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DU 2024 Agenda
By the end of the congress, participants will be able to:
- Review impactful new evidence in the field of diabetes management that has emerged over the past year
- Understand up to date strategies for prevention and management of diabetes complications (diabetic kidney disease, heart failure, neuropathy, retinopathy)
- Develop an approach to incorporating and assessing use of diabetes technologies within clinical practice
- Implement approaches that promote self-management among patients with diabetes
- Develop practical approaches to initiating and managing the most current diabetes medications
- Understand the current activities of the National Indigenous Diabetes Association
All times are set to Eastern Time
Obesity Update - on Thursday, April 11th
| DAY 1: FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH | |||
| 8:15 am | Registration and Hot Breakfast Buffet | ||
| 8:55 am | Accredited Symposium: Just Ask: Patient-Centered Communications in the Management of T2D | Dr. Jill Trinacty Dr. Barry Simon |
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| PLENARY SESSION #1 | |||
| 10:00 am | Welcome and Introduction | Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Alanna Weisman |
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| 10:10 am | The Year in Trials: Key Updates and Insights | Dr. Alice Cheng | |
| 10:30 am | Renal Updates in Diabetes | Dr. Louis Girard | |
| 10:50 am | Panel Discussion: Practical Considerations for Initiating and Managing SGLT2i and Incretins | Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Louise Moist Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey Habert |
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| 11:10 am | Panel discussion - Q&A | All Faculty | |
| 11:30 am | Hot Lunch Buffet | ||
| 11:55 am | Accredited Symposium: The New Cadence of Control: Once-weekly Basal Insulin | Dr. Alex Abitbol Dr. Basel Bari |
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| PLENARY SESSION #2 (SIMULTANEOUS STREAMS) | |||
| 1:00 pm (includes time for Q&A) |
Complex Cases in CGM | Dr. Jeremy Gilbert | |
| Incorporating CGM Into Your Clinical Practice | Dr. Alanna Weisman | ||
| 1:30 pm (includes time for Q&A) |
DIY Pumps: Insights for Specialists | Dr. Kate Hawke | |
| Pump System Update: Case Studies in Primary Care | Dr. Ilana Halperin | ||
| 2:00 pm (includes time for Q&A) |
Empowering Patients: Tips and Resources for Management of Diabetes | Ms. Lori Berard | |
| Living with Diabetes: Nurse Perspective | Ms. Krista Lawrence | ||
| 2:30 pm | Health Break | ||
| 2:50 pm | Corridor Consult unaccredited | ||
| 3:15 pm | Symposium unaccredited | ||
| 4:15 pm | Closing remarks END OF DAY 1 |
Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Alanna Weisman |
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| 4:20 pm | Networking Reception with Beverage, Canapés and Professional Headshot Station | ||
| DAY 2: SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH | |||
| 8:00 am | Morning Rise & Stretch (20 minutes) | ||
| 8:00 am | Hot Breakfast Buffet | ||
| PLENARY SESSION #3 | |||
| 8:45 am | Welcome and Introduction | Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Alanna Weisman |
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| 8:50 am | Heart Failure Updates in Diabetes | Dr. Shelley Zieroth | |
| 9:10 am | Beyond LDL: Guidelines Review and Novel Biomarkers | Dr. John Mancini | |
| 9:30 am | Panel Discussion - Q&A | All Faculty | |
| 9:50 am | Corridor Consult unaccredited | ||
| 10:10 am | Health Break | ||
| PLENARY SESSION #4 | |||
| 10:30 am | Breaking Ground: NIDA's Pioneering Approach to Indigenous Diabetes Care | Ms. Marisa Cardinal | |
| 10:50 am | Beyond Barriers: Managing Diabetes in Vulnerable Communities | Dr. David Campbell | |
| 11:10 am | Panel Discussion - Q&A | All Faculty | |
| 11:25 am | Hot Lunch Buffet | ||
| 11:45 am | Accredited Symposium: Whose Drug is it Anyways? | Dr. James Kim Dr. Kristin Clemens Dr. Kim Connelly Dr. Louis Girard |
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| PLENARY SESSION #5 | |||
| 12:50 pm | Neuropathy in Diabetes | Dr. Charles de Mestral | |
| 1:10 pm | Diabetes therapies in PCOS | Dr. Alyse Goldberg | |
| 1:30 pm | Panel discussion - Q&A | All Faculty | |
| PLENARY SESSION #6 | |||
| 1:45 pm | (KEYNOTE TALK) Rethinking Diabetes: Is Remission Achievable? | Dr. Harpreet Bajaj Dr. Sean Wharton |
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| 2:30 pm | Closing remarks | Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Alanna Weisman |
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| END OF DIABETES UPDATE CONGRESS | |||
