Dr. Kit Chesla, longtime IFNA member and Past IFNA President was filmed for an innovative, all-online, University of California, San Francisco UCSF diabetes education program for health professionals that just launched! The program has 3 self-paced modules and participants can earn 30 CMEs. The program is highly clinically relevant to nurses and family nurses who work with patients and their families with diabetes.
The overall program covers:
- Clinical Management of Adult Diabetes
- Care of Medically Underserved Populations
- Behavioral Approaches to Diabetes
The lecture Kit provided focused on Family Approaches to Diabetes Care. Behavioral approaches to diabetes care and specific strategies to address diverse and medically underserved population are additional highlights of the program.
UCSF School of Nursing is a leader in practice education for nurses caring for patients with diabetes, having established the first master’s level Diabetes Minor available in the United States. This online program is fee based and was developed to disseminate up-to-date information on medical and behavioral approaches to diabetes management for a broader audience nationwide and internationally.