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Diabetes Educator Linda Haas Incorporates NDEP Resources in Outreach Efforts Linda Haas, Ph.C., R.N., C.D.E. is a former Washington State and National ADA Diabetes Educator of the Year who has written and lectured extensively about diabetes care. Ms. Haas served as an endocrinology clinical nurse specialist at the Seattle division of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (formerly the Seattle VA when she started), where she helped veterans with diabetes manage their condition and served as a consultant to staff on diabetes management and self-management education. She is also a past president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and past president, Health Care and Education, for the American Diabetes Association (ADA). In 2013 she received AADE’s Living Legend Award. Q. Where did you start your career in diabetes education and management, and what is the biggest difference you’ve seen in the field since then? A. “I was a research nurse at the VA in Seattle (and) worked with endocrinologists. Meters had just come into being then, or the ability to test one’s blood sugar, and I really thought that was cool and allowed the person with diabetes to take over their management if they had appropriate education. And then I got more involved and went full time doing diabetes education and became an advanced practic...
Source: National Diabetes Education Program - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news