Inpatient Diabetes Management Course
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Hyperglycemia is one of the most common challenges clinicians face in the hospital, yet management often varies widely between clinicians, services, and shifts. Diabetes Care Academy’s Inpatient Diabetes Management Course is a self-paced, case-based training program that gives hospital-based clinicians a practical, guideline-aligned approach to inpatient diabetes management. The course covers inpatient insulin management, glucose targets, DKA and HHS, hypoglycemia, diabetes technology, perioperative care, and safe transitions from hospital to home.
Why Inpatient Diabetes Management Matters
Patients with diabetes face the risks of hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and related complications across hospital care settings, from the emergency department and critical care to surgical and medical units. Yet inpatient glycemic management is rarely taught in depth, leaving many clinicians to learn it informally through institutional order sets and trial and error. The result is care that varies from service to service and shift to shift.
Common gaps in hospital diabetes care include:
- Inconsistent insulin dosing and adjustment during the hospital stay
- Delayed or poorly timed transitions from IV to subcutaneous insulin, including missed basal insulin overlap
- Under-recognized and preventable inpatient hypoglycemia
- Incomplete discharge planning that leaves patients unprepared to manage diabetes at home
This course treats inpatient diabetes as the distinct clinical discipline it is, giving clinicians and care teams a consistent, evidence-based framework they can apply on their next shift.
Who Should Take This Course?
The Inpatient Diabetes Management Course is designed for hospitalists, internal medicine physicians, advanced practice providers, inpatient pharmacists, pharmacy residents, medical residents, fellows, hospital-based specialists, and quality leaders who manage diabetes and hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients.
Whether you’re rounding on the wards, managing patients in the ICU, or verifying and adjusting insulin orders, this course is built for you.
What You'll Learn: 15 Inpatient Diabetes Topics
These 15 topics span the full hospital stay, from inpatient glucose targets and basal-bolus insulin management to DKA and HHS, hypoglycemia, diabetes technology, perioperative planning, and transitions of care. All content is aligned with the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care in Diabetes and current inpatient guidance.
- General inpatient glucose management: goals and targets
- The basics of basal/bolus insulin in the inpatient setting
- Converting between insulin products based on hospital formulary
- Management of once-weekly insulin in the inpatient setting
- Diabetes-related ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS): diagnosis, management, and complications
- Hypoglycemia crises: recognition, prevention, and treatment
- Inpatient hyperglycemia management in common and special situations, including NPO status, tube feeds, and TPN
- Diabetes management during steroid-induced hyperglycemia
- Inpatient use of diabetes technology: insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
- Perioperative and postoperative diabetes management, including SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists
- Newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes: patient education and survival skills
- Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: treatment selection and patient education
- Transitions of care: coordinating diabetes care from hospital to home
- Management of diabetes from the emergency room
- Inpatient diabetes quality measures and eCQMs
Applied, case-based clinical scenarios are included throughout to reinforce how these concepts translate to real-world patient care.
Expert-Led Instruction from Nationally Recognized Inpatient Diabetes Leaders
Rifka Schulman-Rosenbaum, MD, FACE, FACP is Associate Chief of Endocrinology at Northwell Health, Director of Inpatient Diabetes at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She is also the editor of Diabetes Management in Hospitalized Patients: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide, a clinical reference text on inpatient diabetes care.
Dr. Schulman-Rosenbaum leads a busy inpatient endocrine service and a multidisciplinary inpatient diabetes team. Throughout the course, she walks through real clinical decisions with worked dosing calculations and patient examples, showing how each concept applies at the bedside.
Andrew Demidowich, MD is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Chief of Inpatient Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center.
Dr. Demidowich completed his residency in Internal Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and his fellowship in Endocrinology at the National Institutes of Health. He then joined Johns Hopkins, where he now serves as Chief of Inpatient Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center.
His clinical and research interests focus on improving inpatient diabetes care delivery and the relationships among obesity, inflammation, and metabolic dysregulation. He chairs the Johns Hopkins Council of Clinical Excellence in Inpatient Diabetes and the national Epic Endocrine Subspecialty Steering Board.
