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The Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) is Australia’s peak professional association representing diabetes educators and other health care professionals providing service to people with, or at risk of diabetes, and their families. Our aim is to promote evidenced-based best practice diabetes education and to contribute to equitable access to quality diabetes education and care. Our products and publications assist us achieving this aim.

Publications

The ADEA develops guidelines for the practice of diabetes education, sets standards for diabetes educators and publishes position statement related to diabetes care. To view these publications, please follow the link below.

Publications
Title and Link	Description
Code of Conduct	Provides diabetes educators with an ethical framework for their practice. Sets out the appropriate behavior expected of diabetes educators and other ADEA members. Defines a set a professional standards and moral values that is congruent with the role of the diabetes educator. Click here to view.
The Credentialled Diabetes Educator in Australia - Role and Scope of Practice	Reflects the position of their unique and integral role in enabling people with diabetes manage their condition and as part of the multidisciplinary diabetes care team. Click here to view.
National Standards of Practice for Diabetes Educators	Is one of the strategies developed by ADEA to promote a quality professional diabetes education practice. Click here to view.
National Core Competencies for Credentialled Diabetes Educators	Provides a reference and a framework for guiding policy on the training and credentialling of diabetes educators. Click here to view.
National Standards for Diabetes Education Programs	This document provides minimum standards for development and facilitation of diabetes education programs. It is available in hard copy format only.
Guidelines for the Management and Care of Diabetes in the Elderly	Focuses on the ‘healthy’ person over 65 years of age. Provides readily accessible information about diabetes prevention, diagnosis, treatment and long term management option for elderly people at risk of or living with diabetes. To view full, but large file, document, click here.To view summary version, click here.
Guidelines for Sick Day Management for People with Diabetes	Provides readily accessible information recommended strategies for managing sickdays in diabetes. To view summary version, click here. To view full, but large file, document click here.
Client Centered Care	Describes ADEA's underlying beliefs and values about diabetes care. To view, please click here.
ADEA Clinical Recommendations – Subcutaneous Injection Technique for Insulin and Glucagon-like Peptide1	The ADEA Clinical Recommendations for Subcutaneous Injection Technique for Insulin and Glucagon-like Peptide-1 identifies a number of broad clinical issues including optimal needle length and angle of needle insertion for children/adolescents and adults of varying anatomical size. These clinical recommendations reinforce the importance of documenting the process of teaching and reviewing injection technique. click here

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