Diabetes Accreditation Standards-Practical Applications (DASPA)
DASPA is a program designed specifically to expand access for patients while offering community pharmacies a path to reimbursement for diabetes management.
Establishing an accredited diabetes education program through a community pharmacy can be a rewarding venture for the pharmacist, both financially and professionally. DASPA offers community pharmacists training to expand their role into diabetes self-management education/training (DSME/T) which is eligible for payment by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
CMS only acknowledges programs that are accredited. Accredited pharmacies are eligible to bill Part B for DSME/T services. The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), a CMS-approved diabetes education accrediting organization, has teamed with NCPA to bring you the DASPA program.
DASPA is a two-part program, one part online and one part live, designed to introduce pharmacists to the AADE accreditation process and demonstrate how to establish and manage the business aspects of a successful program.
Section 1: Online
The online portion of DASPA is a self-paced, 6-module online course which focuses on the essential knowledge and skills needed by community pharmacists who want to enhance their ability to work with patients with diabetes. A comprehensive final exam covering all modules will assess the learner's knowledge.
Online modules include:
- Defining Diabetes
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Self-Management Education
- Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
- Medications
- Complications of Uncontrolled Diabetes
Section 2: Live
Live program topics include:
- Building the DSME/T Team
- Billing DSME/T 101
- Establishing and Marketing a DSME/T Program
- Opportunities to Expand Diabetes Education Through Community Pharmacy
- Self-Care Behaviors Overview
- Healthy Eating for Diabetes Monitoring
- Improving Patient Outcomes with Patient Empowerment Tools and Cultural Sensitivity
- Curriculum, Documentation, Documentation Systems Ancillary Services
CE Credit Information
Online: Completion of the online program will provide the participant with 9.0 ACPE continuing pharmacy education contact hours (0.9 CEUs) in pharmacy education. A statement of credit will be issued upon completion.
Live: Completion of the live program will provide the participant with 16.0 ACPE continuing pharmacy education contact hours (1.6 CEUs) in pharmacy education. A statement of credit will be issued upon completion.
NCPA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Prior to attending the live program, we strongly recommend that you read the following documents to help become more familiar with diabetes education, DSME/T, and the AADE accreditation process.
- 2007 National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education
- National Standards, Essential Elements and Interpretive Guidance
- AADE Application for Initial Accreditation
- Initial Application Instructions
- Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2011 or the Executive Summary: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2011
For more information about the DASPA Course call NCPA at 800-544-7447
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