Earn Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Education Credit is available for physicians, family physicians, international physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, psychologists, social workers, and certified diabetes care and education specialists.
You’ll have the opportunity to earn up to 250 CE Credits for ADA's 83rd Scientific Sessions On-Demand.
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, the American Diabetes Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
83rd Scientific Sessions Live Virtual Meeting
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive up to 250 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Nurses: Pharmacotherapeutic change to CE credits offered up to 39.5.
Pharmacists: The Universal Activity Number is: JA4008193-0000-23-004-H01-P
Note for Pharmacists: Upon closing of the online evaluation, the ADA will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, the ADA does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes.
Dietitians
The American Diabetes Association is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive up to 250 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 250 Medical Knowledge only MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Note: Upon submission of the online evaluation, the MOC points will be immediately transferred to the ABIM. As previously stated and per the ABIM rules, the ADA does not have access nor the ability to upload points requested after the evaluation closes.
UEMS/ACCME CME credit recognition: The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of CME credit with the UEMS. Under the terms of this agreement, the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), the accrediting arm of the UEMS, will convert CME credit for live activities certified by the AMA.
The American Diabetes Association has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for up to 250 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the American Diabetes Association is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The American Diabetes Association maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive up to 250 continuing education credits.
To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved by a provider on the NCBDE List of Approved Providers. NCBDE does not approve continuing education. The American Diabetes Association is on the NCBDE List of Approved Providers.
To Obtain Continuing Education Credit
Certificates of Completion/Attendance are provided to registered attendees based upon completion of the online evaluation. The link to the online evaluation will be emailed to participants on June 29, 2023. The continuing education evaluation system will be available through December 31, 2023.
Content Validation Statements
The American Diabetes Association accepts the following Content Validation Statements and expects all persons involved in its professional education activities to abide by these statements regarding any recommendations for clinical care.
- All recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.
AND/OR
- All scientific research referred to or reported in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.