Building Competency in Diabetes Education THE ESSENTIALS

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HOW TO USE THE ESSENTIALS

• This self-study manual is designed for independent learning and takes into account the principles of adult learning. • Specifically, it must be assumed that readers will be self-directed and prepared to engage in this independent process. Readers’ self-assessment or perceived “need to know” will guide their progress through the manual. Practical applications, based on real-life situations from clinical practice, are presented in each chapter. • A comprehensive final evaluation accompanies the manual. Readers may complete this evaluation and send it to guidelines@diabetes.ca, as evidence that they have achieved the specified learning objectives. A certificate of completion will be awarded to demonstrate successful completion of this course of study. • Every effort has been made to provide the most current information in as complete a form as possible. However, this manual is not intended to be a textbook on diabetes. The reader must assume responsibility for obtaining recommended reading references to augment the information included here. • Updates to the 2018 Guidelines are available on the Diabetes Canada guidelines website (guidelines.diabetes.ca). Please check this site regularly for any interim updates. We hope this manual will help novice educators acquire the skills essential to this complex process and start them off well on the road to expertise.