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Symposium for Advanced Diabetes Educators schedule

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Monday, April 14, 2008

7:15 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast

8:00 – Welcome and announcements

8:15 – State of the Art: Systematic Team Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Care
Richard Bergenstal, MD

9:15 – Fat: The Body’s Largest Endocrine Organ
Douglas Mashek, PhD

10:00 – Refreshment break

10:30 – Treatment Options for the Severely Obese Patient
Teri Barker, RN, BSN, CBN

11:00 – Other Endocrine Disorders Beyond Diabetes
Robert Cuddihy, MD

11:45 – Lunch

12:45 p.m. – Practical Tactics for Patients with Socioeconomic Concerns
Laraine Steel, MSN, CNS, RN, CDE
Janet Lima, MPH, RN, CDE
Paula Ekerholm, RD, MS, CDE

1:30 – Maintaining Motivation for Diabetes Self-care
Michael Vallis, PhD

2:30 – Refreshment break

3:00 – Breakout sessions:

A. Driving Forces Shaping Diabetes Care Today
Pam Tompos, MS, RD, LD
Janice Pearson, BAN, RN, CDE

B. Case Studies in Advanced Insulin Management
Shannon Perron, RD, LD, CDE

C. Binge Eating Disorder
Karen Rowehl, MS, RD, LD

4:00 – Maintaining Motivation: Practical Applications, Michael Vallis, PhD

5:00 – Adjourn

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

7:30 a.m. – Continental breakfast

8:00 – Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Sarah Borgman, RN, BSN, CDE

8:45 – Glycemic Index: Current Controversies
Julie Jones, PhD, CNS, LN

9:30 – Refreshment break

10:00 – The Emerging Role of the Pharmacist in Diabetes Care
Linda Strand, PhD, PharmD

10:45 – Glycemic Control in the Hospital
Robert Cuddihy, MD

11:30 – Living with Diabetes Complications: Patient Panel
Facilitator: David Randal, PsyD, LP, CDE

Noon – Lunch

1 p.m. – Diabetes Tomorrow: Translating Research Into Practice
Gregg Simonson, PhD

2:00 – Donnell D. Etzweiler Memorial Lecture: The Power to Be Well
Cathy Feste

3:00 – Adjourn

Attend the Eating Disorders Update following the International
Diabetes Center Symposium, April 16, 2008, at the same location.