PittPharmacy_KarenPater_041The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) announces that Karen Steinmetz Pater, PharmD, has renewed the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) status by successfully completing the continuing education renewal option process. Candidates must meet rigorous eligibility requirements to be eligible for certification. Achieving the CDE credential demonstrates to people with diabetes that Pater possesses distinct and specialized knowledge, there by promoting quality of care for people with diabetes.

Pater has been a CDE since 2004, and currently practices at the UPMC Matilda Theiss Health Center where she works as part of the collaborative team to care for patients in an underserved community.

Karen S. Pater, PharmD, BCPS, CDE is an assistant professor in the pharmacy and therapeutics department at the School of Pharmacy.

 

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