Professional Development

Upcoming Professional Webinars

The American Diabetes Association hosts monthly webinars on various topics related to diabetes care that feature practical insights and strategies to elevate diabetes management for the people you see. These live webinars will help to contribute to your foundation in diabetes care and will discuss the nuanced topics you are seeking guidance for. Register for the live events to interact with our panel of diabetes experts as they delve into cutting-edge topics and provide you with actionable tips to use in your practice. Continuing education credit is available for participation in select webinars.

Advancing Diabetes Care: Policy Perspectives on Technology Access

January 30, 2025, 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET

Speakers: Ananta Addala, DO and Sarah Pincus

Moderator: Estelle Everett, MD, MHS

Description: The Diabetes Technology Interest Group is hosting a webinar featuring speakers who will address diabetes technology use and its impact on clinical care, and highlight advocacy efforts aimed to address these issues.

Credit: No CE credits provided for this course (ADA Member Exclusive webinar)

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The American Diabetes Association’s Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025

February 4, 2025, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ET

Speaker: Dennis Bruemmer, MD, PhD

Moderator: Alexander Chang, MD, MS

Description: Join Know Diabetes by Heart™ for a presentation on the Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025 (Standards of Care) from the American Diabetes Association® (ADA). Dr. Dennis Bruemmer and Dr. Alexander Chang will highlight important updates to this year’s Standards of Care and how those changes impact clinical care, especially as they relate to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease.

Credit: No CE credits provided for this course

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Diet, Lifestyle, Medicine, and Beyond: CardioKidneyMetabolic Strategies for Managing Obesity

February 11, 2025, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ET

Speakers: Jaime Almandoz, MD and Dina H. Griauzde, MD, MSc

Moderator: Rozalina McCoy, MD

Description: Join other American Diabetes Association® (ADA) professional members on February 11, 2025 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST for a live, one-hour panel discussion webinar, Diet, Lifestyle, Medicine, and Beyond: CardioKidneyMetabolic Strategies for Managing Obesity. In this ADA webinar, the panel will discuss obesity, an independent disease state that affects the cardiokidneymetabolic (CKM) state and which deserves individual and targeted treatments. Speakers will discuss the dietary, lifestyle, and pharmaceutical approaches to this disease. The panel will share five actionable tips for supporting professionals and people with diabetes, as well as host a live Q&A session at the end of the webinar.

The session is a part of the Hands On: Tips to Improve Diabetes Care webinar series available exclusively to ADA professional members and presented by the ADA’s Behavioral Medicine & Psychology, Diabetes in Primary Care, Exercise Physiology, and Diabetes Technology Interest Groups—supported by funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.  

Credit: 1 CE credit (Member Exclusive)

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Integrating the use of CGMs in Clinical Practice: the Interpretation and Documentation of personal and professional CGM data

February 20, 2025, 4 p.m. –5 p.m. ET

Speakers: Catherine Price, MD and Carrie Keyes MMS, PA-C

Moderator: Gwendolyne Anyanate Jack, MD, MPH

Description: This webinar will discuss the interpretation, documentation, and appropriate billing of personal and professional continuous glucose monitor data as part of the clinical workflow.

Credit: No CE credits provided for this course (ADA Member Exclusive webinar)

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Maintaining Skin Integrity with Use of Diabetes Devices

March 11, 2025, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ET

Speakers: Kate Haynes RN, BSN, CDCES, LDE and Cari Berget, RN, MPH, CDCES

Moderator: Andrew Welch, MD

Description: Join other American Diabetes Association® (ADA) professional members on March 11, 2025 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST for a live, one-hour panel discussion webinar, Maintaining Skin Integrity with Use of Diabetes Devices. In this ADA webinar, the panel will discuss skin integrity and diabetes devices. Skin care can often be a barrier of care for the diabetes patients that utilize continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps. Our presenters will identify solutions to skin irritation and share pearls of practice based on their experiences in the clinic setting. The panel will share five actionable tips for supporting professionals and people with diabetes, as well as host a live Q&A session at the end of the webinar.  

The session is a part of the Hands On: Tips to Improve Diabetes Care webinar series available exclusively to ADA professional members and presented by the ADA’s Behavioral Medicine & Psychology, Diabetes in Primary Care, Exercise Physiology, and Diabetes Technology Interest Groups—supported by funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.  

Credit: 1 CE credit (Member Exclusive)

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Integrating the Use of CGMs in Clinical Practice: Addressing Barriers and Optimizing Clinical Workflow

March 11 2025, 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. ET

Speakers: Eric L. Johnson, MD and Roma Gianchandani, MD

Moderator: Yaguang Zheng, PhD

Description: This ADA member-exclusive webinar will discuss the current CGM prescription and data storage in real-world clinical settings. We will provide the concrete examples, elaborate the current implementation barriers, and discuss potential solutions of the CGM use in the clinical practices.

Credit: No CE credits provided for this course (ADA Member Exclusive webinar)

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Using Automated Insulin Delivery Devices in Diabetes Management Workshop

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. ET

Speakers: Irl Hirsch, MD, Katelyn O'Brien, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, BC-ADM and Viral Shah, MD

Moderator: Jane Reusch, MD

Description: This workshop–designed for primary care professionals, endocrinologists and other members of the diabetes care team–will offer participants an opportunity to learn from health care professionals experienced in the use of automated insulin delivery (AID) devices. Directly engage with experts and gain valuable insights into integrating AID devices in clinical settings with in-depth training and educational breakout sessions.

Learning objectives

  • Recall key components and functionalities of AID devices
  • Recognize how to address barriers to managing AID devices
  • Identify ways to implement AID devices in clinical settings

Credit: No CE credits provided for this course

The American Diabetes Association acknowledges Medtronic and its support for this workshop.

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How to Measure Quality Diabetes Care 

March 27, 2025, 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m ET

Speakers: Christina Borden and Emily Hubbard

Moderator: Stephen Clement, MD, CDE 

Description: TBD

Credit: 1 CE credit (Member Exclusive)

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When Is It Not Gestational Diabetes? 

April 11, 2025, 1:00 p.m. –2:00 p.m. ET 

Speakers: Laura Dickens, MD and Celeste Durnwald, MD,

Moderators: Grenye O’Malley, MD and Cassandra Henderson, MD

Description: Overview of MODY (Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young) and LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) focusing on when to consider the diagnosis in pregnancy, how to diagnose, implications for treatment during pregnancy, and postpartum considerations.  

Credit: 1 CE credit (Member Exclusive)

Registration link coming soon