60-minute Program
Effective dates for CE credit: 10/14/2026 – 10/14/2028
Description
People with diabetes face an increased risk of complications from vaccine-preventable diseases, yet vaccination rates remain below recommended levels. This webinar will provide healthcare professionals with an evidence-based review of current immunization recommendations for people with diabetes across the lifespan. Participants will explore key vaccination guidelines, review differences across recommending organizations, and learn practical strategies for identifying and addressing immunization gaps in clinical practice. The program will also examine common barriers to vaccination, including vaccine hesitancy, access challenges, and misinformation, while highlighting approaches to support informed decision-making and improve patient outcomes.
Learning Outcome
Learners will be able to identify and recommend vaccinations for people with diabetes.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
• Utilize current guidelines to identify immunization gaps.
• Distinguish between recommendations from different organizations.
• Create a plan to ensure people with diabetes are protected against vaccine preventable diseases.
Activity Type
This recording of a live presentation is a knowledge-based learning activity.
Learning Format
Enduring Material
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for diabetes care and education specialists, including nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physicians, PAs, social workers, and other health care providers interested in staying up to date on current practices of care for people with diabetes and other related conditions.
Faculty
Cassandra E. Henderson, MD, MSc, CDCES
Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician and Diabetologist
Clinical Advisor, Rockwood Partners, LLC
Emily Sutton, PharmD, CDCES, CPT
Ambulatory Pharmacist Clinician
University of Vermont Health Network
Accreditation
 | In support of improving patient care, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists 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. |
| | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) The Universal Activity Number is JA4008258-0000-26-319-H01-P; JA4008258-0000-26-319-H01-T. This knowledge-based activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hour(s).
This statement contains information provided to NABP from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) via CPE Monitor®. ACPE policy states paper and/or electronic statements of credit may no longer be distributed directly to learners as proof of ACPE credit. The official record of credit may be located in the learner’s e-profile in CPE Monitor. |
| | American Medical Association (AMA) Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
| | American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hour(s). This activity discusses 0.50 contact hour(s) of pharmacotherapeutic content.
The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 10977, for 1.0 contact hour(s). |
 | American Academy of PAs (AAPA) The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit(s). Approval is valid until 10/14/28. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. |
 | Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.0 Continuing Professional Education unit(s) (CPEU) for completion of this activity.
Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour = 1 CPEU. RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Performance Indicator selection is at the learner’s discretion. |
 | Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 general continuing education credit(s). |
Successful Completion
To receive a Statement of Credit, you must participate in all identified components of the activity and complete an evaluation.
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists
To satisfy the requirements for renewal of certification for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved by a provider on the CBDCE list of Approved Providers (www.cbdce.org). CBDCE does not approve continuing education. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is on the CBDCE list of Approved Providers.
Board Certified Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM)
CBDCE is the administering body for the Advanced Diabetes Management credentials. Continuing education programs offered by ADCES can be used toward fulfilling BC-ADM Certification and recertification requirements.
Other Health Professionals
It is the responsibility of each participant to determine if the program meets the criteria for re-licensure or recertification for their discipline.
Faculty Disclosures
In accordance with Joint Accreditation criteria and the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies for the past 24 months.
Joint Accreditation/ACCME requires ADCES to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to ensure educational content is balanced, evidence-based, and free from bias. Disclosure information is provided to help learners recognize any relevant financial relationships and make their own informed judgments about the content. If you perceive any bias during the activity, please report it through the evaluation form.
Relevant disclosures (or lack thereof) among educational activity planners and faculty are as follows:
Presenters/Planners
Cassandra E. Henderson, MD, MSc, CDCES - No relevant financial relationships
Emily Sutton, PharmD, CDCES, CPT - No relevant financial relationships
Peer Reviewers
Eileen Egan, DNP, FNP, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES - No relevant financial relationships
Anand Patel, PharmD, BCP - No relevant financial relationships
Ann Marie Barilla, MHSc, RDN, LDN, CDCES, BC-ADM - No relevant financial relationships
Bau Tran, PA-C, PharmD - No relevant financial relationships
Jocelyn Protopappas, MSW, MPH, RDN - No relevant financial relationships
The approval of this educational offering by the ADCES does not imply endorsement of specific therapies, treatments, or products discussed in the presentations.
Financial Support
None
Pricing
Members: $29.95
Non-Members: $44.95
Volume discounts are available and will be automatically applied at check-out when the desired quantity is selected
-- Groups of 4-9: 10% off
-- Groups of 10-19: 20% off
-- Groups of 20-29: 30% off
-- Groups of 30+: 40% off
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Access Period
You will have access to this learning activity for a period of six months after you enroll, or whenever the activity's CE credits expire (whichever comes first).
Originally presented on: 10/14/2026
Expiration date: 10/14/2028