29th Annual Virtual Diabetes Update Symposium

Release Date	January 28, 2025
Expiration Date	April 16, 2025
CME	5.75 credits

29th Annual Virtual Diabetes Update Symposium

Saturday, March 15, 2025; 8:00am - 2:00pm (Zoom call opens at 7:30am)

Registration Deadline: March 12, 2025 at noon - NO LATE registrations will be accepted!
Registration is required

Location: Virtual Event
Zoom link and conference information will be emailed 24/48hrs prior to the conference. Please check your spam/junk folders if you do not see it. NOTE: Zoom link will not be sent if cost center information has not been received by the CC CME office

Event 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 Virtual Registration
$0 Residents and Fellows
Students - please contact Amy Minsker for registration  amy.l.minsker@christianacare.org

ChristianaCare Employees Only: Cost Center payments are accepted (an email will be sent to those paying via cost center after registration has closed).
 

Overview

This educational opportunity 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, as well as residents, and medical students. 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

Neuropathic complications of diabetes are under-recognized and under-treated. There is a need to improve care coordination, better knowledge of the latest options and guidelines, introduce new therapeutic options.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

1. Discuss new technology options for patients with diabetes will be explored.
2. Discuss updates on the diagnosis and management of neuropathy caused by diabetes will be included.
3. Describe the management of gastroparesis, a very debilitating complication of diabetes, will be a focus.

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 5.75 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 5.75 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 companies. 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, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Amy Minsker (Planner, Coordinator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Franklin L. Thelmo Jr., DO (Planner, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Barbara A. Willey, RN, MSN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Dorothy Hyatt, RN, MSN, CDCES (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Julie Garey RD, LDN, CDE (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Omar Khan, MD (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Prakash Seshadri, MD (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Henry P. Parkman, MD (Speaker) - received grant/research support from Medtronic Enterra, consultant for Evoke, consultant on advisory board for Tadeda - All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Cheryl Clifford Marco, RDN, LDN, CDCES (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Intekhab Ahmed, MD, FACP, FACE (Speaker) - received speaker fee from Eli-Lilly and Chiesi, on advisory board &consultant for Eli-Lilly and Chiesi - All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Farah N. Khan MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

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.

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