Diabetes Pro Quarterly - Spring 2018 - 8

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION NEWS

Focus on Fellows Celebrates 5th Anniversary CE Opportunities continued from page 7
Focus on Fellows, the American Diabetes Association's (ADA's)
early career program, will celebrate its fifth anniversary at this
year's Scientific Sessions. This Scientific Sessions pre-conference
encourages fellows to remain in the diabetes field by providing
career development and networking opportunities.
Since its inception, Focus on Fellows has reached more than 550
early career fellows. This year, 150 people will attend the 2-day
meeting, which will feature sessions on diabetes research and
clinical care. More than 180 people applied for this program,
which also will provide small-group ask-the-expert lunches
and personalized technology tours of the Scientific Sessions
exhibit hall.
"Focus on Fellows is at the heart of ADA's mission because of the
way it fosters learning and interaction with leading experts in
diabetes research and care," said Robert Eckel, MD, a planning
committee member and Professor of Medicine in the Division of
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, and Cardiology at the
University of Colorado School of Medicine. "This is one way the
ADA is addressing the current and future demand for endocrinologists focusing on diabetes."
This year's program will
feature more breakout
sessions that focus on
different career paths
such as clinical practice,
research, quality improvement, and industry.
"We heard from previous
attendees that they wanted smaller-group learning opportunities to ask specific questions
about various career paths," said Meltem Zeytinoglu, MD, MBA,
another planning committee member and an Assistant Professor
of Medicine at the University of Chicago. "When I attended
Focus on Fellows, I was impressed with how the program opened
my eyes to all the possibilities that were available to me as both a
diabetes clinician and future researcher. While I got to meet both
faculty and industry experts, the program also provided a unique
opportunity to meet with fellows from around the country
interested in different pathways. The onsite support also helped
me navigate the very intimidating Scientific Sessions program."
To measure the program's goal of encouraging early-career
endocrinologists stay in diabetes, ADA will conduct a 5-year
post-event outcomes survey to first-year attendees. "We'll use
this data to help with future program development," Eckel said.
Focus on Fellows was developed by the ADA Early Career
Advisory Group, a consortium of endocrinologists from various
backgrounds. In addition to Drs. Eckel and Zeytinoglu, the
group includes Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, FACP, Joslin Diabetes
Center; Michael Haller, MD, University of Florida; Ildiko Lingvay,
MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Kieren J. Mather, MD,
Indiana University Health; and Jane E. B. Reusch, MD, University
of Colorado.

This year's Focus on Fellows program is supported in part by grants
from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and
Merck & Co Inc.

Scientific Sessions Pre-conference on Continuous
Glucose Monitoring
The ADA is pleased to present a pre-conference symposium
at the 78th Scientific Sessions titled "The Role of Continuous
Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Treatment." In this 3-hour
accredited activity, leading continuous glucose monitoring
(CGM) experts will address key learnings gleaned from CGM to
date; appropriate candidates and clinical situations in which this
technology may be particularly helpful; practical consideration
for implementing CGM in the clinical setting; and best practices
for interpreting and acting on CGM data to improve diabetes
management and outcomes.
This activity includes admission, breakfast, continuing education
credits, course materials, and provider/patient education materials. Admission is free, but registration is required and limited.
Registration for this CGM session is only open to Scientific
Sessions attendees. Add this event to your registration on the
ADA's 78th Scientific Sessions Registration & Housing Site
by logging in with your email address or professional member ID number and clicking "Edit Registration" on the Event
Dashboard. Learn more and register today at scientificsessions.
diabetes.org.
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant
from Abbott Diabetes Care.

Diabetes Is Primary Scientific Sessions
Pre-conference Planned
Earn up to 6 credit hours during the American Diabetes
Association's (ADA's) primary care-focused Diabetes Is Primary
Scientific Sessions pre-conference, scheduled for Friday, June 22,
from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando, FL. Learn more about clinically relevant
topics such as:
* What's new in the ADA Standards of Care?
* Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes
* Cardiovascular risk and treatment options: primary
care successes
* Obesity management in type 2 diabetes
* The psychosocial side of diabetes care
* Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevention
* What every primary care provider needs to know about
diabetes technology
* Improving outcomes for people with diabetes and
kidney disease
The $100 registration fee includes admission, continuing
education credits, course materials, and lunch. Scientific Sessions
attendees can sign up for Diabetes Is Primary when registering
for the Scientific Sessions. Local primary care providers can
register at professional.diabetes.org/primary.
Diabetes Is Primary is supported, in part, by educational grants
from Astra Zeneca and Novo Nordisk Inc.

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