Consulting: Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) and National Standards

In this Section:
1.	Components of MNT and DSMT Program Consulting (pdf)
2.	Why Hire Mary Ann as a Consultant for DSME?
3.	Developing Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs
4.	Training Staff on Latest Standards of Diabetes Care
5.	Designing and Diabetes Center: Project Management Consulting
6.	Turn Key Diabetes Self-Management Education Program and Train-the-Trainer Workshop

Designing and Diabetes Center: Project Management Consulting

Mary Ann's consulting services can also be used to design a Diabetes Center in your organization.

Mary Ann was recently a member of a president-selected Project Task Force charged with the responsibility of designing a full-service Diabetes Center within a community hospital from the ground up in approximately eight months. The Task Force’s work exceeded the hospital president’s expectations. Today, the Diabetes Center is a viable, ever-growing, profitable department.

Mary Ann can be retained by organizations seeking to develop a successful Diabetes Center...she has the required skills and expertise in:

Developing and implementing a marketing and advertising plan
Developing mission statement:
- Definition and purpose of service
- Definition of scope of program
- Establishment of goals
Developing business plan:
- Staffing (RN, RD, secretary, board certified endocrinologist, nurse manager and volunteers)
- Salary cost
- Monthly variable and fixed expenses
- Fees schedule (per benchmarking and cost/revenue analysis)
- Charging and billing system
- Performa and budget
- Location
- Office furniture and supplies
- Equipment
Conducting target market research to determine viability and need of projected services, evaluating data and making selection
Attaining Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Education Recognition Program certification for DSME Program
Implementing DSME Outcomes Management System
Implementing diabetes support group meetings
Developing policies and procedures
Developing staff schedules, Diabetes Center order form, all other forms
Developing customized IT support systems (e.g., patient registry and data base)
Developing quality assurance plan
Opening the Center and maintaining daily operations and DSME and MNT programs
Trouble-shooting and problem-solving, secondary to newness of Center, for 1 year