26th Annual Diabetes Update

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26th Annual Diabetes Update

Saturday, September 10, 2022, 8:00am - 2:00pm (event virtually opens at 7:30am)

Pre-Registration is required 
Registration Deadline: September 9, 2022 at noon

Questions: For ALL event questions, including virtual event link, sound, visuals and/or recordings, please contact Amy Minsker at the ChristianaCare CME office at amy.l.minsker@christianacare.org 

$50 registration fee to attend.
$25 registration fee for retired physicians.
No charge for students, residents, and fellows.

If paying by check, make checks payable to: 

ChristianaCare (Tax ID: 51-0103684)
Indicate : 2022 Diabetes Update in the memo line.

Mail to:  ChristianaCare Hospital, Attn: Department of Continuing Medical Education, 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd, Room 1E63B Newark, DE 19718  



Overview

This educational activity is designed to provide an update on diabetes and diabetes related co-morbidities, reinforcing the importance of early diagnosis, recent advances in treatment and to meet identified needs of diabetes clinicians in this area.  


Target Audience

This activity is intended for all physicians from all specialties, pharmacists,physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners. Diabetes affects all providers of medical care. The specific method of employing the information that is learned will be dependent upon each individual's role.


Statement of Need

There are significant challenges in the medical treatment of obesity. There is a lack of knowledge regarding diabetes outcomes following obesity surgery. There is a lack of knowledge regarding type 2 diabetes in youth.There are changes in the standards of care for diabetes.


Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

  1. Discuss best method of measuring obesity.
  2. Discuss medications for treating obesity and outcomes of obesity surgery.
  3. Discuss treatment of youth with diabetes.


Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and Christiana Care. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to comply with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (CME). In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations.

Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service. 

This activity is not supported by commercial funding.


 

Credit Designation Statement

The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity session enables the participant to earn up to 4.75 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.  Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.  It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points. 

Upon successful completion of this course, the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) will submit your completion data to ABIM via ACCME’s Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) for MOC points.


Faculty and Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 24 months) with commercial interests/ineligible companie. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity.

The following is a list of the faculty, along with any information they have disclosed regarding their relevant financial relationships.

James Lenhard, MD (Planner, Activity Director, Moderator) - No Disclosures
Amy Minsker (Planner, Coordinator) - No Disclosures
Amy B. Wachter, MD (Planner) - No Disclosures
Barbara A. Willey, RN, MSN (Planner) - No Disclosures
Brooke Jacob, MS RD CDE (Planne, Moderator) - No Disclosures
Dorothy Hyatt, RN, MSN, CDCES (Planner) - No Disclosures
Julie Garey RD, LDN, CDE (Planner) - No Disclosures
Omar Khan, MD (Planner) - No Disclosures
Prakash Seshadri, MD (Planner) - No Disclosures

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, MA, DPhil (Speaker) - Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation (received research funding) - The financial relationship does not relate to the educational assignment/presentation.

Mingwei Ni, MD, PhD (Speaker) - No Disclosures
Sarah Lyons, MD (Speaker) - No Disclosures
Vikram Shenoy, MD (Speaker) - No Disclosures
Terina D. Williams, FNP (Speaker) - No Disclosures



Disclaimer

All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this educational event. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This educational event does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a health care provider.

Technical Requirements

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