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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION NEWS

Insulin Initiation and Titration and
Insulin Intensification Self-Assessment
Programs and Webcasts Available
Through lecture and case studies, participants accessing the
American Diabetes Association's online continuing education
programs on insulin will learn the most up-to-date information about initiating, titrating, and intensifying insulin therapy
for people with diabetes. Subtopics include the characteristics
of patients who are candidates for insulin therapy, dosing, potential adverse effects, advantages and disadvantages of insulin
treatment, clinical practice recommendations, and individualizing the diabetes care regimen.
Participate today at ada.healthmonix.com/allcourses/
curriculum/details/4303.

Know Diabetes by Heart Webinar Series
Available for Online Viewing
The American Heart Association and the American Diabetes
Association's Know Diabetes by Heart initiative recently hosted a professional webinar titled "Supporting Your
Patients in Managing their CV Risk Through Lifestyle
Management." The live event featured experts Gretchen
Youssef, MS, RD, CDE, program director of the MedStar
Diabetes Institute, and Cindy Lamendola, MSN, NP, a nurse
practitioner and clinical research nurse coordinator at
Stanford University School of Medicine. The two speakers
discussed the importance of lifestyle management for
individuals with diabetes and risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. A recording of the event can be viewed at
knowdiabetesbyheart.org/professional/webinar-series.

Webcasts
* Beyond Basal Insulin: Intensification of Therapy (0.5 Credit)
* Insulin Initiation and Titration (0.5 Credit)

Self-Assessment Programs
* Initiation and Titration of Insulin Therapy in People with
Diabetes (3.0 Credits)
* Intensification of Basal Insulin Therapy in People with
Diabetes (3.0 Credits)

Are You a Mental Health Professional Working with Patients with Diabetes? Join the
Mental Health Provider Directory!
The American Diabetes Association recommends that diabetes care providers routinely screen patients for psychosocial challenges and
make referrals to mental health professionals who have experience with diabetes management and effective treatment strategies. The
Mental Health Provider Directory can help connect diabetes medical care providers with local mental health professionals who have
demonstrated expertise in diabetes. Learn more at professional.diabetes.org/mhdirectory.
Please join or encourage your colleagues in mental health to join!
This activity was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Save the Date and Don't
Miss Important Advances
in Diabetes Treatment!
The American Diabetes Association's 67th
Advanced Postgraduate Course will be
held in San Francisco, CA, from January
31 to February 2, 2020. Join colleagues and
diabetes experts for presentations and discussions on cutting-edge clinical research
in diabetes. The course will cover the
latest clinical research translated into evidence-based treatment strategies to improve outcomes in your patients with diabetes. General
sessions and small-group workshops will provide stimulating conversation and networking opportunities.
Registration opens on October 1, 2019. Visit professional.diabetes.org/pg.

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