Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Diabetes Outpatient Education
(DOE)

What is DOE?  Diabetes Outpatient Education

DOE classes are available in your community and costs  are covered by most insurance companies.  For more information, please contact Lonnie Beattie for a brochure.

Certified DOE Educators are trained to provide state-of-the art diabetes education information and treatment methods to people with diabetes and other related chronic diseases

• In Rhode Island there is one educator for every 267 people and one DOE program for every 1,314 people with diabetes (DCP, 2002).  Without the state's DOE certification program  there would be one educator for every 3,067 people, and one program for every 15,333 people with diabetes. 
• For more information on the DOE program please download the presentation "Rhode Island’s Statewide Diabetes Outpatient Education (DOE) System" (2002)

Interested in becoming a Certified Diabetes Outpatient Educator?

You may qualify to become a DOE Educator if you are:

• A registered nurse, dietitian, or pharmacist

All qualified candidates may apply to take the Certified Diabetes Outpatient Education (CDOE) Course.   This course can run anywhere from six to nine months and includes self-study and classroom instruction.   
CDOE Course Schedule.

For more information and a complete application kit please contact Lonnie Beattie.

Site for CDOEs: CDOE Website [Outside HEALTH] 
Website for Educators only!  This site contains information on news and events, meeting minutes, job postings, a clinical corner, DOE sites and staff information.