Evolving Roles: From Diabetes Educators to Advanced Diabetes Managers
- Virginia Valentine, CNS, BC-ADM, CDE,
- Karmeen Kulkarni, MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDE and
- Debbie Hinnen, ARNP, BC-ADM, CDE
Abstract
In Brief
The evolution of advanced practice in diabetes management has emulated the advanced practice efforts of nursing groups. However, many disciplines are involved in the care and education of people with diabetes. This article reviews the expanded role of health professionals in diabetes and describes the development of a new clinical management credential for nurses, dietitians, and pharmacists with advanced degrees and advanced practice experience in diabetes.
Footnotes
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Virginia Valentine, CNS, BC-ADM, CDE, is the chief operating officer and clinical nurse specialist at Diabetes Network, Inc., in Albuquerque, N.M. Karmeen Kulkarni, MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDE, is coordinator of the Diabetes Center at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Debbie Hinnen, ARNP, BC-ADM, CDE, is manager for diabetes services at Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, Kans; an adjunct faculty member for the graduate nursing department of Wichita State University and for the School of Pharmacy and School of Medicine, Pediatrics Department, at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita; and an associate editor of Diabetes Spectrum.
- American Diabetes Association
