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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION NEWS

Largest Diabetes Is Primary Event Highlights Latest Updates in Diabetes Treatment
Find Diabetes Is Primary Near You
Register now for a Diabetes Is Primary program near you.
* Los Angeles, CA - October 18, 2019
More than 210 primary care providers attended Diabetes
Is Primary, which was offered as an American Diabetes
Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions preconference on Friday,
June 7 in San Francisco, CA. This year's program highlighted
patient-centered care, diabetes technology, treatment options,
and cardiovascular disease.
"This year's Diabetes Is Primary was our most successful to
date, with more than 200 primary care providers," said Eric L.
Johnson, MD, chair of the association's Primary Care Advisory
Group. "The last 12 months have ushered in extraordinary
change in diabetes management options, and we feel it is incredibly important to keep primary care providers up to date on
these advancements."
Attendees spent the day learning about nutrition in a primary
care setting, physical activity, and caring for Asian-American,
Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian populations. The program
included iPad technology to enhance learning, as well as breakout sessions to enable smaller-group discussions.
"It's important that ADA highlight relevant updates to its
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes for primary care providers," said Hope Feldman, CRNP, FNP-BC, vice chair of the
Primary Care Advisory Group. "In addition to new guidelines,
we hope attendees learned new skills to enhance patient care
and improve health outcomes."

* Tampa, FL - October 23, 2019
* Chicago, IL - November 14, 2019
* Baltimore, MD - November 21, 2019
* Phoenix, AZ - February 25, 2020
Registration includes up to 6 CE credits or ABIM MOUs,
course materials, and a 1-year associate membership to the
ADA. Visit professional.diabetes.org/primary to learn more.

Primary Care Advisory Group
chair Eric Johnson, MD, welcomes more than 200 attendees
to this year's Diabetes Is Primary program at the ADA's 79th
Scientific Sessions.

All Diabetes Is Primary attendees become ADA professional
members, enabling them to stay
informed of updated diabetes
treatment recommendations as
they happen.

MISSION NEWS

Local Programs Planned
Diabetes Is Primary will travel to several other markets in 2019.
"We want to make it convenient for primary care providers
to attend this program in their community," Dr. Johnson said.
"One of the added benefits for these local programs is that every
attendee will become an associate member of the ADA. This
way, we can help keep providers up to date all year long."
Diabetes Is Primary is developed under the guidance of the
ADA's Primary Care Advisory Group, which includes, in addition to Dr. Johnson and Ms. Feldman, Amy Butts, PA-C, MPAS,
CDE, BC-ADM, James J. Chamberlain, MD, CDR Billy St.
John Collins, DHSc, PA-C, Joy A. Dugan, MPH, PA-C, Sandra
Leal, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, CDE, Jose Leon, MD, MPH,
Shani Muhammad, MD, FAAFP, Andrew S. Rhinehart, MD,
FACP, FACE, CDR Parmjeet S. Saini, DHSc, MPA, PA-C, Jay H.
Shubrook, DO, Neil Skolnik, MD, Jennifer Trujillo, PharmD,
FCCP, BCPS, CDE, BC-ADM, and Stephen Brunton, MD (ex
officio).
This program was supported in part by unrestricted educational
grants from Abbott Diabetes Care, AstraZeneca, Merck, and
Novo Nordisk.

Expert Series
Focuses on Diabetes
and Heart Disease
Encourage your patients to know their risk for heart disease
and learn about the connection between type 2 diabetes and
heart health through the American Diabetes Association's
(ADA's) Ask the Experts Q&A series. Participants ask questions
and ADA's diabetes experts provide answers. In the next event,
Know Your Numbers, on September 10, participants will learn
about blood glucose, A1C, blood pressure, and cholesterol
levels and the importance of tracking trends. This live event is
available online or on the phone. Monthly events start at 2:00
p.m. Eastern time and last for about 1 hour.
The Ask the Experts Q&A Series is part of the Know Diabetes
by Heart collaboration between ADA and the American Heart
Association.
Share this information with people affected by type 2 diabetes.
Registration is free at diabetes.org/experts4Pro, or patients
can call 1-855-531-1065 at the time of the event to be directly
connected.

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