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If you have any questions regarding Continuing Education, please contact [email protected].
How to Claim CME/CE Credits
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View the Frequently Asked Questions for Claiming CME/CE Credits at the ADA’s 2026 Scientific Sessions.
Accreditation Statements for Live Sessions
Target Audience
The Scientific Sessions offer comprehensive educational programming covering the latest in the field of diabetes. The program is designed for physicians, scientists, researchers, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:
- At the conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the ADA’s 2026 standards of care for classifying, diagnosing, preventing, and treating prediabetes and diabetes
- Assess non-pharmacologic treatment options for individualizing treatment protocols for the management of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
- Apply clinical decision-making tools to the assessment and treatment of diabetes-related complications
- Develop a more aggressive and effective physiological, psychological, and behavioral treatment plan for patients with diabetes
- Cite the research into current, emerging, and novel therapies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Discuss proven education strategies for increasing the impact of diabetes education with individual patients
- Interpret the latest findings in the areas of epidemiology, genetics, immunology, transplantation, and islet biology as they relate to diabetes
In support of improving patient care, the ADA is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 29.5 interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Universal activity number for pharmacists: UAN JA4008193-0000-26-047-L01-P
NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing the online evaluation, the ADA will upload the pharmacy-related CE 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. The last day to claim ACPE credits is August 3, 2026.
NOTE FOR PHYSICIANS: TheADA offers the AMA PRA Category 1 CME credit. This credit may be accepted by the American Board of Obesity Medicine Group. Two credits are earned for specific sessions related to obesity. Please request a copy of your transcript if you would like to submit it to ABOM.
Physicians for ABIM Maintenance of Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables participants to earn up to 29.5 medical-knowledge-only MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM’s) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM-MOC credit.
NOTE: Upon submission of the online evaluation, MOC points will be immediately transferred to the ABIM. As stated above and per the ABIM rules, the ADA does not have access nor the ability to upload points requested after the evaluation closes. The last date to claim ABIM-MOC points is December 31, 2026.
Dietitians
The ADA is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE)-accredited provider with joint accreditation. Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) and dietetic technicians registered (DTRs) will receive 29.5 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
Physician Associates
The ADA 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 29.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologists
CE credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA’s CEP office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.
Social Workers
As a jointly accredited organization, the ADA is approved to offer social work CE by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)-approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for CE credit. The ADA maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 29.5 CE credits.
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists
To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved by a provider on the CBDCE’s list of approved providers. The CBDCE does not approve CE. The ADA is on the CBDCE’s list of approved providers.
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.
Accreditation Statements for On-Demand Sessions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity attendees will be able to:
- Identify the 2026 ADA Standards of Care for classifying, diagnosing, preventing, and treating prediabetes and diabetes
- Assess non-pharmacologic treatment options for individualizing treatment protocols for the management of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
- Apply clinical decision-making tools to the assessment and treatment of the complications related to diabetes
- Develop a more aggressive, effective, physiological, psychological, and behavioral treatment plan for patients with diabetes
- Cite the research into current, emerging, and novel therapies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Discuss proven education strategies for increasing the impact of diabetes education with individual patients
- Interpret the latest findings in the areas of epidemiology, genetics, immunology, transplantation, and islet biology as they relate to diabetes
Earn Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Education Credit is available for physicians, international physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, psychologists, social workers, optometrists, and certified diabetes care and education specialists.
You’ll have the opportunity to earn up to 240+ CME/CE Credits for ADA's 2026 Scientific Sessions.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
Target Audience
The Scientific Sessions offer comprehensive educational programming covering the latest in the field of diabetes. The program is designed for physicians, scientists, researchers, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals.
In support of improving patient care, the ADA is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can earn up to 240+ interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Universal activity number for pharmacists: JA4008193-0000-26-055-H01-P
NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing the online evaluation, the ADA will upload the pharmacy-related CE 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. The last day to claim ACPE credits is December 31, 2026.
NOTE FOR PHYSICIANS: The ADA offers the AMA PRA Category 1 CME credit. This credit may be accepted by the American Board of Obesity Medicine Group. Two credits are earned for specific sessions related to obesity. Please request a copy of your transcript if you would like to submit it to ABOM.
Physicians for ABIM Maintenance of Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables participants to earn up to 240+ medical-knowledge-only MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM’s) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM-MOC credit.
NOTE: Upon submission of the online evaluation, MOC points will be immediately transferred to the ABIM. As stated above and per the ABIM rules, the ADA does not have access nor the ability to upload points requested after the evaluation closes. The last date to claim ABIM-MOC points is December 31, 2026.
Dietitians
The ADA is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE)-accredited provider with joint accreditation. Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) and dietetic technicians registered (DTRs) will receive 240+ continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
Physician Associates
The ADA 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 240+ AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologists
CE credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA’s CEP office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.
Social Workers
As a jointly accredited organization, the ADA is approved to offer social work CE by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)-approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for CE credit. The ADA maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 240+ CE credits.
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists
To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved by a provider on the CBDCE’s list of approved providers. The CBDCE does not approve CE. The ADA is on the CBDCE’s list of approved providers.
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.
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