Physicians
The American Diabetes Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Diabetes Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of 5.0 hours of Category I Credit™ for completing this program.
Nurses
The American Diabetes Association is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA.
California Board of Registered Nursing
The American Diabetes Association is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider No. CEP-12196. This activity is approved for 5.0 contact hours.
Dietitians
The American Diabetes Association is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians will receive 4.0 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
Pharmacists
The American Diabetes Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Provider number 0239. The American Diabetes Association designates these sessions as Knowledge-based per ACPE guidelines.
Certified Diabetes Educators
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 (www.ncbde.org). NCBDE does not approve continuing education. The American
Diabetes Association is on the NCBDE List of Approved Providers.
Successful Completion Statement (ONLINE EVALUATION)
Certificates of Completion/Attendance are provided to registered attendees base upon completion of the online evaluation that will be available at http://professional.diabetes.org/buffalo through November 20, 2106. For questions regarding continuing education, please contact professionaleducation@diabetes.org.
Content Validation Statements
- 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.