F21 - Showcase Your Expertise: An Overview of the BC-ADM® and CDCES® Certification Programs

Friday, August 4, 2023

2:25 PM – 3:10 PM CT

Location: Room 370

CE/CME Hours: 0.75

Collaborating Organization:

CE/CME Hours: .75
Pharmacology Hours: 0.0
Activity Type: Knowledge-based
UAN: JA4008258-0000-23-117-L01-P
CHES/MCHES: .75

Want to learn more about how to demonstrate your experience and skills to the healthcare team and people with diabetes whom you work with? This session will provide an overview of the certification process for the Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist programs. Eligibility requirements for initial certification and renewal for each program will be discussed, along with details about the structure of the two examinations. Presenters will also share general information about studying and test-taking tips.

Primary Presenter(s)

Sheryl Traficano, MBA, CAE (she/her/hers)

CEO
Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education
Schaumburg, Illinois

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Co-Presenter(s)

Barb Schreiner, PhD, RN, CDCES, BC-ADM

Independent Consultant
Diabetes Management & Professional Education
Pearland, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
JB

James Bernasko, MD, FACOG, CDCES (he/him/his)

Director, Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy
Stony Brook Health Sciences Center - Maternal Fetal Medicine
Stony Brook, New York

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Moderator(s)

Jodi M. Lavin-Tompkins, MSN, RN, BC-ADM, CDCES

Director of Accreditation & Content Development
Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists
Hickory, North Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose