This large professional conference in the Orange County area will provide specialty care training to the local health care community. Day one will enable health care professionals to learn about new advances in diabetes education, research, medications and care practices to reduce diabetes complications and enhance quality of life. Day two includes information for professionals to help them overcome the medical, social and educational challenges of diabetes.
Proposed Program Agenda:
Friday January 30, 2009 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Terry Davis, PhD: Diabetes Education/Health Litercy
Teresa Garnero APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE: Humor and Diabetes Education
Stacey Oliver MS: Exercise and Diabetes
Steven Edelman MD: Current Advancements and Trends in Diabetes Management and Research
Saturday January 31, 2009 8:00am to 5:00pm
Ken Moritsuga MD, MSPH, Former Asst Surgeon General of the US: Diabetes: A Global Perspecive
Susan Clark MD and Joe Solowiejcyzk MSW, RN, CDE: Family Dynamics in Diabetes
Sheldon Greenfield MD: Health Disparities/Diabetes Care: Orange County Perspective
Ann Albright PhD, RD, Director CDE Dept Diabetes Translation: Nutrition Issues in Diabetes
Amy Rouse-Ho MD: Gestational Diabetes/Diabetes in Pregnancy
Jerry Sebag MD, FACS, FRCO/PHTH: Diabetes and the Eye
William Polonsky PhD, CDE: Transitions in Diabetes Care; Pediatrics to Adult
Learning Objectives:
1. Utilize various behavioral medicine and health education techniques in the treatment of diabetes to improve inpatient and outpatient care. Addressing: exercise, eye care, innovative care models, technology, research, and patient barriers to adherence.
2. Discuss clinical implications of recent research in the areas of diabetes and surgery, pregnancy, care of adults and children, new insulins and medications.
3. Access current clinical findings related to the treatment of acute and chronic complications of diabetes.
4. Assess the social, medical and educational challenges of diabetes through the lifecycle and develop strategies for improving clinical outcomes.
5. Design and implement individualized patient education for
specific targeted populations to improve outcomes of care.
CME information to be posted.