ediba^© Diabetes Today An Update for Healthcare Professionals

This online course provides the most current information about diabetes and hyperglycemia care and management for professionals who provide care for people with diabetes or stress  hyperglycemia. This is an aggressive program developed by the ediba Diabetes Center of Excellence with continuously evolving and revised content.

Diabetes Today:

• Increases awareness of diabetes and hyperglycemia in health care facilities and "changes the culture" regarding diabetes/hyperglycemia care and management.
  
• Has been offered for over 15 years and has reached over 6,500 healthcare professionals.
  
• Is an integral part of ediba's inpatient program and has enabled us to help hospitals decrease lengths of stay, increase their quality of care, and increase revenues.

The goals are for healthcare professionals to:

• be empowered to implement, as well as advocate the highest  recommended standards of diabetes management practice in caring for patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings
  
• be able to apply the knowledge gained from the course in improving clinical care of people with diabetes through enhanced problem solving and decision making, allowing timely intervention in problems related to diabetes management.

Target audience:

The intended audience includes all healthcare professionals who care for diabetes patients—nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, social workers, physical therapists, physician assistants, physicians, and others.

Faculty:

Lorri Carter, MA, RD, LD, CD

Susan Mitchell, MS, APRN, CNS, CDE

Hardware/Software Requirements: To access ediba education modules, users will need:

• A computer with an Internet connection
• Internet Explorer 6,7, 8, Firefox 3.0, Safari 3.0, or Chrome
• Adobe Flash Player version 9 or higher
• Recommend a screen size 1024 x 768 pixels
• Bandwidth 56Kbps for standard presentations
• Browser settings: Allow pop-ups for www.brainshark.com; enable Java script; enable cookies

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Continuing Education Credit Information: 

RNs: ediba Diabetes Center of Excellence is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider Number EDI-1013 Expiration October 31, 2013.

RDs: The Oklahoma Dietetic Association is an affiliate provider for the Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR). Registered Dietitians RD) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR) will receive Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs) for completion of these programs. Continuing Professional Education Provider Accreditation does not constitute endorsement by CDR of a provider, program or materials.

Other healthcare professionals will receive a continuing education certificate of attendance for the appropriate clock hours assigned to each activity.