OVERVIEW

Diabetic Eye Disease: Preventing Blindness and the Role of the Diabetes Educator is organized by American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and will be held from Aug 04, 2017 - Aug 04, 2019.

The target audience for this medical event is designed for individual or groups of diabetes educators, including RNs, RDs, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, MDs, and other health care providers interested in staying up to date on current practices of care for their patients with diabetes and other related conditions.

Accreditation Information:

Registered Nurses:
The American Association of Diabetes Educators is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This educational program will provide 1.0 contact hour of continuing education credit.

AADE is also accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP # 10977).

Registered Dietitians:
The American Association of Diabetes Educators, (AM001) 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 1.0 continuing professional education unit (CPEU) for completion of this program. Continuing Professional Education Provider Accreditation does not constitute endorsement by CDR of a provider, program, or materials.

Registered Pharmacists:
The American Association of Diabetes Educators is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program provides 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEU) of continuing education credit.

Program Overview:
Worldwide, diabetes is a leading cause of preventable blindness. Diabetic retinal damage (retinopathy) is the result of damage to the small blood vessels in the eye, resulting in poor circulation in the eye, leakage, and bleeding. This leads eventually to the growth of new blood vessels, which only serves to cause more complications and vision loss. The keys to preventing loss of vision are early diagnosis of diabetes and aggressive efforts to control blood glucose. When diabetic retinopathy does develop, there are many effective steps that can be taken to prevent or minimize the risk of blindness. The diabetes educator can play a key role in avoiding unnecessary vision loss.

Course Objectives:
• Describe how glaucoma can lead to vision loss.
• Define the stages and treatment of diabetic eye disease.
• Identify the important role of the diabetes educator in preventing vision loss.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.