It’s been five year since you passed your exam. Now you are approaching your renewal date, so how do you maintain this hard-earned certification? To help you stay on top of this important process, we’ve gathered some essential updates from the CBDCE website.
According to the CBDCE, to successfully renew their CDCES, applicants must participate in CE activities that are focused on the American Diabetes Association’s Standards of Care for Diabetes* two separate times during your renewal cycle.
- In addition, the following CE Activities are encouraged:
If you are renewing your CDCES in 2025 or later by completing 75 CE units over the five-year period, the CBDCE requires that you demonstrate completion of the following type of CE Activities (you can immediately start accumulating these needed CEs). The CBDCE encourages the following CE activities at least once during your renewal cycle:
- education principals/teaching strategies
- diabetes-related technology;
- leadership/strategy (e.g., CQI, change agent, program development);
- population health; or
- diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (e.g., social determinants of health, cultural competency).
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*Since Diabetes Education Services is Accredited by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), all of our courses can be applied toward your CDCES Renewal.
Our content incorporates the ADA Standards and Content Requirement
The bundles listed below are well-suited for meeting CDCES renewal requirements. Additionally, we refresh our entire content library every year to stay current with the latest ADA Guidelines.
In addition, our DiabetesEd Training Programs cover the ADA Standards of Care with clarity and intention by a trio of experts, including Diana Issacs, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES, and FADCES a contributing author to the ADA Standards.
Plus, all of our content incorporates education principles and teaching strategies, with a special emphasis on population health, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
We are here to help you succeed. Whether you are starting your journey or working toward recertification, our ADA Standards of Care CE Course, Standards of Care Intensive, CDCES Basic Prep Bundle, and our new “Certification Renewal Bundle” or DiabetesEd Training Conferences are perfect options to meet your goals.
This year, the CBDCE published new rules to renew certification which you might have missed. To make sure there are no surprises during your renewal process, here are key considerations from the CBDCE Website that we hope you find helpful!
