Alabama CB meetings have traditionally been held in the Birmingham area six times per year on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 p.m., with a 30 minute business meeting followed by a one hour CE program. Due to the 2019 Interstate highway construction project in Birmingham, we have opted to try a new approach: making the CB meetings available to AADE members around the state using videoconferencing. The obvious benefit to members is a substantial savings in your valuable time.
The first meeting, to be held tonight, February 5th, will utilize GoToMeeting as a software platform. The April meeting will utilize Zoom videoconferencing. A choice will be made after that whether or not to try a third videoconferencing service or to adopt one of the two tried previously for future meetings.
Our hope is that the new approach will boost attendance at the meetings and increase networking among members, while allowing us to provide our members with the latest and greatest in news, diabetes education information and awareness of what AADE is doing nationally.
Tonight's first conference will showcase the new DANA platform that AADE has provided to members as their one-stop site containing up-to-date information about diabetes technology products, including insulin pumps, CGMs and closed-loop systems, reviews of apps available to you and your patients for use in diabetes management, device training, tech-focused education, research updates and information resources.
For specifics about logging in tonight, contact one of the CB leaders:
Dennis Pillion, dpillion@uab.edu
Janet Bennefield, Jebenefield@gmail.com
Becky Earman, Rearman@charter.net or becky.earman@childresal.org
DANA: Integrating Technology in Practice
Dennis Pillion, PhD
Professor, UAB School of Medicine
Program Description:
The February 5 meeting of the Alabama CB of AADE (AlaADE) will provide members with a description of the new AADE DANA website. DANA is a resource to enable professionals working in partnership with persons with diabetes to have access to best in class information about diabetes technology. The goal is to empower audience members to incorporate collaborative decision making in the care and management of people with diabetes, leading to positive health outcomes.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Learners will have a better understanding of DANA and its functionality
- Learners will be able to utilize and leverage DANA as a resource to better support diabetes education and self-management for those living with diabetes.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the components included in AADE’s DANA Technology Institute.
- Summarize the functionality of the App Review in DANA.
- Determine how to navigate the DANA website to find specific information.
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 hours of continuing education credit.
The AADE is also accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP#10977).
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 units (CPEUs) for completion of this activities/materials. Continuing Professional Education Provider Accreditation does not constitute endorsement by CDR of a provider, program, or materials.
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 hours (. 1 CEU's) of continuing education credit.
ACPE Universal Activity Number: 0069-0000-19-012-L01-P
Effective Date: February 5, 2019- February 5, 2021
Certified Diabetes Educators: To satisfy the requirements for renewal of certification for the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators (NCBDE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved by a provider on the NCBDE list of Approved Providers (www.ncbde.org). NCBDE does not approve continuing education. The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) is on the NCBDE list of Approved Providers.
Target Audience: Nurses, Dietitians, Pharmacists
Requirements for Successful Completion:
For successful completion, participants are required to attend the full activity, complete and submit the program evaluation at the conclusion of the educational event.
Activity Type: Knowledge-Based
DISCLOSURES FOR NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST - PLANNERS and PRESENTERS:
Planners: Crystal Broj, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer AADE
Jodi Lavin-Tomkins MSN, RN, CDE, BC-ADM, Director of Accreditation AADE
Speakers: Dennis Pillion, PhD
LIVE ACTIVITY TIMING/OUTLINE
Date: February 5, 2019
Time: 5:00-5:30 PM Dinner and Networking
5:30-6:00 PM Business meeting
6:00-7:00 PM Program: DANA: Integrating Technology in Practice
Dennis Pillion, PhD
Location: UAB Medical West
995 9th Ave SW
Bessemer, AL 36022
Cost: AADE Member free; Non-member $20.00
Registration information: Please e-mail Becky Earman at rearman@charter.net by Monday, Feb. 4 if you plan to attend, so that we will prepare enough food.
Contact Information: Contact Dennis Pillion at dpillion@uab.edu with any questions regarding the event.