Course Overview
Diabetes Care Academy’s Inpatient Diabetes Management Course is built for busy hospital-based clinicians who want practical, on-demand education in inpatient glucose management, insulin therapy, hyperglycemic emergencies, diabetes technology, perioperative care, and transitions from hospital to home. Your enrollment includes:
- 15 self-paced, on-demand topics focused entirely on inpatient diabetes care
- ~6 hours of CE/ CME/ CPE/ MOC credit
- Case-based simulations and real-world clinical scenarios
- Knowledge checks and quizzes to confirm your understanding
- Supplemental inpatient diabetes resources developed by the Diabetes Care Academy expert panel work group
- Content aligned with the ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes
- One year of access to review topics as often as you need
Flexible Learning That Fits Your Shift
We know hospital schedules are unpredictable. That’s why our Inpatient Diabetes Management Course is:
- Self-paced and fully on demand
- Delivered in short topic segments you can complete between consults, before rounds, or on your lunch break
- Mobile-friendly, so you can learn from any device
- Available for one full year, so you can revisit topics at any time
Start, pause, and return whenever your schedule allows, and apply what you learn on your next shift.
Inpatient Diabetes Course Enrollment for Hospitals and Health Systems
Inconsistent inpatient glycemic management is a quality and patient safety issue, not just an education gap. When hospitalists, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and trainees learn a shared, guideline-based approach, care can become more consistent across units and shifts. Hospitals and health systems can use this course to support inpatient diabetes and glycemic management teams, hospitalist groups, pharmacy departments, quality and safety teams, residency programs, and clinician onboarding.
Course topics align with many of the areas evaluated by national inpatient quality programs, including the Leapfrog Group and American Diabetes Association Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes designation, such as hypoglycemia protocols, surgical preparation, insulin pump and CGM use, and discharge planning for high-risk patients.
Group and institutional pricing is available. For broader workforce training, LMS integration, and organization-wide diabetes education, learn more about Diabetes Training for Healthcare Institutions.
How This Course Compares to Our Other Programs
The Inpatient Diabetes Management Course is a standalone option for hospital-based clinicians who want focused inpatient training without pursuing BC-ADM certification. The BC-ADM Certification Exam Prep Course serves clinicians preparing for the BC-ADM credential, while the BC-ADM Renewal Course supports current credential holders completing renewal continuing education requirements. Use the comparison below to choose the program that matches your goal.
Inpatient Diabetes Management Course
BC-ADM Certification Exam Prep Course & Practice Exam Bundle
BC-ADM Renewal Course
Hospital-based clinicians:
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Associates
- Pharmacists
BC-ADM exam eligible disciplines with ≥500 hours of clinical diabetes care in the past 48 months (per CBDCE):
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Associates
- Pharmacists
- Others may qualify; confirm eligibility with CBDCE
Already enrolled in our BC-ADM Certification Exam Prep Course? You already have access to most of the inpatient curriculum, as there is a dedicated inpatient module within the BC-ADM prep course. The Inpatient Diabetes Management Course offers an elevated curriculum as a standalone option for hospital-based clinicians who are not pursuing BC-ADM certification.
Looking to maintain or pursue BC-ADM certification instead? Explore our BC-ADM Certification Exam Prep Course or BC-ADM Renewal Course.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a certification associated with this course?
I’m enrolled in the BC-ADM Certification Exam Prep Course. Do I need this course?
No. Most of the inpatient curriculum is already included in the BC-ADM prep course. This course is offered separately for clinicians who want focused inpatient training without pursuing BC-ADM certification.
Who should take this course?
How many CE/ CME/ CPE/ MOC credits can I earn?
How long will the course take to complete?
How long do I have access?
Are there live sessions?
No. The course is fully self-paced and on demand. As Diabetes Care Academy live sessions become available, you can register for them separately to further your learning and earn additional continuing education credit.
Can my hospital enroll a group?
Yes. Contact us for group and institutional pricing.