ADEA news releases
Stay informed with the latest news and official statements from the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA). Find key updates on diabetes education, policy, research, and the vital role of Credentialled Diabetes Educators (CDEs) in Australia.
Federal budget misses chance to ensure people living with diabetes receive optimal care, ADEA says
Wednesday 15 May 2024: The federal budget has not done enough to ensure people living with diabetes receive optimal care, including having greater access to health professionals with specialised diabetes knowledge, by making inadequate investments in key priority areas, the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) says. Click here for the full media release.
ADEA statement on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament
Wednesday 30 August 2023: The Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) has released a position statement in support of the upcoming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament referendum.
This position is driven by ADEA’s longstanding commitment to improving the diabetes education and care provided by and to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to close the gap in the rates of diabetes, diabetes-related hospitalisations, and mortality. Click here for the full media release.
​Roadmap to unite in the fight for change: ADEA and partners launch strategic plans to reduce diabetes impact
ADEA and its unified partners, Diabetes Australia Group and the Australian Diabetes Society, have launched collaborative strategic plans to coincide with National Diabetes Week 2023.
The plans show the organisations’ shared commitment to leading the fight against Australia’s biggest health crisis and improving the lives of people living with diabetes.
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ADEA’s plan outlines goals to support and grow the diabetes health workforce and ensure Credentialled Diabetes Educators are working to their full scope of practice so that every person living with diabetes across the nation receives the best possible diabetes care and education. Click here for the full media release.
ADEA welcomes budget’s healthcare reforms but urges for more diabetes education support
The Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA), the peak body for Credentialled Diabetes Educators (CDEs), welcomes the federal government’s budget to strengthen Medicare and reform parts of the nation’s primary healthcare system, including measures for stronger multidisciplinary care in the community and closer relationships between people and their primary care teams.
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However, ADEA said the government could do more to boost diabetes education and increase access to CDEs to address the condition and its $14.6 billion cost to the nation. Click here for the full media release.