The Diabetic Ear: Collaboration of the Audiologist and Diabetes Educator

The Diabetic Ear: Collaboration of the Audiologist and Diabetes Educator is organized by American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and will be held from Aug 05, 2017 - Aug 05, 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.

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:
Diabetes affects hearing and balance in ways similar to the way diabetes effects the eyes! Research is clear about the pathophysiology of hearing and balance effects from diabetes. The need for audiology management of patients with diabetes is now being recognized by the CDC and the 3 audiology organizations. Hearing loss is an invisible handicap and not easily recognized by the patient. The incidence of diabetes related hearing loss exceeds diabetic eye disease and is a silent epidemic. The diabetes educator can incorporate this emerging co-morbid condition into their diabetes self-management education and support classes and learn how to address concerns about audiology hearing healthcare with their patients.

Course Objectives:
• Recognize the research and pathophysiology of hearing loss and balance issues related to diabetes.
• Describe the identification and evaluation of hearing and balance by screening and evaluation tools.
• Characterize the diabetes educator's role in active counseling with the person with diabetes for hearing/balance problems.

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