Conference Outline
This one-day continuing education event is targeted to health care providers in primary and specialty care who are involved in diabetes education and management. Highlights include:
- How do we make team-based care work in reality?
- “Patient” vs “Person”-centered care
- The top 5 papers of the year: should they change our practices, and why?
- Pragmatic tips to address the diabetes/heart disease/kidney disease triad
- How can we best ensure safety and quality care of diabetes in the elderly?
- Strategies for helping patients with diabetes and disordered eating
- Patients with socioeconomic barriers and challenges: how can we help?
- Transitioning patients from the pediatric to adult setting: what to consider
Over 50% of the meeting time will be devoted to active learning utilizing interactive case studies and interactive touch pads.
Goals
- To review the extent and quality of evidence surrounding the management of patients of diabetes
- To discuss practical, person-centered approaches to diabetes education and care
- To discuss recent research to consider when implementing team-based care and person-centered care
Learning Objectives
By the end of this meeting, participants should be able to:
- Balance clinical evidence with providing person-centered care
- Counsel patients around the short and long term safety of medications used in the management of diabetes
- Critically apply the most up-to-date literature relevant to diabetes management