A Reference Framework for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Training and Education Among Healthcare Professionals - A Multidisciplinary Expert Consensus.

AIMS: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is now standard of care for insulin-treated people with diabetes (PwD) and expanding to broader patient groups. Barriers to CGM-related training and awareness among healthcare professionals (HCPs) in different roles should be removed to allow broader access to CGM. We developed a role-based competency framework that stratifies CGM-related knowledge and skills for HCPs interacting with PwD who use CGM.

METHODS

A multidisciplinary, international panel of CGM-experienced clinicians and diabetes educators developed the competence framework. Draft competencies were derived from published guidance, reviewed and refined, then organized into domains and mapped to four responsibility levels.

RESULTS

The framework comprises four levels (awareness, competence, expertise, leadership) across the domains of system knowledge, clinical application, special situations and leadership. Levels are defined by a HCP's role rather than professional title. For each level, the framework specifies core knowledge, skills and appropriate referral strategies. The resulting structure helps to reduce implementation barriers and aligns level-specific training with defined clinical responsibilities and tailored referral pathways.

CONCLUSIONS

This consensus-driven, role-oriented framework offers a pragmatic structure for CGM-related education by mapping competencies to different roles and skills, thus enabling HCPs to introduce CGM as a meaningful benefit for both themselves and PwD.