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Diabetes Educators in Safety-Net Practices: A Qualitative Study

Improving Diabetes Prevention and Management

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The Diabetes Educator

Funding Area

Improving Diabetes Prevention and Management

Date

February 28, 2011

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This journal article in The Diabetes Educator explores the issues and challenges faced by certified diabetes educator (CDE) trainees in providing diabetes self-management education to patients in safety-net practices.

This study focuses on an NYHealth-funded pilot program and looks at patient recruitment approaches; patient barriers to attending diabetes education classes; teaching challenges; and CDE integration into the practices. A subscription is required to read the full article, but the abstrarct can be accessed for free.

Read the abstract.

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