National Diabetes Education Initiative (NDEI)

NDEI Mission Statement

The National Diabetes Education Initiative^®(NDEI^®) is a multicomponent educational program on diabetes designed for primary care physicians, endocrinologists, diabetologists, cardiologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care and management of patients with diabetes. NDEI programs address issues spanning the diabetes continuum—from the epidemiology and pathophysiology of the disease and its associated complications and comorbidities to the therapeutic options for prevention and treatment.

With a 16-year legacy of delivering high-quality, scientifically rigorous content, the NDEI stands as one of the nation’s premier medical education initiatives. In response to soaring diabetes prevalence rates and the imperative of keeping healthcare professionals up-to-date on the latest advances in managing diabetes, the NDEI leverages its faculty of leading physician-educators, its scientific integrity, and the unique vision of its Education Council of preeminent thought leaders to expand the scope of NDEI programs—both to address critical issues in diabetes research and to target new healthcare audiences.

NDEI.org: Trusted Online Destination for Diabetes Education

Acknowledging the vast array of education preferences among adult learners, the NDEI is uniquely poised to reach audiences through traditional and innovative educational venues—most notably its award-winning website, NDEI.org. This educational website is a community where a loyal, engaged audience gathers to obtain clinically relevant information and participate in skillfully designed educational programs that address practice gaps in diabetes. The website’s robust community of nearly 30,000 registered members represents virtually all endocrinologists and diabetologists in the United States, in addition to uniting the frontline clinical specialties mentioned previously. NDEI.org is a continually evolving “go-to” Internet resource for healthcare professionals who are committed to enhancing care for their patients with diabetes or prediabetes.

Educational Objectives

Multifaceted content on NDEI.org focuses on diabetes prevention, the progressive nature of diabetes, the rationale for aggressive lifestyle and pharmacologic management to delay disease progression, the role of pharmacologic agents alone and in combination for the treatment of diabetes and its complications and comorbidities, and strategies to improve patient adherence.

To address identified practice gaps in these areas, NDEI.org features scientifically rigorous, evidence-based programs and tools that enable practicing clinicians to

	Review guidelines and clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of diabetes, with emphasis on strategies for attainment of A1C goals
	Describe the implications of suboptimal glucose control and poorly controlled diabetes
	Understand the rationale for early, aggressive intervention to prevent diabetes onset among patients with prediabetes and complications associated with disease progression among those with frank diabetes
	Describe the mechanisms of action, efficacy, and safety of available and emerging pharmacologic agents for the management of diabetes
	Review the role of pharmacologic agents alone and in combination for the treatment and management of diabetes and its complications and/or comorbidities
	Recognize the importance of lifestyle modifications in the arsenal of treatment options toward preventing diabetes onset or delaying disease progression
	Identify strategies to minimize micro- and macrovascular risk in diabetes based on available evidence
	Review the cardiovascular disease risk inherent among patients with diabetes and identify strategies for risk prevention and therapy optimization according to guidelines and recommendations
	Discuss the potential impact on patient care of novel therapeutic approaches for diabetes based on new clinical trial data
	Review management considerations for diabetes special populations, taking into account race, socioeconomic status, and gender, among other factors
	Describe methods to improve adherence among patients with diabetes, including strategies to facilitate enhanced communication and patient self-management

NDEI Education Council Co-Chairmen
Edward S. Horton, MD	Vice President and Director of Clinical Research Joslin Diabetes Center Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
Burton E. Sobel, MD	Professor of Medicine and Director Cardiovascular Research Institute University of Vermont College of Medicine Colchester Research Facility and Consulting Cardiologist Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, Vermont
Education Council
David L. Bronson, MD, FACP Council Emeritus	Associate Professor of Internal Medicine The Ohio State University Chair, Division of Regional Medical Practice The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio
Thomas A. Buchanan, MD	Professor of Medicine Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor of Physiology and Biophysics University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Los Angeles, California
Mayer B. Davidson, MD	Professor of Medicine UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, California
Vivian A. Fonseca, MD	Professor of Medicine Director, Diabetes Program Tullis-Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes Tulane University Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana
Saul M. Genuth, MD	Professor of Medicine Case Western Reserve University Endocrinologist University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio
Henry N. Ginsberg, MD	Irving Professor of Medicine College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University Director, Irving Center for Clinical Research NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York
Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD	Professor of Medicine Director, Yale Diabetes Center Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut
Virginia Peragallo-Dittko, APRN, BC-ADM, MA, CDE	Clinical Associate Hunter College School of Nursing City University of New York New York, New York Director, Diabetes Education Center Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, New York
James W. Reed, MD	Professor of Medicine Associate Chair of Medicine for Research Morehouse School of Medicine Chief of Endocrinology Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, Georgia
Bernard Zinman, MDCM, FRCP(C), FACP	Professor of Medicine Sam and Judy Pencer Chair in Diabetes University of Toronto Director, Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld Research Institute Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario