Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings
A Clinician's Guide to Optimal Care for the Elderly

Book by Linda B. Haas, PhC, RN, CDE
And Sandra Drozdz Burke, PhD, ANP-BC, CDE, FAADE
Study Guide by Kathleen Stanley, CDE, RD, LD/N, MSEd, BC-ADM
Edited by Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, CSP, RDN

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CUSTOMER COMMENTS

Joyce Matera: "The course was very well written and very detailed and informative. I gained valuable knowledge about about Insulin and diabetic medications as well as many other aspects of diabetes care in the elderly."

Jennifer Bernstein: "The case study format for testing is a great way to learn and remember the skills you are working to improve."

Rose Cretella: "Book was very detailed & informative-a very useful resource."

OVERVIEW AND INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the pre-approved, accredited CPE program for Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings. The program consists of a book of the same title by Linda B. Haas and Sandra Drozdz Burke and this study guide. This CPE program is designed to help you apply current practices and recommendations for the treatment and care of residents of long-term care facilities who have diabetes. It is also designed to help you earn 20 Level 2, Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs).

To get the most out of this CPE program, it is suggested that you adhere to the following four steps:

After you have successfully completed the program, complete the CPE REPORTING FORM and:
Submit on-line at www.easyCPEcredits.com,
Or fax to: (410) 531-9282,
Or mail to: Wolf Rinke Associates, 3801 Schuylkill Road, Spring City, PA 19475.

We will email your Certificate of Completion.

When you submit your CPE Reporting Form to us via www.easyCPEcredits.com, fax, or mail be sure to write your correct email address in the space provided on the CPE Reporting Form. If writing by hand, be sure to print your email address clearly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Medical Director's Viewpoint
Chapter 3  Diabetes Management in Long-Term Care Settings: Nursing Perspective
Chapter 4 Geriatric Syndromes and Diabetes
Chapter 5 Glycemic Management in Long-Term Care
Chapter 6 Self-Care: Promoting Functional Abilities among Older Adults
Chapter 7 Key Concepts for Nutrition Therapy in Older Adults
Chapter 8 Physical Activity and Diabetes: Considerations for Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Chapter 9 Fundamentals of Medication Management for the Older Adult with Diabetes in Long-Term Care
Chapter 10 Diabetes Medications and Long-Term Care Insulin Therapy
Chapter 11 Monitoring
Chapter 12 Foot Care in Long-Term Care
Chapter 13 Visual Impairment in Older Adults
Chapter 14 Cardiovascular Disease in the Older Adult with Diabetes
Chapter 15 Transitions of Care Settings
Chapter 16 Where Do We Go from Here?
Conclusions and Recommendations
Index

ABOUT THE AUTHORS OF THE BOOK

Linda B Haas, PhC, RN, CDE, recently retired as the Endocrinology Clinical Nurse Specialist at the VA Puget Sound HCS and as the Metabolic Syndrome/Diabetes Clinical Nurse Advisor to the Office of Nursing Services of the Veteran’s Health Administration. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, University of Washington, and a past president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the American Diabetes Association.

Sandra Drozdz Burke, PhD, ANP-BC, CDE, FAADE, is an adult nurse practitioner, diabetes educator, and clinical associate professor. She earned her PhD from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2004. Both her teaching and her research focus on the older adult. Ms. Burke served as the 2012 President of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THE STUDY GUIDE

Kathleen Stanley, CDE, RDN, LD/N, MSEd, BC-ADM, has been a diabetes educator, dietitian, and program coordinator for over 25 years. She is currently the program coordinator for the diabetes education programs, outpatient nutrition programs, and Diabetes Prevention Programs at Baptist Health Lexington, in Lexington, Kentucky. Ms. Stanley is a published author for various publications, including articles and a book chapter related to the older adult with diabetes, and has served on national committees of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the American Diabetes Association, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

ABOUT THE EDITOR OF THE STUDY GUIDE

Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN, CSP is the president and founder of Wolf Rinke Associates, Inc., a company that has provided high quality CPE programs to nutrition professionals since 1990.
He earned a BS at Drexel University, a MS at Iowa State University, a PhD in Continuing and Vocational Education (Adult Ed) at the University of Wisconsin, and interned at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He participated in a test item writer workshop sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
Wolf is a past Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management & Technology, University of Maryland, and a former Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Continuing Studies, The Johns Hopkins University.
He is the past president of the DC Dietetic Association and has been honored by the Academy with the Award for Excellence in the practice of Management; the Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award; the Outstanding Service Award; and has delivered the Lenna Frances Cooper Lecture.
At the Academy he has served in numerous leadership roles including Chair, Scholarship Committee, DBC; Chair, Communication Committee, CDR; Chair, Area Coordinating Committee, COE; Chair, COE, and member of Resource for Education Programs Committee; Honors Committee; CDR, Licensure Panel and Ethical Practices Task Force; CDR; House of Delegates and Board of Directors.
He is the author of more than 500 articles, numerous CPE home-study programs, several popular books, and the free monthly eNewsletter “Read and Grow Rich” written specifically for savvy Nutrition Professionals like YOU! Subscribe now at www.easyCPEcredits.com--you’ll be glad you did!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks to the following individuals for their careful review of this CPE program.

Terri Clapsaddle, RD, LDN
Nutrition and Diabetes Educator
Caldwell Nutrition and Diabetes Health
UNC Health Care Systems/Caldwell Campus
Lenoir, NC

Allison Gomes MS, RD, CNSC, CDN
Doctorate of Clinical Nutrition Student
Department of Nutritional Sciences
School of Health Professions
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Newark, NJ

Keri Lynn MacElhinney, RD, CDN, CLT
Certified Functional Dietitian & Certified LEAP Therapist
Independent Consulting Dietitian
Owner, ESSENTIALS OF THE ROOTTM
Nutrition Consulting, PLLC
Somers, NY