Education Recognition Program

2025 ADA Education Recognition Program Symposiums

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ERP Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Symposium: On-Demand 

The DSMES symposium is now available on demand. 

The ERP DSMES virtual Symposium is an accredited health care provider continuing education program that will award physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and certified diabetes care and education specialists who attend 4.75 continuing education units (CEU’s). The program’s goal is to increase participant access to quality, evidence-based, and sustainable DSMES services.

This program will guide attendees through establishing and maintaining a DSMES service that adheres to the 2022 National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support. It will provide updates on the 2025 American Diabetes Association’s (ADA’s) Standards of Care in Diabetes which is now a new requirement for Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) renewal starting in 2025. Additionally, it will cover the requirement for 1 hour of CEU in ethics for Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) recertification with a presentation on Diabetes and Driving: Overview of guidelines, rules and ethics. The program is designed for adult learners, is task oriented, and interactive. 

CEU Opportunity: 4.75 CEU’s
Where: On-Demand 
Cost: $150

Symposium Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the National Standards for DSMES including developing a DSMES service, annual requirements, and maintaining audit-ready status.
  • Differentiate the role of the professional team member and diabetes community care coordinator in a DSMES service.
  • Identify best practices, templates, and resources available for the development or improvement of a DSMES service design.
  • Recognize guidelines and regulations for diabetes and driving.
  • Integrate driving and diabetes into DSMES.
  • Summarize ADA’s 2025 Standards of Care in Diabetes.

Please email ERP@diabetes.org if you have any questions.

Save the Date! ERP Medicare Diabetes Services Reimbursement Symposium: From Guidance to Multi- Practice Models

We are excited to announce that the ERP Medicare Reimbursement Symposium will be held on Friday May 30, 2025. 

This Symposium is an accredited healthcare provider continuing education program that will award physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists and certified diabetes care and education specialists that attend 5.5 CEUs.   The program’s goal is to increase participant access to quality, evidence-based, and sustainable Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support services.  

The one-day course will take a deep dive into billing for DSMT, MNT and other services that are provided to people with diabetes at various locations such as hospitals, physician offices, RD private practice, FQHC and pharmacy. Current information on delivery of DSMT via Telehealth will also be discussed.  The program is designed for adult learners, is interactive, and promotes networking and best practice sharing.     

  • When: Friday May 30, 2025
  • Time: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM EDT
  • Cost: $150.00
  • CEU Opportunity: 5.5 CEUs
  • Where: Zoom

Registration Coming Soon! We will send an email to all Quality Coordinators as soon as registration goes live. 

Symposium Objectives:

  • Describe the billing practices for DSMT at the following locations: outpatient hospital, physician practice, RD private practice, FQHC, and pharmacy. 
  • Identify which NPI should be used to bill for DSMT, MNT, CGM Pro, and RPM.
  • Understand steps required by pharmacies to become Medicare DSMT provider and DSMT billing.
  • Be able to navigate the Medicare physician fee schedule and interpret the reimbursement language on it.
  • Recognize different Medicare claim forms.
  • Describe current DSMT and MNT reimbursement telehealth Medicare coverage guidelines in practice at the following DSMES service sites: outpatient hospital, physician office, RD private practice, FQHC, and pharmacy.
  • Identify DSMT service sustainability practice pearls.
  • Know how to track DSMT and MNT hours as well as when a new referral is required.
  • Describe what an E/M code is and become familiarized with billing and coding terminology.
  • Locate resources to search for licensure and telehealth guidelines for Registered Dietitians providing MNT.
  • Locate resource to look up policy on Medicaid and private payer telehealth.
  • Understand direct caregiver training service.
     

Symposium Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the National Standards for DSMES including developing a DSMES service, annual requirements, and maintaining audit-ready status.
  • Differentiate the role of the professional team member and diabetes community care coordinator in a DSMES service.
  • Identify best practices, templates, and resources available for the development or improvement of a DSMES service design.
  • Recognize guidelines and regulations for diabetes and driving.
  • Integrate driving and diabetes into DSMES.
  • Summarize ADA’s 2025 Standards of Care in Diabetes.

Please email ERP@diabetes.org if you have any questions.