Parkview’s Diabetes Education Center receives program accreditation
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Parkview Whitley Hospital’s Diabetes Education Center recently applied for and received re-accreditation for its education program June 19, which means that it is in compliance with national standards for diabetes self-management education. The three-year accreditation was granted by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE).
The hospital program is managed by Jan Robson, RN, CDE, who keeps detailed records as evidence of continual implementation of the national standards and requirements for maintaining accreditation. She also is required to submit change-of-status reports to AADE within 30 days of any significant program change, and must submit an annual status and performance measurement report at the end of the first and second accreditation anniversaries.
Diabetes education, also known as diabetes self-management training (DSMT), is a collaborative process through which people with diabetes or who are at-risk for diabetes gain the knowledge and skills needed to modify behavior and successfully self-manage the disease and its related conditions. Diabetes educators are healthcare professionals who focus on helping people with diabetes and people at risk for diabetes and related conditions to achieve changes in behavior that, in turn, lead to better clinical outcomes and improved health.
Founded in 1973, AADE was created by and for diabetes educators. As a multidisciplinary professional association, it represents and supports diabetes educators by providing members the resources to stay abreast of current research, methods and trends in the field and by offering opportunities to network and collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
For more information on diabetes education, call 248-9319.