Advanced Diabetes Management Certification
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The Advanced Diabetes Management certification (BC-ADM) is a joint certification offered by the American Association of Diabetes Educators
and the American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC).
Health care professionals who obtain the BC-ADM credential have an advanced degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
, Nurse Practitioner
, Registered Dietitian, or Registered Pharmacist; at least 500 hours of clinical practice in advanced clinical diabetes management; and must pass the Advanced Diabetes Management Board Certification Examination.
Advanced diabetes practice includes management skills such as medication adjustment, medical nutrition therapy, exercise planning, counseling for behavior management, and psychosocial issues.
American Association of Diabetes Educators
The American Association of Diabetes Educators, or AADE, is a multidisciplinary membership organization for healthcare professionals who specialize in teaching patients about diabetes and how to self-manage the disease....
and the American Nurses Credentialing Center
American Nurses Credentialing Center
The American Nurses Credentialing Center , a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association , is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States , currently certifying over 75,000 APRNs...
(ANCC).
Health care professionals who obtain the BC-ADM credential have an advanced degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical nurse specialist
A clinical nurse specialist is an advanced practice registered nurse, with graduate preparation from a program that prepares CNSs. According to the APRN Consensus Model for Regulation "The CNS serves a unique APRN role in integrating care across the continuum and through three spheres of...
, Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioner
A Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced practice registered nurse who has completed graduate-level education . Additional APRN roles include the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist s, CNMs, and CNSs...
, Registered Dietitian, or Registered Pharmacist; at least 500 hours of clinical practice in advanced clinical diabetes management; and must pass the Advanced Diabetes Management Board Certification Examination.
Advanced diabetes practice includes management skills such as medication adjustment, medical nutrition therapy, exercise planning, counseling for behavior management, and psychosocial issues.
See also
- American Association of Diabetes EducatorsAmerican Association of Diabetes EducatorsThe American Association of Diabetes Educators, or AADE, is a multidisciplinary membership organization for healthcare professionals who specialize in teaching patients about diabetes and how to self-manage the disease....
- American Nurses Credentialing CenterAmerican Nurses Credentialing CenterThe American Nurses Credentialing Center , a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association , is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States , currently certifying over 75,000 APRNs...
- Certified diabetes educatorCertified diabetes educatorA certified diabetes educator is a health care professional who is specialized and certified to teach people with diabetes how to manage their condition....