CDE Exam Preparation Sessions

These sessions are designed to help prepare you to write the Certified Diabetes Educator examination and will cover key topics, provide study tips and an opportunity for Q&A.

These sessions will be facilitated by Trina Fitter RD CDE, Resource Clinician and Project Lead for Waterloo Wellington Diabetes.

Session # 1: Lifestyle & Mental Health Recommendations

Review physical activity and nutrition
guidelines, smoking cessation, diabetes
and driving, mental health as well as self management strategies.

Session # 2: All About The Numbers

Learn tips on how to prepare for the exam, review definitions, diagnosis criteria, screening algorithms, risk reduction strategies, glycemic targets/monitoring
recommendations, hypoglycemia and
hyperglycemia emergencies.

Session # 3: Pharmacotherapy & Diabetes Complications/Comorbidities

Review current medication treatment options, dose adjustments, dyslipidemia, hypertension,heart disease, CKD, retinopathy, neuropathy, foot care, sexual dysfunction.

Session # 4: Special Populations

Review diabetes in pregnancy guidelines, diabetes in indigenous peoples, older adults, pediatrics, in-hospital management recommendations.

Upcoming Sessions
Session	Date	Time	Location	Register
Session #1	March 26, 2024	2:00pm- 4:00pm	ONLINE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM	COMPLETE
Session #2	April 9, 2024	2:00pm- 4:00pm	ONLINE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM	COMPLETE
Session #3	April 16, 2024	2:00pm- 4:00pm	ONLINE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM	COMPLETE
Session #4	May 7, 2024	2:00pm- 4:00pm	ONLINE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM	COMPLETE