Standard 6. Curriculum
Fresh is best
when it comes to the foods you eat.
Keeping your DSMES curriculum fresh
is important for your participants’ health.
Choose new materials from today’s most
current DSMES curricula,
or develop your own curriculum
using current evidence-based
best practices.
Just be sure to let your
participants’ needs guide your choices.
All curricula must have
supporting documentation and
meet the established standard.
Also, choose a teaching approach
that is as dynamic and innovative
as possible and addresses your
participants’ needs at a personal level.
Supplement your curriculum with
additional evidence-based
resources as necessary.
Whatever DSMES curriculum you choose,
it must cover:
•Pathophysiology,
•Healthy eating,
•Physical activity,
•Medication use,
•Monitoring,
•Acute complications,
•Chronic complications,
•Healthy coping, and
•Problem solving.
Stay fresh for your patients’ health!
Keep your DSMES curriculum choice
participant-centered,
interactive,
and current.