DIABETES EDUCATION

Accordingto Diabetes Canada, 11 million Canadians are living with diabetes or prediabetes. Given the high prevalence and its impact on the health care system, effective patient education is an important factor in managing this disease. Continuing Education at Michener offers a variety of online courses for those who work with patients, clients, or loved ones living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.

All courses are current to the 2018 Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines and have incorporated the 2020 and 2021 Guidelines Updates.

DIABETES EDUCATOR CERTIFICATE (DEDI400)

Delivered online and led by Certified Diabetes Educators, the Diabetes Educator Certificate Program offers flexible and varied learning methods with objectives drawn from the International Diabetes Federation’s International Standards for the Education of Diabetes Health Professionals. The program will provide learners with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge about diabetes. In addition, learners will explore the most effective means to educate patientswhether new to diabetes education or working towards certification or credits through the Canadian Diabetes Educator Certification Board.

This program is eligible for transfer credit in Athabasca University’s Post-LPN Bachelor of Nursing and Post-RN Bachelor of Nursing programs.

The Diabetes Educator Certificate Program consists of one course made up of six modules:

• Teaching and Learning

• Managing Diabetes

• Complications of Diabetes

• Pathophysiology

• Antihyperglycemic Agents

• Special Populations and Issues

Specialty Courses

In addition to the Certificate Program, there are Diabetes Specialty Courses focused on special topics and/or populations.

DE801 Diabetes Management in Children and Adolecents

DE802 Diabetes Management in Pregnancy

DE803 Engaging Patients in Managing Chronic Illness

DE804 Diabetes Management in Older Adults

DE806 Diabetes 101: Introduction to Diabetes

DE807 Intensive Insulin Management

DE808 Foundations of Foot Management in Diabetes: A Holistic Approach

“The tools and strategies I learned at Michener – such as how to properly communicate with patients in a way that allows them to understand information, to empower them to self-manage their diabetes, and to build effective therapeutic relationships – was invaluable to me.”