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Digital Seminar

The Ultimate One-Day Diabetes Course


Speaker:
Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCE, CCRN, CNE
Duration:
6 Hours 14 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
May 15, 2015
Product Code:
POS076325
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

Evidence-based algorithms for managing diabetes to:

  • Improve blood glucose control
  • Implement oral medications and insulin
  • Improve “compliance”
  • Prevent complications

Whatever your specialty, you can expect to see more patients who:

  • Have blood sugars above 200
  • Are overweight or obese
  • Have complications of diabetes
  • Have heart disease
  • Do not follow their diets
  • Need to, but refuse to, start insulin
  • Are not using an insulin pump

As healthcare providers, we are patient educators and advocates for our patients’ needs. It is imperative that we understand their disease processes, medication regimens, and lifestyle management and coping skills. Join expert, Tracey Long, Ph.D (c), RN, BSN, MS, MSN, CDE, CNE, CHUC, CCRN, as she addresses all of these areas during this comprehensive program. New strategies for the treatment and prevention of this epidemic-level disease. Empower your patients to better manage their diabetes and improve their quality of life.

 

Credit


* Credit Note - **

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

Continuing Education Information:  Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

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California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 6.5 self-study contact hours. 

** You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.5 self-study contact hours.

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Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 7.8 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 6.5 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.



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Speaker

Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCE, CCRN, CNE's Profile

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Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCE, CCRN, CNE

As a registered nurse for 36 years, Dr. Long has worked in critical care, emergency medicine, primary care, and endocrinology. She is a professor of nursing at Chamberlain University and family nurse practitioner. She has been a certified diabetes care and education specialist for 25 years and teaches a certified diabetes educator review course. She teaches medical Spanish and one of her favorite activities is taking nurses and allied healthcare professionals each summer to offer free medical clinics to underserved communities around the world with her non-profit organization www.bridgesforhealth.org.

As a published author, she has written a book on how to thrive with diabetes, not just survive, three children’s health books, three books on family history and many professional research articles. She married her college sweetheart, and they have their own “long legacy” of 6 children who teach her what’s really important in life.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Tracey Long has employment relationships with Utah Body and Soul, College of Southern Nevada, Chamberlain College, Travelers Education Group, Nurse.Com, and Atrain. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Tracey Long is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American Diabetes Association, the National Certified Diabetes Educator Association, and the American Nurses Association. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Education Development and is a contributing editor Yangtz Journal of Medicine.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Outline

Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Criteria

  • Type 1 Diabetes and Subtypes
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Diabetes in pregnancy

Obesity and Sedentary Lifestyle

  • Diagnostic Criteria for Obesity – BMI
  • Central Adiposity – Pathophysiology for Cardiovascular Risk
    • Lipid disturbance
    • Prothrombotic state

ADA Clinical Guidelines for Treatment

  • Algorithms for Treatment
    • Lifestyle change
    • Medication use
    • Lab monitoring
    • Recognition and prevention of complications

Medications

  • Pharmacology/Mechanism of Action of Each Medication Class
  • “Add on” Progression
    • Oral medications
    • Non-insulin injectables
    • Insulin regimens – including basal/bolus insulin

Risk Reduction

  • Signs, Symptoms and Diagnostic Criteria for:
    • Acute complications: DKA, HHS
    • Chronic complications:
      • Nephropathy
      • Retinopathy
      • Neuropathy
      • Cardiovascular Disease

AADE7™ Healthy Behaviors for Diabetes Self-Management

  • Healthy Eating
  • Being Active
  • Monitoring
  • Taking Medication
  • Problem Solving
  • Healthy Coping
  • Reducing Risks

 

Objectives

  • Summarize an overview of Diabetes Mellitus and its impact both locally and nationally.
  • Discuss the pathophysiology and diagnosis of: Type 1 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and glucose intolerance, Type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes.
  • Assess obesity and sedentary lifestyle, and their impact on insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk.
  • Discuss the ADA Clinical Guidelines for diabetes treatment and treatment goals.
  • Compare the use of oral medications, injectables and insulin regimens in helping to meet treatment goals.
  • Explain the AADE7™ “Behavior Goals” in education for self-management of diabetes.
  • Determine ways to reduce risk through the recognition and prevention of acute and chronic complications of diabetes.

 

Target Audience

Certified Diabetes Educators, Registered Dietitians & Dietetic Technicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants and other Health Care Professionals

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