Upcoming Webinar – Join Coach Beverly on December 20th

How to Assess and Promote Well-Being: From Population Health to a Person-Centered Approach Standards | Level 2 | 1.5 CEs

Join us live on December 20, 2022, at 11:30am PST 

This presentation will include 2023 updates from the ADA Standards of Care. This course offers critical content that will help with certification exam success. Coach Beverly will delve into Social Determinants of health, assessment strategies, and behavior change approaches.
She will explore the psychosocial issues that can discourage individuals from adopting healthier behaviors and provides strategies to identify and overcome these barriers. Life studies are used to apply theory to real-life situations. A great course for anyone in the field of diabetes education or for those looking for a new perspective on assessment and coping strategies.

Intended Audience:  An important course for health care professionals working toward certification, that includes a comprehensive review of the components of population health and individual assessment.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it live. Your registration guarantees access to the recorded version in the Online University.

All hours earned count toward your CDCES Accreditation Information

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ADA Standards of Medical Care 2023 Update | Now Available on our CDCES Coach App

This time of year is always exciting as the new ADA Standards of Care are released!

While the hard copies won’t be available until the new year, you can start reviewing the new standards now in our CDCES Coach App!

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Here are some highlights of changes outlined by the ADA:

• Emphasis on supporting higher weight loss (up to 15%) based on the efficacy of and access to newer medications when appropriate
• New hypertension diagnosis cut-offs – Hypertension is now defined as a systolic blood pressure more than or equal to 130 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure more than or equal to 80 mmHg.
• New recommendations related to sleep health and physical activity in people with diabetes
• Broad consideration of social determinants of health in guiding design and delivery of care
• The expanded role of SGLT2 inhibitor use in preserved and reduced heart failure ejection fraction
• The role of finerenone in individuals with diabetes and chronic kidney disease with albuminuria
• New lipid management recommendations suggesting lower LDL goals for high-risk individuals

You can now pre-order a copy for yourself! We will ship it out to you once we receive them sometime in January/February 2023.

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