24th Annual Diabetes Fall Symposium for Primary Health Care Professionals (Charleston, SC)

- 24th Annual -

Diabetes Fall Symposium for Primary Health Care Professionals

October 17, 2020
MUSC Bioengineering Building Auditorium, 70 President Street, Charleston, SC

Attend in person or virtually via live streaming

To register online, click here!

To view the final brochure (and to register via mail), click here!

To visit the Diabetes Initiative of SC website, click here!

This comprehensive update is specifically designed for Primary Care Physicians, Podiatrists, Endocrinologists, Pharmacists, PharmDs, NPs, APRNs, PAs, RDs, and CDEs. The information to be presented is equally relevant to RNs, LPNs, and Social Workers.

Program Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:

Discuss insulin resistance with diabetes.
Identify transition models used to transfer patients from pediatric to adult diabetes management.
Analyze strategies to manage obesity in patients with diabetes.
Contrast the management of cardiovascular disease (CAD) with or without diabetes.
Summarize the complications of uncontrolled diabetes following orthopedic surgery.
Examine ocular manifestations of diabetic retinopathy including the mechanisms of visual loss.
Review treatment options for managing gastroparesis in patients with diabetes.

To view the schedule of individual sessions as well as their learning objectives, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

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Date: Oct 17, 2020 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM

CE Hours

7.00

CE Units

0.700

Activity Type

Knowledge-Based and Application-Based

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacists

Accreditation(s)

The University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Co-Sponsor(s)

Requirements for CE Credit

Participants must sign in upon arrival and have attendance verified. To claim credit for this activity, participants must complete the online program evaluation and must update their accounts to properly reflect their month/day of birth and correct NABP e-Profile ID. To register with NABP or look up your NABP e-Profile ID, please click on the CPE Monitor logo below to be directed to their site. Credit that is claimed greater than 60 days from the date of the program will be automatically rejected by the CPE Monitor. Claiming credit within 30 days of the live program will ensure that any issues with transmission to the CPE Monitor can be rectified in advance of the 60-day deadline. If you would like a paper statement of credit, you may print an individual statement or a transcript from your NABP e-Profile.

Sat, Oct 17, 2020

Insulin Resistance: The Enigma!

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Discuss insulin resistance in patients with diabetes
Contrast insulin resistance in youths and adults, with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes
Summarize practical management strategies

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Harsha Karanchi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina

Activity Number

0062-9999-20-155-L01-P

Date: 10/17/20

Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Strategies & Tools to Improve the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Diabetes Care

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Identify transition models used to transfer patients from pediatric to adult diabetes management
Review the role of developmental stages in the transition process
Summarize transition models
Discuss patient education

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Katherine Lewis, MD, MSCR
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina

Activity Number

0062-9999-20-156-L01-P

Date: 10/17/20

Time: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Multidisciplinary Management of Obesity in the Patient with Type 2 Diabetes

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Analyze strategies to manage or prevent obesity in patients with diabetes
Define overweight and obesity
Discuss the effects of using technology and telehealth
Review anti-obesity medications

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Patrick O’Neil, PhD
MUSC Weight Management, Medical University of South Carolina

Activity Number

0062-9999-20-157-L01-P

Date: 10/17/20

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetes Management

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Contrast the management of cardiovascular disease (CAD) with or without diabetes
Describe the similarities and differences in the management of patients with CAD with and without diabetes
Discuss prevention and management of heart disease in diabetes mellitus
Apply guidelines and achieve target goals more appropriately for patients with diabetes
Select newer medications and revascularization options wisely for patients with diabetes and CAD

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Valerian Fernandes, MD, MRCP, FACC
Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina

Activity Number

0062-9999-20-158-L01-P

Date: 10/17/20

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Diabetic Foot Management: Foot Infection Management & Outcomes Following Amputation

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Summarize complications of uncontrolled diabetes following orthopedic surgery
Discuss glucose control and the risk of wound infection in people with diabetes
Analyze outcome data of amputations in people with diabetes

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Christopher E. Gross, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon; Department of Orthopedics, Medical University of South Carolina

Activity Number

0062-9999-20-159-L01-P

Date: 10/17/20

Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Update on Diabetic Eye Diseases

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Examine ocular manifestations of diabetic retinopathy including the mechanisms of visual loss
Review the non-retinal ophthalmologic complications of diabetes
Describe prevention strategies
Assess the role and implementation of tele-ophthalmology to improve adherence to annual eye exams.
Describe new methods for assessing diabetic eye disease
Summarize new treatments for diabetic eye disease

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Jeffrey Blice, MD
MUSC Ophthalmology , Medical University of South Carolina

Activity Number

0062-9999-20-160-L01-P

Date: 10/17/20

Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Gastroparesis Management in Patients with Diabetes

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Review treatment options for managing gastroparesis in patients with diabetes
Describe current treatment options for gastroparesis
Analyze outcome data of the surgical interventions for gastroparesis in patients with diabetes

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

William Lancaster, MD
MUSC Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina

Activity Number

0062-9999-20-161-L01-P

Date: 10/17/20

Time: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

CE Hours

1.00