Diabetes Spectrum 18:145, 2005
© American Diabetes Association ®, Inc., 2005
Sue McLaughlin, RD, CDE works for the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. She
practices in the pediatric and adult endocrine clinics, the diabetes education
and management center, and with the American Indian tribes in Macy and
Winnebago, Neb.
She earned her bachelor of science degree in nutrition from the University
of Nebraska—Lincoln and completed her dietetic internship at the Mayo
Clinic/St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. During the past 20 years, she
has worked in a variety of settings, including inpatient and outpatient
hospital services, a Veterans Health Administration hospital, a home care
agency, diabetes self-management centers, a physicians' clinic, and as a
consultant to long-term care facilities and group homes for the geriatric and
special-needs populations.
Ms. McLaughlin serves on her local diabetes leadership council and is a
former member of American Diabetes Association (ADA) National Board of
Directors. During the past year, she chaired the ADA Council Chairs' Committee
and its Council on Nutritional Science and Metabolism and was a member of its
Nominating and Community and Volunteer Development committees. She is past
president of the Heartland Association of Diabetes Educators and a past chair
of the Diabetes Care and Education dietetic practice group of the American
Dietetic Association. She is a member of the editorial board for Diabetes
Spectrum.
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