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Advanced Diabetes Practice for Primary Care
Friday, April 10, 2015
Location
Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center
7675 East Union Ave., Denver, Colorado, 80237
Located right off of I-25 and Belleview
For Overnight Accommodations
Call 1-800-445-8667
Book by Thursday, March 19, 2015
TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity has been designed specifically for physicians, pharmacists,
dietitians, nurses, certified diabetes educators and other health care
professionals who care for patients with diabetes and who manage the
complications related to this disease.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 Identify technological advancements in diabetes care to improve
glycemic control.
 Describe current treatment options for patients with diabetes,
including how to incorporate new agents.
 Explain the potential impact of exercise on mortality and exercise
dysfunction in diabetes.
 Indicate how nutrition therapy impacts the success of intensive
diabetes management.
 Identify treatments to optimize weight-loss in patient with diabetes.
 Describe current recommendations and treatment options to
reduce cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.
REGISTRATION
February 20- March 2 Early Bird Cost: $100
March 3-April 9 Cost: $110 | April 10 Onsite Registration: $120
Pre- Register online at www.professional.diabetes.org/Colorado
Full refund is issued if cancellation is received by March 20, 2015
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (subject to change)
Time
7:45 am- 8:30 am
8:30 am- 8:45 am
8:45 am- 9:30 am
9:30 am-10:30 am
10:30 am- 10:45 am
10:45 am-11:15 am
11:15 am-11:45am
11:45 am- 12:30 pm
12:30 pm-1:15 pm
1:15 pm- 2:15 pm
Program
Registration Open / Check-In
Welcome
Get the Skinny on Weight Loss
Newer Agents & Technologies to Improve Outcomes
Break
Team Based Care
Cultural Competency in Treating Diabetes
Lunch
Nutrition Management for Treating Diabetes
Cardiovascular Update/Lipids for Diabetes
Speaker
Exhibits Open
Ann Wells, MD
Holly Wyatt, MD
Linda Buckley and Lori Gerard, MD
Exhibits Open
Kathy Shaw, DNP, RN, CDE
Anibal Martinez, MD
Exhibits Open
Jenny Madrid, MPH, RD, CDE, BC-ADM
Marc-Andre Cornier, MD
2:15 pm- 2:30 pm
Break
Exhibits Open
2:30 pm- 3:15 pm
Advanced Insulin Management and Delivery
Cecilia Low Wang, MD, FACP
3:15 pm- 3:45 pm
Q & A and Closing Remarks
Mike McDermott, MD
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS
Physicians: The American Diabetes Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Diabetes Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a
maximum of 5.75 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.
Nurses: The American Diabetes Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
California Board of Registered Nursing: The American Diabetes Association is also a provider approved by the California
Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. CEP-12196. This activity is approved for 5.75 contact hours.
Dietitians: The American Diabetes Association is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider
with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians,
registered (DTRs) will receive 5.75 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this
program/material.
Pharmacists: The American Diabetes Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The American Diabetes Association designates these
sessions as knowledge-based per ACPE guidelines. To view the UAN’s and learning objectives for each session,
please visit http://professional.diabetes.org/ and click “Continuing Education for Pharmacists.”
Certified Diabetes Educators: To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the National
Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved
by a provider on the NCBDE List of Approved Providers (www.ncbde.org). NCBDE does not approve continuing education.
The American Diabetes Association is on the NCBDE List of Approved Providers.
TO OBTAIN CE CREDIT
Successful Completion Statement: Certificates of Completion/Attendance are provided to registered attendees based upon
completion of the online evaluation that will be available at http://professional.diabetes.org/colorado, from April 10, 2015
through April 24, 2015. For questions regarding continuing education, please contact [email protected]
For additional accreditation-related information, please visit:
http://professional.diabetes.org/colorado
Planning Committee
Michael McDermott, MD, Chair
University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, CO
Larry Ballonoff, MD
Retired Kaiser, Permanente
Denver, CO
Linda Buckley, MD
Denver Endocrinology, Diabetes & Thyroid
Center, Denver, CO
Byron Conner, MD
Retired Kaiser Permanente
Denver, CO
Marc-Andre Cornier, MD
University of Colorado Denver and
Denver Health, Denver, CO
Christy Harmon, PharmD, BCACP
Safeway, Centennial, CO
Jennifer Pula, MD
Wheat Ridge Internal Medicine
Wheat Ridge, CO
Christina Ramirez, RN, MS, ANP-BC
Designated Nurse Planner
VA Medical Center, Denver, CO
Irene Schauer, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Denver and VA
Kelly McCracken, RD, CDE
Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment, Denver, CO
Ann Wells, MD
Kaiser Permanente , Denver, CO
CONTACTS
Emily Fay-Enriquez, Assoc. Director, Professional Programs | P: 720-855-1102 ext. 7015 | M: 720-935-6789 | [email protected]
Sue Glass, Executive Director, American Diabetes Association| P: 720-855-1102 ext. 7007 | [email protected]
Colorado Office
2460 West 26th Ave, Suite 500 C
Denver, CO 80211
Tel: 720-855-1102 | Fax: 720-855-1302
The Mission of the American
Diabetes Association is to prevent and
cure diabetes and to improve the lives
of all people affected by diabetes.