Meeting Patients Where They Are: Practical Strategies for Engaging People Living with Diabetes (November 17, 2026)

Program Information

Living with and managing diabetes can be challenging, particularly when patients are balancing competing priorities, experiencing diabetes distress, facing social or cultural barriers, or are not yet ready to make changes. For health center staff, the challenge is often finding meaningful ways to engage patients while making the most of limited time during clinical encounters.

This practical webinar will focus on strategies for meeting people with diabetes where they are. Participants will explore ways to identify what matters most to patients, recognize readiness for change, and use person-centered, nonjudgmental communication to encourage engagement. 

The session will highlight practical communication strategies, including brief motivational interviewing techniques, to help shift conversations from telling patients what they “should” do to working together to identify realistic, meaningful next steps. Patient examples will help demonstrate how these approaches can be incorporated into everyday clinical interactions. The webinar will also explore opportunities for team-based support to help patients work toward their diabetes management goals between visits.

For more information: Meeting Patients Where They Are: Practical Strategies for Engaging People with Diabetes

To claim credit, select the "Register" tab to register for the activity. Then select Continue to proceed to the session evaluation and credit claiming.

Target Audience

This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:

  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Associates
  • Nurses
  • Social Workers
  • Pharmacists
  • Dentists
  • Registered Dieticians
  • Other Members of the Care Team

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:

  • Identify current evidence-based recommendations and emerging strategies for effective diabetes management.
  • Apply individualized diabetes management approaches to improve glycemic control and address patient-specific needs.
  • Recognize common barriers to diabetes management, including social determinants of health, and identify strategies to improve patient engagement and treatment adherence.
  • Implement practical, team-based care strategies to strengthen diabetes management and improve patient outcomes in community health center settings.

AMA Designation Statement

Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

    Activity summary

    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 1.00 ACE/ASWB
      Through Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
    • 1.00 ACPE
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit to pharmacists at its activities.
    • 1.00 ADA CERP
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
    • 1.00 ANCC
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
    • 1.00 CDR
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide CDR credits to registered dieticians at its activities.
    • 1.00 Participation Hour(s)
      You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
    Activity opens: 
    11/17/2026
    Activity expires: 
    05/17/2027

    Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement

    It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.

    Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.

    Planners & Presenters

    • Marlissa Brown, MS, RDN,  CDCES, CDN - President, Total Wellness
    • Jennifer Saueressig, RN - Clinical Quality Manager, Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas

     

    Accreditation Statement

    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Additional credits are available for Physician Assistants/Associates. 

    By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).

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    Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.

    Available Credit

    • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 1.00 ACE/ASWB
      Through Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
    • 1.00 ACPE
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit to pharmacists at its activities.
    • 1.00 ADA CERP
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
    • 1.00 ANCC
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
    • 1.00 CDR
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide CDR credits to registered dieticians at its activities.
    • 1.00 Participation Hour(s)
      You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
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