With the exception of a few CDEs
working for physicians that are concerned about their patients and
make sure that their CDEs are knowledgeable about depression,
apparently the American Association of Diabetes Educators is still
mired in the past and could care less about the patients. All they
seem concerned about is their certification standing and their
paycheck. Sad, but true. Read this blog for more confirmation.
Many of us were hoping that with a new
leader that is trying (according to her) to improve the profession,
we might see some changes. But, apparently those in the trenches are
not buying into the changes and we as patients are getting more of
the same BS they have been dishing out for years.
After reading the above-mentioned blog,
I called my relative that is a CDE in a large practice and asked her
about the webinar. She said that one of their CDEs was to have
monitored the webinar and she would have a talk with her and get back
to me by Monday evening.
I have now had a return call from her.
The only statement I am allowed to use is this - “thank goodness
the practice we work for gives and sends us to good continuing
education classes.” I ask if this applied to the webinar. No, was
the answer. We talked about some other topics of interest like
self-monitoring of blood glucose and she would only state that she
liked some of my blogs on SMBG.
As long as I do not quote her or
mention specifics, she will talk openly about many topics as long as
they remain just between us. So do not ask for quotes has been good
for me. When it comes to her honesty about most topics, she has very
good for advice to me and does not spout the mantras of ADA or other
professional groups. I have to respect her for this and staying as a
relative I can consult.
Based on my own observations, I would
conclude that Wil Dubois is probably very much on target with his
analysis of the CDE webinar.
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