Pre-Conference Courses
Pre-Conference Courses
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
*Please note these courses require a separate registration fee from AADE16 and space is limited.
Sustaining Your Diabetes Education Program: Take Your Program to the Next Level
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cost: $299 Member / $349 Nonmember
Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RD, MBA, CDE, CEC;
Sandra Bollinger, PharmD, FASCP, CGP, CDE, CPT, CFts
You have built a successful DSME program but you are ready to push the limits. Learn how to maximize your resources, stimulate creativity and start thinking like a business to increase your referrals.
Developing a Safe and Effective Exercise Program for People with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cost: $245 Member / $295 Nonmember
Todd Galati, MA
Diabetes Educators are the go-to experts in helping to optimize health behaviors to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes. Physical activity and exercise are fundamental to an effective treatment program. In this workshop, diabetes educators will learn the fundamentals of developing a safe and effective exercise program for clients affected by prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, both in group and individual settings.
Pharmacology Boot Camp
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cost: $245 Member / $295 Nonmember
Susan Cornell, BS, PharmD, CDE, FAPhA, FAADE
Get a crash course in the pharmacology and pathophysiology of diabetes. Whether you are new to diabetes education and need to learn more about insulin versus non-insulin medications for your patients, or if you need a refresher on the latest drug classes, the Pharmacology Boot Camp is just what you need to strengthen your diabetes medication knowledge.
How to Select or Create Materials Your Patients Will Actually Understand
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cost: $245 Member / $295 Nonmember
Kathy Stroh, MS, RD, LDN, CDE; Linda Gottfredson, PhD
Learn ways to evaluate and reduce the cognitive demands of information given to patients. Participants will practice evaluating educational materials representing the AADE7TM, during small-group, instructor-guided, problem-based exercises. They will also explore how to use these methods to select or create materials that are more cognitively accessible to all patient populations and to customize them for individuals of low literacy or in cognitive decline.
