6th Annual Virtual Diabetes Symposium

• Virtual – wherever you are!
• Save the Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 & Thursday, February 5, 2026, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 4

• 6:30 PM Keeping Students with Diabetes Safe at School presented by Crystal Woodard: Session will provide an overview of the American Diabetes Association’s® Safe at School® Campaign, legal protections for students with diabetes, written plans and common accommodations, and resources.
• 7:30 PM Assessing and Addressing Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Diabetes presented by Paul Enlow, PhD: Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in healthcare delivery and health outcomes persist despite improvements in medical care and efforts to address some structural barriers to care (e.g., inadequate insurance coverage). Social determinants of health (SDOH) include factors such as access to food and shelter, possessing reliable transportation to and from medical appointments, and health literacy. Many health care disparities arise from SDOH but clinicians often lack access to tools to assess or address SDOH.

Thursday, February 5

• 6:30 PM Transitioning to Adulthood with T1D: Resources & Tips for Success from Blue Circle Health presented by Carrie Matuzsan, LSW, CDCES & Eleni Sheehan, APRN, FNP-BC, CDCES: Eleni Sheehan and Carrie Matuzsan, healthcare professionals living with T1D, share information and resources to build community for supporting emerging adults navigating the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care.
• 7:30 PM NASN Toolkit for Educating Families About Early Detection Screening for Type 1 Diabetes presented by Deborah D’Souza-Vazirani, DrPH, MHSA and Rodney La Point, MSNEd, RN: As champions of student health, school nurses are in a unique position to educate parents and families about T1D and the benefits of early detection through screening. While T1D is a lifelong autoimmune disease that cannot be prevented, early detection, and monitoring can help individuals to reduce the risk of life-threatening complications and hospitalization as well as better plan for and manage a potential diagnosis. NASN’s Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Toolkit: Educating Families About Early Detection Screening for Type 1 Diabetes provides evidence-based recommendations to assist the school nurse and other school leaders in raising awareness and educating families about T1D and T1D screening options to facilitate conversations with their family’s healthcare provider. Multiple resources are included in the toolkit to facilitate these conversations.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned by the Delaware Diabetes Coalition and the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists. Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

The Universal Activity Number is JA4008258-9999-26-032-L01-P This knowledge-based activity has been approved for 4.0 contact hour(s). This statement contains information provided to NABP from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) via CPE Monitor®. ACPE policy states paper and/or electronic statements of credit may no longer be distributed directly to learners as proof of ACPE credit. The official record of credit may be located in the learner’s e-profile in CPE Monitor.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 4.0 ANCC contact hours. This activity discusses 0.0 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutic content.

The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 10977, for 4.0 contact hours. RNs must retain this document for 4 years after the activity concludes.

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR): CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 4.0 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity. Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (1 IPCE credits = 1 CPEU). If the activity is dietetics related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (1 hour/60 minutes = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select  activity type 102 in their Activity Logs.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 general continuing education credits.

Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists: To satisfy the requirements for renewal of certification for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved by a provider on the CBDCE list of Approved Providers (http://www.cbdce.org). CBDCE does not approve continuing education. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is on the CBDCE list of Approved Providers.

Other Health Professionals: It is the responsibility of each participant to determine if the program meets the criteria for re-licensure or recertification for their discipline.