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• 2019 Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Diabetes (CVDOE Certification Course)

  • Start
    Thursday, January 10, 2019
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  • End
    Thursday, January 31, 2019
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    1 Rhodes Pl, Cranston, RI 02905
  • Spaces left
    24
  • Registered
    24 registrants

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  Session I: Thursday, Jan 10th | 8:30AM - 5:30PM
  Session II: Thursday, Jan 17th | 8:30AM - 5:30PM
  Imperial Room at Rhodes Place | 1 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI

  Held over the course of two full-day sessions, this continuing education program will cover the following topics:
  

  • Advanced Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Related Complications
  • Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests used in the Management of CVD
  • Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Hypertension
  • Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Hyperlipidemia
  • Nutritional Management of Cardiovascular Disease
  • Helping Patients with Tobacco Cessation
  • Physical Activity in CVD

  Nurses, dietitians, and pharmacists can earn up to 12.5 hours of live continuing education contact hours (including 5.25 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics content) through completion of the course.

  Click here for the full course schedule

  This course is only held once each year, and space is limited - Register now to reserve your seat!
  

  After completing both sessions of the course participants who are currently RI Certified Diabetes Outpatient Educators (CDOEs) in good standing will be eligible to sit for an exam to earn the credential of Cardiovascular Disease Outpatient Educator (CVDOE).  You must be a current CDOE in good standing and pass the exam to become a CVDOE.
  

  CVDOE Exam: Thursday, Jan 31st | 2PM - 4:30PM
  Warwick Public Library | 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI

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• 2019 CDOE Certification Course

  • Start
    Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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  • End
    Tuesday, May 07, 2019
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    1 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905
  • Spaces left
    56
  • Registered
    11 registrants

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  Become a Certified Diabetes Outpatient Educator - Enroll in the 2019 CDOE Certification Course today!

  Tuesday, March 12, 2019 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (6.0 Contact Hours)
  Pathophysiology and Acute Complications of Diabetes
  Prevention of Chronic Complications of Diabetes
  Basic Nutrition Principles for Diabetes Management

  Tuesday, March 26, 2019 8:30 am-5:00 pm (7.0 Contact Hours)
  Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Diabetes Mellitus
  Advanced Nutrition Principles for Diabetes: Meal Planning and Carbohydrate Counting
  Gestational Diabetes
  Health Literacy and Diabetes

  Tuesday, April 9, 2019 8:30am - 5:00pm (6.75 Contact Hours)
  Diabetes in the Pediatric Patient & Insulin Pumps
  Pattern Management Made Easy
  Physical Activity and Diabetes
  Glucose Meters
  Special Considerations for Diabetes Management
  Patient Assessment and Principles of Adult Education

  Tuesday, April 23, 2019 8:30am - 4:30 pm (6.5 Contact Hours)
  Motivational Interviewing and Behavioral Change
  Diabetes and Depression
  Practical Applications of Diabetes Management
  Question and Answer Session

  Exam: Tuesday, May 7, 2018 9 am - 12 pm

  

  Qualifications to Become a CDOE:

  1. CDOE Candidates must have a minimum of three (3) years experience as a registered nurse, dietitian, and/or pharmacist (RN, RD, or RPh) or may petition the Credentialing Committee in collaboration with the Executive CDOE Committee for review.
  2. CDOE candidates must be licensed in Rhode Island as a RN, RD or RPh.
  3. CDOE candidates must have twelve (12) hours of diabetes experience within the last two (2) years either as part of your usual employment or via participation in volunteer work, diabetes support groups, health fairs, screenings, etc.

  CDOE Certification Process:

  Candidates must successfully complete the CDOE certification process, including:

  1. Attend all 4 sessions of the CDOE Certification Course
  2. Pass the CDOE exam
  3. Pass the teaching component in one of three (3) ways:
     1. Attend a group class and teach a topic associated with the candidate’s profession (i.e. nursing, nutrition, or pharmacology).
     2. Work with a mentor in the candidate’s discipline to observe and perform a one-on-one counseling session.
     3. Participate in a live case study presentation with a current CDOE from the candidate’s discipline.
     • Teaching component must be completed within 9 months of passing the CDOE exam

  New this year: Individuals may attend the course for continuing education without seeking certification, see table below for registration rates. 
  

  Registration Type	Non-CDOEs	Current CDOEs *
  CDOE Certification Course & Exam	$799	N/A
  All 4 Sessions for CE Credit ONLY	$599	$499
  Single-day registration for CE Credit ONLY	$199	$149

  *Current CDOEs must be logged into CDOE website to register at the CDOE rates

  
  

  
  

  Dates	Hours of CE	CE for Nurses and Dietitians	CE for Pharmacists
  Tues, March 12, 2019	6.0	Yes	No
  Tues, March 26, 2019	7.0	Yes	Yes
  Tues, April 9, 2019	6.75	Yes	No
  Tues, April 23, 2019	6.5	Yes	Yes
  Tues, May 7, 2019	Exam	No	No

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