Talking To Peers: Convincing Conversations for Inclusive Diabetes Care

Recorded: Tue, Oct 24, 2023, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Course description

While the future of diabetes is inclusive, deciding how to talk with your team, referring providers, or administration isn’t always easy. So, how can you get everyone on board and offer care to higher-weight individuals? This course will help you discuss the concept of stigma in diabetes care with your peers and colleagues.

Learning objective: Participants will be

1. List seven stigmas that impact people with diabetes

2. State two examples of how stigma affects the Social Determinants of Health for people with diabetes

3. Participate in a role-play to talk with peers regarding the impact of stigma in diabetes care.

This 1 hour CPE Program will help you

• Understanding seven types of stigmas.

• Deepen your understanding of Weight Stigma in diabetes care often intersects with other forms of stigma.

• Communicate how all forms of stigma result in a cycle of self-harm.

• Explain how the stigma associated with diabetes reinforces other oppressive narratives.

Citations

• American Diabetes Association. Economic costs of diabetes in the US in 2017. Diabetes Care. 2018;41:917–928.

• Williams DR, Lawrence JA, Davis BA, Vu C. Understanding how discrimination can affect health. Health Serv Res. 2019 Dec;54 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):1374-1388. Doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13222. Epub 2019 Oct 29. PMID: 31663121; PMCID: PMC6864381.

• Rebecca M. Puhl, Mary S. Himmelstein, Jane Speight; Weight Stigma and Diabetes Stigma: Implications for Weight-Related Health Behaviors in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. Clin Diabetes 1 January 2022; 40 (1): 51–61. https://doi.org/10.2337/cd20-0071

This is a level 3 activity

Target Audience:

• Dietitians, Diet Technicians

• Health and Fitness professionals

• Community Health Workers

• Social Workers

• Case Managers

• Health Coaches

Instructor: Megrette Fletcher M.Ed., RDN, CDCES, with no conflicts of interest to disclose

1-10 minutes: What is stigma? What does it sound like? Exploring seven types of stigma.

11-20 minutes: References that describe the impact of stigma on research

21-30 minutes: Compassionate ways to respond to stigma in diabetes

31-49 minutes: Case study: Marianne and Sade

50-55 minutes: Review of helpful research and websites

55-60 minutes: Q&A

Here are the additional links mentioned in the video

• The Problem with Predisposed.

• Weight Stigma

The video talked about HIPP, which stands for

• Historical racism/oppression/stigma

• Institutional racism/oppression/stigma

• Persistent-Institutional racism/oppression/stigma

• Personal racism/oppression/stigma

It is from the book My Grandmother's Hands. Here is the ERE (Education for Racial Equity) training link

Mentioned but not discussed:

• After the session, ask, "What would increase your comfort level to reach back to me if a question came up?"