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EDUCATION RECOGNITION UPDATE

EDUCATION RECOGNITION

2008

March 26, 2008

Presented by:Terry Unger, BS, RD, CDE

Associate Director, Education Recognition Program


APPLICATION CHANGES

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1.) Identify significant changes in the 7th Edition Application.

2.) Relate changes in the application to revisions in the 2007 National Standards for DSME.

3.) List steps in submitting a successful application.


APPLICATION CHANGES

Type of Application:

a.) Original

b.) Renewal (previously “extension”)

c.) Failed Re-Apply

d.) Adding sites: multi and expansion


APPLICATION CHANGES

ENTERING NUMBER OF SITES:

• For a, b & c: If you enter a number >1 you will get a drop down menu, asking you to specify:

# of expansion sites

# of multi sites (include primary site in this number)

• For d: If you enter any number, you will get same drop down


DATA PERIOD:

• CHANGED FROM 6 MONTHS TO 3 MONTHS

• MINIMUM # OF PATIENTS CHANGED FROM 15 TO 10

APPLICATION CHANGES


APPLICATION CHANGES

ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSEER:

• NO LONGER NEED TO BE CAO OF SPONSORING ORGANIZATION

• MUST BE PERSON OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE DSME (i.e., Director of Nursing)

• EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT

• Letter

• Advisory Group minutes


APPLICATION CHANGES

Coordinator Credentials:

• Must submit copies of licenses, registrations, certifications or degrees held.

• Must be CDE, BC-ADM or have required # of CEU’s

• If the DSME entity is a single discipline program, must have 20

• If the DSME entity is a multi-discipline program, must have 15

• Topics to include: chronic disease care, patient education and program

management


APPLICATION CHANGES

ADVISORY GROUP:

a.) Document that Advisory Group consists of, at minimum:

• Healthcare Professional(s)

• Person(s) affected by Diabetes

• Community Member(s)

b.) Documentation of Input – at least annually


APPLICATION CHANGES

C.) Methods of Input: check all that apply

• Group Meetings

• Phone Calls

• Emails

• Ballots

• Surveys

• Other (fill in)


APPLICATION CHANGES

INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS:

a.) TEAM and STAFF have been eliminated

b.) Instructors must include, AT MINIMUM:

1 RN OR

1 RD OR

1 Pharmacist

c.) Other Professional Staff


APPLICATION CHANGES

Auxillary Staff:

• LPN

• Administrative Support

• Dietary Techs

• Lay/Community Health Workers

Enter # of hours per week for each category that applies


APPLICATION CHANGES

Instructor Credentials:

• License, registration, certificate #’s and expiration dates

• Certifications: CDE, BC-ADM, Other

• CEU’s: For non-CDE/BC-ADM’s

Number of CEU’s is determined by type of program per site.

– Single discipline - 20

– Multi discipline - 15


APPLICATION CHANGES

CURRICULUM: There is a written curriculum with learning objectives, methods of delivery and evaluation of learning for the population served, including pre-diabetes, type 1, type 2, GDM and pregnancy complicated by diabetes.

9 CONTENT AREAS

• Diabetes disease process and treatment options

• Incorporating nutritional management into lifestyle

• Incorporating physical activity into lifestyle


APPLICATION CHANGES

• Medication use

• Preventing, detecting and treating acute complications

• Preventing, detecting and treating chronic complications

• Developing personal strategies to address psychosocial issues/concerns

• Developing personal strategies to promote health and behavior change


APPLICATION CHANGES

EDUCATION RECORDS:

• Referral from a primary care provider

• A comprehensive assessment

• An education plan which is based on the assessed needs of the patient and includes at least one patient-selected objective

• Educational interventions which include the date of intervention, content taught and name of the instructor or resource person


APPLICATION CHANGES

• Evaluation of progress towards or achievement of learning and behavioral objectives and related outcomes

•Communication with referring provider, including plan for diabetes self-management support (DSMS)

DSMS is a plan, devised between the participant and the instructor, for continued support of

self-management skills once they have left the program.

Examples:• Return to PCP on a regular basis• Attend Support Group meetings• Attend community diabetes programs


APPLICATION CHANGES

OUTCOMES:

Degree of Achievement:

For each Behavioral or Other outcome checked,

will get the following drop-down menu: Target % : 100 75 50 25 Actual % : 100 75 50 25 0


APPLICATION CHANGES

EXPANSION APPLICATION: Will be available on-line

• Site of origination: can be primary site or an already established multi-site. Complete all form fields.

• Expansion Site: Complete all form fields.

• Attestation: You must assure that all program components at the expansion site are the same as at the site of origination.

You must be able to answer all questions “yes” or the application will fail.


APPLICATION CHANGES

Paper audit items:

• New Item: A de-identified patient chart

• All original (new) applicants must submit all 5 paper audits with their support package.


ADA ERP Contact Information

Email:

Phone:

Prompt #6 Terry Unger, Associate Director

Prompt #7 Paulina Duker, Director

Website: www.diabetes.org/erp

[email protected]

1-888-232-0822

“Recognition News”

mailto:[email protected]


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