Optimizing Diabetes Outcomes Through Nutrition and Behavioral Health Integration

Activity Description

Diabetes outcomes are influenced by more than nutrition knowledge alone. This activity explores evidence-based nutrition strategies, practical meal-planning approaches, and behavioral health-informed techniques that support sustainable dietary behavior change in individuals with diabetes. Participants will learn how to integrate patient-centered counseling, motivational interviewing, and interprofessional collaboration to improve glycemic control, adherence, and diabetes-related quality outcomes.

Target Audience

Nurses
Physicians
Dietitians

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe evidence-based nutrition strategies aligned with diabetes management standards and glycemic control
  2. Apply practical meal-planning methods like the plate method and portion guidance for diverse patients
  3. Utilize behavioral health-informed approaches to support lasting patient dietary adherence
  4. Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to promote sustained outcomes

Additional Information

Course summary
Available credit (Listed in Hours): 
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 0.25 ANCC
  • 0.25 Attendance/Participation
  • 0.25 CDR
  • 0.25 IPCE
Course opens: 
08/10/2026
Course expires: 
08/09/2029
NameRoleDisclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible Company
Cheryl Stroud, LCSWPlanner / SpeakerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose
Angie Ramos, RHIA, CPHQ, CRCPlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose
Kari Muskopf, MSOT, OTR/LPlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose
Lynn Haigh, MPH, RD, CDCES, CAPMPlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose
Christy Johnson, RN, MSNPlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose
Syeda Hasan, MSPlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose
John Daniels, MDPlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose
Dana Quigley, RD, LDIndependent ReviewerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education (Centene Institute) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Centene Institute ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

None of the speakers, planners, or reviewers for this educational event members have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 
 

Credit Designation Statements

Physicians
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this Internet Activity (Enduring Material) for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nurses
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this Internet Activity (Enduring Material) for a maximum of 0.25 ANCC contact hours.
 
Dietitians
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​​​​​​Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Available Credit (Listed in Hours)

  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 0.25 ANCC
  • 0.25 Attendance/Participation
  • 0.25 CDR
  • 0.25 IPCE
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