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Late June I joined 60+ ADCES members to meet with more than 100 Congressional offices as part of ADCES’ Public Policy Forum. For Nebraska, I had the pleasure of meeting with Caitlyn Graves, Legislative Assistant to our Senator Deb Fischer and Evan Marquardt, Legislative Assistant to District 3 Representative Adrian Smith. Both assistants had good clarifying questions and said they would take our information back for review. We requested support for the following 3 Acts : Expanding Access to DSMT Act Treat and Reduce Obesity Act , and Medical Nutrition Therapy Act If you agree, please h elp ...

Greetings - Nebraska !!! Recently we just got back from Texas for the annual meeting with exciting news! AADE is continuing to move forward with the Vision and announced at the AADE -19 Annual Meeting the name to replace Diabetes Educators will be.... Diabetes Care and Education Specialists. The discussion reported the roll out with the name change may not happen until January 2020. AADE is working with the NCBDE on this name change and it should be a smooth transition. Here in Nebraska we would like to inform our members about Project Vision - Project Vision - History in the Making. ​The PROJECT VISION framework: The AADE Board of Directors has developed ...

AADE will be offering two free webinars: Making Sense of the CVOT Landscape (click for more information) Wednesday, August 28, 2019 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. DANA by Divas: Using DANA for Integrating Technology into Practice (click for more info) Wednesday, September 4 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. You will need to register for each webinar using the links provided. Please tune into these free webinars!

The AADE Board of Directors met on April 27-28, 2019 and discussed several items of interest to the membership. A summary of those items is provided below. Strategic Planning and Discussions The Board conducted three major discussions related to the future of the specialty. Strategic Plan Approval The Board approved the association’s next strategic plan. While the plan focuses on the next three years, it captures the needs of the field over the next ten years. Outlined within the plan are the steps required to better serve people with diabetes by positioning educators within a more central role within the diabetes care team. The Board has established short ...

The following is a correspondence that was received from the American Diabetes Association - The 2011 Nebraska Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes will take place Saturday, September 24, 2011. This year's event will feature a great new venue, taking place at the centrally-located Aksarben Village. Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m., with a 1-3 mile walk beginning at 9:00 a.m. Being as though all of you share a mutual interest in our friends and neighbors living with diabetes, this would be a simple gesture, and a great opportunity to show your support for the individuals you touch each day. Please consider registering a team for yourself and reaching-out to your ...

Files have been established that include the minutes from the 2011 general membership and executive board meeting minutes. To access these files click on Download Resources. You will see HADE Executive Board Meeting Minutes and HADE General Membership Meeting Minutes as two options. Click on the one you desire and select file. You will then see all of the files available for download or email.

Have you heard about AADE’s state licensure initiative ? We recently had a breakthrough and Kentucky is now the first state to require licenses for diabetes educators. State licensure has many benefits for the future of the profession. Learn more about the initiative by reading our Frequently Asked Questions and listening to the podcast . If you have any further questions, email advocacy@aadenet.org .

Welcome AADE Members! Welcome to the Nebraska State Network! This community is dedicated to our AADE members. It is place for members to support one another and work together. We are promoting collaboration, openness, diversity and sustainability. Community! You’ll be encouraged to participate in, contribute to, and create a support network with those who share common interests and objectives. Collaboration! You’ll work together sharing ideas, solutions and resources. When someone needs help, we’ll all pitch in and help. Openness! You’ll “drop in” and engage in conversations to discuss, challenge and question ideas in a an environment ...