Accreditation Statements
Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education
The Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education offers organizations, like the American Diabetes Association, the opportunity to be simultaneously accredited for various members of the diabetes health care team through a single, unified application process and set of accreditation standards.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 8.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
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 8.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants
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 8.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nurses
The American Diabetes Association is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA. This activity offers a total of 8.75 contact hours, which includes a maximum of 3.75 pharmacology-related contact hours.
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 8.75 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material. Activity Number: 147142
Pharmacist
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.
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.
To Obtain Continuing Education Credit:
Certificates of Completion/Attendance are provided to registered attendees based upon completion of the online evaluation available through April 5, 2019. The evaluation will be emailed to registered participants after the program. 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.