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Reinforce your diabetes care and education skills with a wide variety of ADCES courses and other continuing education (CE) options.

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Team Training

Offer a Diabetes Training Program

Interested in training for a group or team? ADCES offers a robust Diabetes Team Training program that provides comprehensive education and prevention strategies for groups. 

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National DPP

ADCES National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach Training

Acquire the skills to deliver a successful National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) at your site. ADCES is approved by the CDC to provide introductory, advanced and master training for lifestyle coaches to deliver CDC-recognized lifestyle change programs. Additional information can be found on the CDC website. ADCES members can apply for scholarships to attend our in-person lifestyle coach trainings. Scholarship information is included on the event registration information page for each training.

Education Highlights

Publication

NEW! 4th Edition: Diabetes Care and Education Curriculum

The ADCES Diabetes Care and Education Curriculum, 4th edition is now available!

This comprehensive resource is built on the ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors® Framework and provides an evidence-based model and guidance for implementing your diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) program. Highlights of the new edition include updated content to improve the teaching and learning experience, improved clarity and readability, and content aligned to the ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024.

An e-book version of the Curriculum, 4th edition is also available.

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Publication

NEW! 14th edition: ADCES Quick Guide to Medications

The ADCES Quick Guide to Medications, 14th edition is an easy-to-use, color-coded, and convenient reference guide for detailed and comparison profiles of current insulin, fixed-dose combinations, and glucose lowering agents. The new edition features:

  • New trim size to accommodate more detailed medication profiles
  • 1-page approaches to hypertension and dyslipidemia that harmonize national guidelines
  • Integrated review of insulin treatment algorithms with practice tips

 

This edition is also available as an e-book.

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Online Course

Updated! ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors®

The ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors® Online Course is updated! This new edition aligns with the 2024 ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes and features a new, more interactive format with enduring materials. Complete this course to understand each of the seven ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors, and better understand the approach to a self-empowered model of care for the person with diabetes.

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Online Diabetes Education

Diabetes Continuing Education ‒ Online Courses & Recorded Webinars

Expand your learning with a diabetes online education course or recorded webinar on the latest topics in diabetes care and education. Topics include gestational diabetes, cardiometabolic health, cultural competency, technology, recent guidelines and treatment updates, diabetes CORE Concepts® and more.

Recorded Webinar

Annual Reimbursement Update for 2025

ADCES’s annual update on reimbursement issues and changes for 2025 for diabetes care and education specialists that may impact DSMT, MNT, and DPP. Review the Final CMS CY 2025 payment rule and get an update on legislation and advocacy.

1.5 CE/CME
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Online Course

ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors

Master the evidence-based framework of the seven key behaviors essential to providing successful diabetes self-management education and support.

7 CE/CME
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Recorded Webinar

Promoting Health Equity and Food Security in Diabetes Prevention: Strategies for Lifestyle Coaches

As a Lifestyle Coach, equip yourself with strategies to address health disparities and food insecurity in diabetes prevention. Learn to integrate culturally sensitive approaches, promote food security, and empower diverse populations for improved diabetes outcomes.

1 CE/CME
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Recorded Webinar

Enhancing Diabetes Outcomes with FreeStyle Libre Solutions and Services

Discover how CGM metrics offer a complete glucose profile to help improve clinical outcomes. Explore the FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor, a real patient success story, and a tool that helps empower people with diabetes using personalized health recommendations.

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Online Course

Going to School with Type 1 Diabetes – Essential Insights & Strategies

Understand the unique roles families, caregivers, school employees and the DCES play in reliable and safe care for students with diabetes at school. Identify key steps family/caregivers and schools can take to monitor and plan care for students with type 1 diabetes, and recognize resources to share with parents and school personnel.

1.25 CE/CME
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Recorded Webinar

Advancing Type 2 Diabetes Care with Omnipod® 5

Consider the groundbreaking Omnipod 5 SECURE-T2D study and its transformative outcomes. Learn how this automated insulin delivery system advances care for people with type 2 diabetes who require insulin.

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Recorded Webinar

A Closer Look at Difficult-to-Manage Diabetes – Is Cortisol at Play?

Discover the link between hard-to-manage type 2 diabetes and hypercortisolism in this expert panel. Gain insights on screening strategies and the vital role of diabetes care specialists in patient management. Free to ADCES members and nonmembers.

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Recorded Webinar

Tandem Mobi system and Optimizing Control-IQ Technology for All

Explore the science behind Control-IQ technology and discover setting adjustments to improve clinical outcomes. Get an inside look at the Tandem Mobi insulin pump, its unique features, and real-world user feedback. Free to ADCES members and nonmembers.

