Dietitian Course: 2023 Updated Summary of the ADA Standards of Medical Care for the Treatment of Diabetes

2023 UPDATED SUMMARY OF THE ADA STANDARDS OF MEDICAL CARE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES

Have you seen the 2023 ADA Standards of Medical Care? There are so many changes! Most important is the focus the ADA is placing on managing prediabetes, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol. Meaning, now more than ever the role of the RDN in care and treatment of people with prediabetes and diabetes is center stage! The time is now to learn about these standards and how your role intersects with other members of the care team working with people with diabetes. You don't want to miss this webinar if you work with people with diabetes! It's going to be a great session where we review the 2023 standards of medical care, guidelines for screenings, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes as outlined by American Diabetes Association (ADA). We will also explore medication algorithms for all people with diabetes!

Join us as we review the 2023 standards and focus heavily on current revisions and current standards.

Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:

Identify 2023 recommendations and changes.

Identify when a person should be screened for DM, know the criteria for DX, and also know current treatment goals and blood sugar monitoring guidelines.

Determine when an individual needs a medication adjustment based on a medication algorithm.

Live Webinar Date: Feb 16, 2023 (03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Eastern Time) (US and Canada)

Expiration Date: May 31, 2024

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 10.2.4, 10.2.5, 10.2.6, 10.2.10

Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, CDCESs

Number of Credits: 1.0

Level(s): 1, 2

Total Cost: 1 Site Credit

About the Presenter: Joanne Rinker, MS, RDN, BC-ADM, CDCES, LDN, FADCES

Joanne Rinker is a Master's level dietitian. She has her BS and MS in Human Nutrition from West Virginia University. Joanne has been a Registered Dietitian certified diabetes educator for 20 years.

Rinker has worked in the diabetes care and education space since her very first job. She has a passion for helping people with diabetes and other diabetes care and education specialist around the US. Highlights of her career include working with the North Carolina Diabetes Prevention and Control Program on the implementation and facilitation of the North Carolina Diabetes Education Recognition Program. As the program coordinator 2006-2013, Joanne was instrumental in building the largest American Diabetes Association (ADA) accredited site in the nation.

Joanne was named the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (ADCES) 2013 Diabetes Educator of the Year and used that opportunity to spread the word about the relationship between diabetes, hearing loss and depression. She served on the ADCES Board of Directors 2015-2017 and became an ADCES Spokesperson in January of 2016. Joanne was the North Carolina Public Health Association President 2013-2014, is a graduate of the Bernstein Fellowship 2015 class and has been published and presented on the national level for both ADCES and ADA.