statement on Diabetes Self-management Education and Support published by the American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to help diabetes educators make the case for providing DSME/S services and shift paradigms of care to increase provider referrals and enhance patient engagement.
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe and share challenges associated with delivering DSME/S services, including reimbursement and referral for services with leading diabetes organizations, health systems and policy-makers.
- Summarize the critical times for assessing and providing diabetes education based on the Joint Position Statement's diabetes education algorithm of care.
- Understand how diabetes and educators can use the evidence for DSME/S and the algorithm included in the Joint Position Statement to develop innovative models for increased referrals and participation in DSME/S.
About the Presenters
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Linda Siminerio, PhD, RN, CDE
Dr. Linda Siminerio is a nationally prominent advocate for diabetes care, education and funding. As Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh's Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dr. Siminerio's academic focus centers around translational research and diabetes quality improvement, self-management, community interventions, and overcoming barriers to diabetes care in undeserved populations. Dr. Siminerio is co-author of the 2015 Joint Position Statement on Diabetes Self-management Education and Support published by the American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is the current Chair of the National Diabetes Education Program.
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Maggie Powers, PhD, RD, CDE
Dr. Maggie Powers conducts research and has a clinical practice as a registered dietitian and diabetes educator at the International Diabetes Center and Park Nicollet Health Services in Minneapolis. Dr. Powers' research focuses on improving diabetes outcomes including factors that affect the clinical, psychosocial and behavioral aspects of diabetes. An American Diabetes Association volunteer for more than 25 years, Dr. Powers serves as a founding editor of Diabetes Spectrum and is the lead author of the 2015 Joint Position Statement on Diabetes Self-management Education and Support published by the American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is the current President of Health Care & Education for the American Diabetes Association.
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Joan Bardsley, MBA, RN, CDE, FAADE
Ms. Joan Bardsley is a Joslin Diabetes Center-trained registered nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) with more than 35 years of experience in diabetes education and management. This depth of experience includes providing diabetes self-management education (DSME); professional education for multidisciplinary teams; advocacy for access to and reimbursement for DSME; clinical trial management and executive administration as Assistant Vice President of the MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI), which supports research within a 10 hospital health system. Ms. Bardsley is co-author of the 2015 Joint Position Statement on Diabetes Self-management Education and Support published by the American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. As the Past President of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, she is recognized as a subject matter expert regarding the knowledge and support people with diabetes need to self-manage their disease. At MHRI, Ms. Bardsley has expertise in assessing outcomes of DSME and the value it brings to improve health. She has served as co-investigator for diabetes management research through the MHRI clinical research center and has developed and implemented comprehensive training activities for Clinical Research Coordinators throughout the MedStar Health System.
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