Immerse yourself into the world of diabetes education. Explore the fundamentals of diabetes self-management education through case studies, interactive discussions and hands-on activities with other healthcare professionals.

The goal of CORE Concepts^® is to illustrate clinical management and diabetes self-management education tools that are most appropriate for assuring successful outcomes to the AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors^®. It is recommended that participants have one to two years’ experience in diabetes education.

What to expect:

• Compare and contrast the natural history and pathophysiology of prediabetes, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes
• Discuss strategies to promote healthy eating for persons with diabetes and at risk of diabetes
• Explore approaches to being active for persons with diabetes or at risk of diabetes
• Discuss types, tools, frequency and targets of monitoring for persons with diabetes
• Explain techniques for promoting safe medication use in persons with diabetes
• Identify tactics to promote healthy coping for persons with diabetes
• Integrate approaches to reduce health risks in individuals with diabetes
• Use an interactive learning environment to assimilate new knowledge and skills
• Receive access to online CDE^®exam test-taking strategies module, study materials and CDE^®exam practice questions