Diabetes Educator of the Year
- Recognizing an educator who has made a special contribution to diabetes education through dedication and innovation in the daily practice of patient care.
- The Diabetes Educator of the Year should be someone who is considered a role model by his or her peers and colleagues
This years winner....Tina Kelly, RD CDE LD
- This person boarded our bus 9 years ago & joined the ODE board as a co-chair for professional development
- She served on the board for 4 years and was instrumental in the planning for our annual meetings
- She has served the diabetes community for over 16 years and has given hundreds of volunteer hours in pursuit of excellence for people with diabetes.
- She is a kind and engaged educator
- Professional, reliable and innovative
- She educates patients at their level
- She has an innate ability to sense what the patient needs
- She helps her patients as if they were her family
- She encourages her patients to be responsible for their own change
- She’s always there when I need advice or someone to bounce an idea or two off of
- She is a practical and down to earth educator
- She’s a great organizer!!!
- She’s a great leader!!!
- She has kept the educators and RDs in our hospital system up to date with evidenced based care guidelines for our pregnant patients with diabetes.
- She has worked for many years with the Sweet Success Program and has been an editor and writer for articles and the program’s curricula
- Presenter at the Navajo Area Sweet Success Training Program
- Presenter at the Oregon State WIC meeting