Diabetes prevalence is rapidly increasing with 1,600,000 new cases of diabetes diagnosed every year. The healthcare challenges associated with this chronic disease necessitate competent, knowledgeable healthcare professionals who provide patients with the most current treatment strategies. Putting Diabetes Educators at the Top of the Class continuing education (CE) seminar prepares healthcare providers with the current knowledge about the diagnosis, pathology and treatment of diabetes mellitus. This comprehensive two-day class will also prepare eligible diabetes educators with the essential information to take the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) exam.

This continuing education workshop, held in Mercerville (Trenton), NJ, will highlight the types of diabetes, discuss monitoring blood sugar levels, explain techniques for promoting safe medication use, integrate nutritional and activity treatment approaches, describe management issues for special populations, and review the qualifications for certified diabetes educators (CDE). 

Key course benefits:

·         In-depth review of diabetes mellitus

·         Prepare for the NCBDE exam

Who should attend: Registered nurses, dieticians, and other healthcare professionals interested in learning more about the diagnosis, pathology and clinical management of diabetes mellitus.

All participants will receive instructional materials and a continental breakfast.

After attending the seminar in its entirety, and completing the evaluation survey, those seeking continuing education will earn:

* Registered Nurses: 15.0 contact hours
* Registered Dietitians: 15.0 CPEUs

Tracey Long, RN, BSN, MS, CDE grew up in sunny California and later braved the cold in Provo, Utah where she earned two degrees at Brigham Young University in nursing and Spanish. In college, she traveled with the speech and debate team, studied abroad in Europe, and then toured the Orient with the National Ballroom Dance Champion Team. Tracey served one and one-half years as a health welfare missionary to Colombia. She developed Spanish programs in health education and diabetes for local hospitals in Las Vegas, Nevada where she now resides. She earned her masters degree in public health education at the California College of Health Sciences and is currently a PhD Student at UNLV in nursing/health education. She currently teaches as an adjunct faculty at UNLV in medical Spanish and nursing at CCSN. To keep her sense of humor she has taught home preschool for 13 years.

For content questions, please contact: Tracey Long, RN, BSN, MS, CDEvia email at longforhome@cox.net or telephone at (702) 873-5664.

Seminar will be held at:

RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness
3100 Quakerbridge Road
Mercerville, NJ 08619

There are no special arrangements for discounted hotel rooms for this seminar. The hotels below, local to RWJ Hamilton, are listed for your convenience.

Hilton Garden Inn Hamilton
800 Route 130
Hamilton, NJ 08690
609-585-6789

Marriott Residence Inn
3563 US Route 1
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-799-0550

Hyatt Place Princeton
3565 US Highway 1
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-720-0200

Hyatt Hotel & Resorts
102 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-987-1234

Fee includes instructional materials and a continental breakfast. Lunch is on your own.

Seminar sites are handicapped accessible and barrier-free.

Seminar room temperatures are difficult to control. For your comfort, please plan accordingly.

ALL programs must be attended in their entirety in order to receive a certificate of completion.

Parking onsite is complementary. Facility is within the Clover Square Shopping Center at 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville/Trenton, NJ.

Questions? Please contact us at 800-866-0919 or events@gannetthg.com.

Cancellation and Refund Policy for Seminars:

Phone cancellations must be confirmed in writing. Cancellations received four weeks prior to the seminar receive a full refund of the registration fee. Cancellations received after four weeks and up to seven days prior to the seminar are assessed a $50 processing fee. Cancellations received seven days prior to the seminar or “no shows” are nonrefundable. Registration fees are transferable to an upcoming seminar within the same calendar year (expires December 31 each year) or to another participant. In the event that a seminar is cancelled, a full refund will be issued.

Disclosures to Participants:

Seminars must be attended in their entirety and the evaluation form must be completed to receive a certificate of completion.

The planners and presenter(s)/author(s) of this course have declared no real or perceived conflicts of interest that relate to this educational activity.

Gannett Education guarantees the content of these educational activities are free from bias.

Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this activity.

These CNE activities do not include any unannounced information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Accreditation:

	Nurse.com educational events are provided by Gannett Education. Gannett Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Gannett Education is also accredited by the Florida Board of Nursing (provider no. FBN 50-1489) and the California Board of Registered Nursing (provider no. CEP 13213).
	Gannett Education is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider (#GD001) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Gannett Education is also accredited by the Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition (provider # FBN 50-1489).