TheAcademy.com and Salus Education, LLC, Announce Partnership to Benefit Texas Schools and Students with Diabetes - 07.31.09

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 07/31/2009:

TheAcademy.com, a leader in innovative eLearning management technology (Athena Learning Management System™), and Salus Education, LLC, an emerging eLearning company specializing in diabetes training, announce a partnership to deliver Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap to Texas schools. This landmark, web-based, diabetes education and training program was created specifically to help elementary and secondary schools comply with state and federal requirements while creating a safe and supportive learning environment for students with diabetes.

Allen Sproul, MS, RD, LD, CDE, and Craig Olson, MS, RD, LD, co-founders of Salus Education, have combined their knowledge and experience to create Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap, and deliver it to schools in an extraordinarily cost-effective manner. "There isn't another program like this anywhere in the world, so we're very excited to offer it first in our home state of Texas. The fact that we've been able to make it cost effective for schools is an added bonus" said Craig Olson. "In addition to evidence-based instruction, we provide all of the resources and training materials school personnel will need as they learn how to assist students with diabetes" he added. According to Allen Sproul, "One of the most common and frustrating barriers that school personnel have faced in the past is limited access to necessary diabetes care equipment and supplies such as glucose meters, emergency glucagon injection kits, ketone testing strips, and insulin injection devices. To help eliminate this barrier, Salus Education has assembled a unique training kit that allows a minimum of three Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistants (UDCAs) to complete the competency assessment portion of their training."

Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap is ideal for schools with or without a school nurse. School nurses can earn 6 hours of continuing nursing education (CNE) credit while building upon their diabetes related knowledge. Additionally, the self-paced program will greatly enhance the school nurse’s efficiency with directing training because more staff can be trained in far less time as compared to traditional means. When a school purchases the program, all school personnel, both licensed and non-licensed, have 24/7 access to the training resources. Ideally, Chapter 1, Diabetes Awareness Training, should be viewed by all school personnel at least annually. Ultimately, parents gain the peace of mind and security that school staff will be better equipped to recognize and appropriately respond if their child experiences a potential diabetes related emergency.

About TheAcademy.com:

TheAcademy.com is the provider of the Athena Learning Management System (LMS). This web-based system hosts and manages online training programs for trade associations, corporations, franchise systems, and other organizations. The Athena LMS consolidates blended learning environments on a scalable, low cost web-based platform. Personnel requirements and overhead costs are greatly reduced by contracting technical development, implementation and operational elements to experienced LMS specialists from TheAcademy.com. Clients also have the option to design and develop their own online courses while managing all aspects of training operations in an integrated central platform.

About Salus Education, LLC:

Established in 2008, Salus Education is proudly based in San Antonio, Texas. The Salus team includes medical professionals, e-learning specialists, and expert consultants in school health care and administration. Our name "Salus" is defined in Latin as promoting Health, Safety, and Well-Being. In addition to communicating our priorities, our name reflects our deep commitment to our nation's students and the outstanding professionals who educate and care for them throughout the school year. Salus Education is committed to the use of cutting-edge technologies to develop and deliver eLearning solutions which help schools to meet their training requirements.

Contact:

Salus Education, LLC
Allen Sproul, VP
(254) 493-2308
Allen.Sproul@SalusEducation.com

TheAcademy.com
Mere Noonan, VP, Sales & Marketing
(210) 530-2700
mnoonan@theacademy.com

http://www.saluseducation.com/