title: Role of the Diabetes Educator in Inpatient Diabetes Management.
abstract: It is the position of American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) that all inpatient interdisciplinary teams include a diabetes educator to lead or support improvement efforts that affect patients hospitalized with diabetes or hyperglycemia. This not only encompasses patient and family education but education of interdisciplinary team members and achievement of diabetes-related organizational quality metrics and performance outcomes.
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D040441:Health Educators / Q000523:psychology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D024382:Professional Role