Driver Health Over the Long Haul: Increasing Screening, Detection, and Referral into the Diabetes Prevention Program

Driver Health Over the Long Haul: Increasing Screening, Detection, and Referral into the Diabetes Prevention Program is organized by Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES).

Originally presented on: 03/21/2019
Expiration date: 03/21/2021

Accreditation:
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 program provides 1.0 contact hour of continuing education credit.

Registered Dietitians:
The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AM001) is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.0 Continuing Professional Education unit (CPEU) for completion of this activity/material.

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 (0.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit.

Program Overview:
Identification and effective treatment of diabetes is essential for the health and safety of professional drivers, as well as for maintaining their Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL). In fact, failing to manage this condition may result in serious health issues, thus eliminating their ability to drive and, therefore, their livelihood. Due to the specific and wide-ranging health risks of this occupation, long-haul truck drivers are legally required to be medically certified at least every two years by an approved healthcare provider. For many drivers, their biannual (or more frequent) appointment with the healthcare provider conducting their medical examination will be one of the only times they see a medical professional. Research has shown that patients are more likely to engage in preventive health behaviors when their health care professional recommends them. During this session, attendees will learn the risk factors for developing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes and driving a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV). Additionally, what steps Department of Transportation (DOT) Certified Medical Examiners (CME) can take to increase screening, detection, and referral of CDL applicants with prediabetes to virtual and local National Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPP) to prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes.

Learning Outcome:
Attendees will be able to identify the unique challenges and health complications commercial drivers face around diabetes and lessons DOT CMEs can apply in their practice to screen, test and refer patients into CDC-recognized lifestyle change programs for diabetes prevention.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Compare and contrast the risk factors for diabetes and comorbid diseases between commercial drivers and the general population
• Discuss conditions that impact driver safety
• Define Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) medical guidelines on diabetes
• Discuss steps to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes among commercial drivers 
• Review the evidence that supports referring patients with prediabetes to a lifestyle change program 
• Discuss key steps that physicians, care teams, and other DOT CMEs can take to prevent Type 2 diabetes