Accreditation Statements
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 4.0 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 4.0 hours of Category 1 Credit™ for completing this program.
Nurses
The American Diabetes Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
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 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 as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The American Diabetes Association designates these sessions as Knowledge-based per ACPE guidelines. Click here to view the learning objectives and UANS for each session.
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 on October 13, 2018.
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
Certificates of Completion/Attendance are provided to registered attendees based upon completion of the online evaluation. Please check the email address provided at registration for direct access to the evaluation. The continuing education evaluation system will be available through October 13, 2018. 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.