Hear from the co-authors of the ADA 2020 DSMES Consensus Report – Maggie Powers, PhD, RD, CDCES, HealthPartners Institute Minneapolis, Minnesota and Joan K. Bardsley, MBA, RN, CDCES, FAADE, Assistant Vice President of Nursing and Research Integration for MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI) and MedStar Corporate Nursing as they provide compelling evidence for the need for increased utilization of DSMES and specific recommendations that address a strong call to action to clinical teams, providers, health systems, payers, and policy makers.