American Association of Diabetes Educators
Board Update to Coordinating Bodies/Local Networking Groups
June 3, 2015
The American Association of Diabetes Educators Board of Directors met on April 25, 2015. A brief summary of the issues discussed and action items is provided below.
The Board held a strategy session looking at the role and impact that various aspects of technology may have on diabetes education. Issues ranging from the explosion of data, democratization of information, connected health, telemedicine, etc. were discussed The Board explored AADE’s role as an organization in this arena which ranged from our ability to help shape the environment, to assisting members to adopt and leverage various forms of technology and finally articulating the various barriers to adoption. The Board left feeling energized by the discussion, but also acknowledged that they had only scratched the surface of the issue. A follow up discussion is being planned, to build on the issues raised.
The Board also spent time refining the direction of the 2016-18 Strategic Plan. The Board reviewed proposed stakeholder groups and strategies that grew out of the January planning session. The Board also spent time discussing expected outcomes of the plan. The Board Planning and Development Committee will refine the plan based on the Board’s input, with the goal of the plan receiving Board approval at its August meeting. Once complete, a communication plan will be activated to share the Strategic Plan with members and other key stakeholders.
The Board reviewed and approved a joint Position Statement on Diabetes Education with the American Diabetes Association, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the National Diabetes Education Program. The position statement will be released at the upcoming ADA Scientific Sessions, and jointly published in each of the contributing organizations’ journals this summer. This was a tremendous opportunity for the field to work collaboratively on an issue that is core to our missions.
The Board elected Kenneth Moritsugu, MD, MPH, FACPM to a second term as the AADE Board appointed Director. His two-year term will begin in January 2016.
Several Board polices were reviewed and updated, including AADE’s investment policy. Finally, the Board received the 2014 audit report from AADE’s audit firm, Plante & Moran. This was a clean audit with no citations.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing many of you at the Annual Meeting in New Orleans, August 5-8. We are pleased to see very strong attendance this year in response to what promised to be a very strong program as well as a significantly reduced registration fee.
Deborah Greenwood