Effective dates for CE credits: 3/10/2023 - 3/10/2026
Description
Gestational Diabetes Online Course is a self-paced, four-module course that focuses on the diagnosis and disease state, nutrition and physical activity, monitoring and medications, and also management throughout pregnancy and beyond. The course provides diabetes care and education specialists with up-to-date general guidelines for diagnosing and treating gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Use of the course material should be relative to each diabetes care and education specialist's licensure, registration, and scope of practice.
Learning Outcome
Diabetes care and education specialists will have an increased understanding of the guidelines for diagnosing and treating gestational diabetes to improve the quality of care for the pregnant patient.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the definition, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of GDM.
- Describe the role of nutrition and nutrition recommendations for GDM.
- Discuss the benefits, risks, and recommendations of physical activity in managing GDM.
- Describe recommendations for monitoring during pregnancy with GDM, including self-monitoring blood glucose, ketone testing, A1C testing, continuous glucose monitoring, and additional maternal and fetal monitoring.
- List recommendations for the use of medication to treat hyperglycemia in GDM.
- Discuss the role of healthy coping, risk reduction and problem solving in GDM.
- Describe the timing of delivery of a baby in women with GDM.
- Describe the physiological and emotional advantages for breastfeeding over formula feeding for women with GDM.
- Discuss the risk for subsequent GDM, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes in women with a history of GDM.
Modules
- Diagnosis and Disease State
- The Role of Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Monitoring and Medications
- Management Throughout the Pregnancy and Beyond
Features
- Audio-visual presentation
- Breaks for check-your-knowledge questions
- Case studies
- Downloadable copies of slides
- Post-learning assessment
Activity Type
This self-paced online course is a knowledge-based learning activity.
Learning Format
Enduring Material
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for diabetes care and education specialists, including nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physicians, PAs, social workers, and other health care providers interested in staying up to date on current practices of care for people with diabetes and other related conditions.
Course Completion
After you have completed the coursework, you will take the post-learning assessment. It has 20 multiple-choice questions. Your overall course completion will be based upon successfully passing the post-assessment with a score of 70% or better. You will get three (3) tries to pass the assessment.
After you successfully complete the post-learning assessment and evaluation, you will get access to a statement of credit, showing the CE credit you earned. Please print it for your records. (Note, you will be able to return to print it later, if needed.)
Access Period
You will have access to this learning activity for a period of six months after you enroll, or whenever the activity's CE credits expire (whichever comes first).
CE expiration date: 3/10/2026