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Continuing Education Courses
The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of continuing education (CE) activities for nurse practitioners (NPs). Members of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) get more, including access to many free activities and significantly discounted rates on others. The activities are updated frequently, and more than a dozen endocrinology-related options are currently available.
JAANP Resource Center
Find evidence-based articles, up-to-date guidelines and other resources about endocrinology, particularly diabetes, at this resource center, brought to you by the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP).
AANP Clinical Brief
Tackling Therapeutic Inertia Utilizing Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes Prevention and Optimal Management
This clinical brief equips NPs with a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for individuals with and without diabetes. It explores CGM technology fundamentals, reviews clinical evidence across diabetes types and highlights emerging applications in metabolic health and preventive care. Emphasis is placed on the NP’s critical role in interpretation, patient education, shared decision-making and expanding CGM access amid growing health care disparities.
This activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Abbott Diabetes.
NP Tools and Resources
AANP-developed Resources to Support NPs in Treating Your Patients
- Practice Brief: Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies.
- Practice Brief: Pharmacological Management of Obesity: Obesity Management Association (OMA) 2020 Obesity Algorithm.
Diabetes Billing and Coding for NPs Tool
The Diabetes Billing and Coding Tool provides NPs and other clinicians with a comprehensive, up-to-date reference for accurately documenting and billing diabetes-related encounters. It simplifies selection of ICD-10 and CPT codes for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, associated complications, diabetes education, nutrition therapy and technology use. This tool helps ensure appropriate reimbursement, streamlines workflow and supports high-quality, guideline-aligned patient care.
This collaboration between AANP and Danatech (an Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) initiative is made possible thanks to grants from Helmsley Charitable Trust, Abbott and Medtronic.
Implementing Lipid-Lowering Therapeutics in Your Clinical Practice: A Practical Guide for the Nurse Practitioner
The AANP Clinical Resource Tool for Lipid-Lowering Therapeutics empowers NPs with practical, evidence-based strategies to optimize cholesterol management and reduce cardiovascular risk. Designed as a quick reference guide, it highlights guideline-directed statin and nonstatin therapies; clinical pearls for improving adherence; and tips for overcoming common challenges such as side effects and insurance barriers. With actionable insights and patient-centered approaches, this resource equips NPs to confidently implement lipid-lowering therapies and improve long-term outcomes in their practice.
This activity is supported by educational grant funding provided by Amgen and Novartis.
Kidney Decline: Sounding the Alarm on the Silent Killer
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 35 million Americans, yet many individuals remain unaware of their condition until it has progressed to advanced stages. Early recognition and timely intervention are critical to slowing disease progression and improving patient outcomes.
This clinical reference handout provides a concise, evidence-informed reference designed to support NPs in clinical practice. The resource highlights:
- Key risk factors and conditions associated with CKD
- Early signs and symptoms that may signal kidney decline
- CKD staging using glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and albuminuria
- Guidance on assessment, management and referral to kidney specialty care
- Considerations for timely transplant evaluation and referral
By supporting earlier identification and action, this resource helps clinicians address kidney disease before it reaches advanced stages.
This content was developed independently by American Association of Nurse Practitioners and supported by a healthcare contribution from Sanofi. AANP is an independent, non-profit organization representing healthcare providers and does not endorse or promote any specific commercial entities, products, services, or treatments.
The NP’s Guide to Helping Patients Reach Lipid Targets
This practical handout for the NP includes helpful information about the evaluation of patients with lipid abnormalities, risk assessment and treatment decision-making, and strategies for mitigating and managing side effects of statins. Resources are provided for managing the cost of medications.
Supported by an educational grant from Novartis.
Patient Education Tools and Resources
Plan Ahead for Hypoglycemia
Every person living with diabetes and also at risk of hypoglycemia needs to have a plan in place to manage the condition when it occurs. This practical and informational handout will facilitate conversations about hypoglycemia planning between the NP and the patients with diabetes for whom they provide care. The checklist format enables patients to easily keep track of things like the expiration date of and where they store their glucagon; the availability of fast-acting carbohydrate treatments, etc.; and the ability to share this information with their friends and family.
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Preventing, Preparing for and Treating Hypoglycemia
This complimentary patient handout is designed to support NPs as they engage in discussions about hypoglycemia with their patients who are living with diabetes. The handout provides important information about hypoglycemia symptoms, strategies for prevention and treatment.
This resource is supported by an independent educational grant from Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Type 2 Diabetes and Kidney Health
This practical and informational handout has been created to facilitate shared decision-making conversations between the NP and their patients about T2D and CKD. The checklist format enables users to easily keep track of information like recent kidney and diabetes lab tests, blood pressure readings, CKD stage and kidney-protective medications. In order to optimize kidney health, an individualized plan of care — incorporating lifestyle changes, treatments and referrals — is included.
This activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company.
AANP Community
Engage, Learn, Network and Progress Practice in Endocrinology
The AANP Endocrinology Community offers a unique opportunity to interactively collaborate with colleagues who share an interest or clinical expertise in endocrinology. As a community member, you’ll have access to a cutting-edge, online forum where you can engage in discussions, document sharing and knowledge exchange with fellow NPs. Come learn, share and help progress the development of theory and practice in endocrinology.
External Resources
There are many resources available for both patients and providers and we have listed some of them below for your convenience. The inclusion of these links does not imply AANP endorsement.
American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has partnered with AANP, along with other select associations, to produce a panel-style webinar about utilizing a team-based approach to overcome therapeutic inertia in the management of the person with Type 2 diabetes. The webinar was designed based on the results of the metanalysis found here. Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia, an initiative from the American Diabetes Association, is supported by strategic sponsors AstraZeneca and Sanofi US Services, Inc., and supporting sponsors Merck and Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES)
The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) website provides information and resources about diabetes education for clinicians and patients. Some helpful pages include:
General Information
Provider Resources
Patient Resources
Know Diabetes by Heart™
Know Diabetes by Heart, a partnership between the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association, offers a number of professional resources for health care providers, including mobile apps, journal articles, guidelines, a podcast series and more.
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) website offers a variety of diabetes education resources and tools designed for health care professionals and patients.
Additional Resources
- As health care professionals treat patients with or at risk for diabetes, the new Guiding Principles for the Care of People With or at Risk for Diabetes (video) will serve as a comprehensive resource in areas that include — but are not limited to — identification and management of the disease, self-management support for patients, physical activity and blood glucose control.
- Body Weight Planner.
- Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring Methods: Comparative Effectiveness.
- National Diabetes Education Program.
- Endocrine Society Androgen Replacement Guideline.
- (Archived) Infectious Diseases Society of America Practice Guidelines: Diabetic Foot Infections.