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ADCES Webinars & Events

Join Live Webinars & Virtual Events

Keep up with the latest topics in diabetes education and management by participating in a virtual ADCES® course or live webinar. Topics include recent guideline updates for treatment and medications, technology, population health, DSMES, cardiometabolic health, lifestyle coach training, CORE Concepts® (online) and more.

In-Person Events

Attend In-Person ADCES Events

Dive deep with in-person ADCES events. Whether you’re looking for a crash course in building your own diabetes education program, searching for networking opportunities or preparing to earn or renew credentials, we offer in-person events that can help you achieve your goals.

In-Person

ADCES National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach Training

Acquire the necessary skills to deliver a successful National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) at your site. ADCES is approved by the CDC to provide introductory, advanced and master training for lifestyle coaches to deliver CDC-recognized lifestyle change programs. Additional information on staffing your CDC-recognized diabetes prevention organization can be found on the CDC website. ADCES members can apply for scholarships to attend our in-person lifestyle coach trainings. Keep an eye out for 2025 course dates!

In-Person

CORE Concepts Course

Explore the essential components of diabetes care and education along with tools and strategies for assuring successful outcomes of the ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors®. Many participants use this course as part of their preparation for the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) exam. As an added bonus, all CORE Concepts attendees receive access to an online CDCES exam test-taking strategies module and CDCES exam practice questions. Keep an eye out for 2025 course dates!

Diabetes Technology From danatech

Danatech®, powered by ADCES, supports the learning and assessment needs of healthcare professionals with up-to-date diabetes technology product information, device training, professional education and more.

Device Training

Find live and recorded webinars on specific CGMs, AIDs and other new diabetes technology devices. Live webinars include Q&A time help answer your specific questions.

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Updated CGM Certificate Program

This assessment-based certificate program provides a current CGM landscape review, the pros and cons of available devices, matching people with diabetes to the best device for them, overcoming barriers to implement CGM in practice, and reviewing and interpreting data to improve glycemic management.

12 CE/CME
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Point-of-Care Practice Tools

Point-of-Care CGM and AID Clinic Tools are fillable Adobe Acrobat forms that can be used by clinicians in the moment of a clinic encounter to provide optimal diabetes care to device users. These tools were made available as part of a partnership between danatech and the Panther Program.

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Basal Insulin Titration

The ability to titrate basal insulin arms health care professionals with a valuable tool to enhance the precision and efficacy of diabetes care, promoting better long-term health outcomes.

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Books & Publications

Augment Learning With Publications

ADCES books and publications support your practice with relevant, research-backed content from experts in diabetes care and education who have hands-on experience.

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Certificate Programs

Earn Certificates to Enhance Competencies

Advance your skillset on a particular topic with ADCES certificate programs. Choose from a variety of certificates and assessment-based learning programs to suit individuals or entire practice teams.

Diabetes Community Care Coordinator

0 CE/CME

$185 member | $230 nonmember 

Designed for non-clinicians, this certificate program dives into the diagnosis and disease state of prediabetes and diabetes, complications, comorbidities and basic clinical guidelines for care. 

Then learn skills to apply each module of the ADCES7 Self-care BehaviorsTM Framework into practice, including healthy coping, monitoring, reducing risks, problem solving and more. Plus, understand how person-centered care enhances your practice and outcomes for people with diabetes. 

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Clinicians, Non-Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

12.75 CE/CME

$505 member | $605 nonmember 

Designed for clinicians new to diabetes care and education, this certificate program encourages familiarity with the ADCES competencies and treating people with diabetes.

Hear from a mix of nurses, pharmacists, and dieticians to get perspectives across the care team, and understand the clinical aspects of diabetes, as well as aspects of self-care, such as healthy eating, healthy coping and problem solving. 

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Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

6.5 CE/CME
$130 member | $230 nonmember

Designed for healthcare providers who have achieved an advanced body of core knowledge and skills related to diabetes education and/or management above that which is required by the profession of origin.

Become fully trained on the ADCES competencies of care and gain an increased knowledge of the best practices to develop care plans for the person with diabetes.

Person-Centered Care for Individuals who have Higher Weight

6.75 CE/CME  

$109 Member | $159 Nonmember

Educate the entire diabetes care team on best practices to provide non-stigmatizing care for higher weight individuals.

Putting Continuous Glucose Monitoring into Practice: Certificate Program (2nd Edition)

12 CE/CME

Free to members | $39.99 nonmember

Overcome barriers to implement CGM in your practice, understand CGM coding and reimbursement, and learn how to best match a person with diabetes to a device. 

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists

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