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73rd Scientific Sessions News Major Lectures and Addresses Announced We cordially invite you to attend presentations by the Presidents of the American Diabetes Association: This year’s Scientific Sessions introduces new program features and advancements that will make the meeting one of the most interesting and interactive conferences on diabetes to date. More than 1,200 cutting-edge presentations by prestigious diabetes experts will explore the latest research breakthroughs in the meeting’s eight theme areas: Acute and Chronic Complications; Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Education, and Exercise; Clinical Diabetes/Therapeutics; Epidemiology/Genetics; Immunology/Transplantation; Insulin Action/Molecular Metabolism; Integrated Physiology/Obesity; and Islet Biology/Insulin Secretion. All sessions will take place at the McCormick Place Convention Center. The official program will begin on Friday, June 21, at 2:00 p.m., following Meet the Expert Sessions, and conclude on Tuesday, June 25, at 12:15 p.m. New This Year! Presidents’ Oral Sessions Lurelean B. Gaines, RN, MSN, will give the President, Health Care & Education Address, “Improving the Lives of All People Affected by Type 2 Diabetes,” on Saturday, June 22. John E. Anderson, MD, will deliver the President, Medicine & Science Address, “The Epidemic—Are WE Ready to Meet the Challenge?,” on Sunday, June 23. The recipients of the Association’s highest scientific achievement awards will present lectures at this year’s meeting: Graeme I. Bell, PhD, will present the Banting Lecture, “Genetics of Diabetes—A Personal Journey of Discovery,” on Sunday, June 23. Jens C. Brüning, MD, will deliver the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award Lecture, “Insulin Action— Beyond Its Classic Targets,” on Monday, June 24. Supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC Ann L. Albright, PhD, RD, will give the Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award Lecture, “Diabetes Prevention and Management—The Thrill Is NOT Gone,” on Saturday, June 22. Supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC Edward J. Boyko, MD, MPH, will present the Kelly West Award Lecture, “Central Obesity—Cause or Correlate in Type 2 Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome?,” on Sunday, June 23. Supported by a grant from Merck Other key lectures and addresses: This year’s program will showcase breakthrough science in two newly created Presidents’ Oral Sessions. The selected abstracts will feature innovative research in basic and clinical science. Scheduled for Friday afternoon and Tuesday morning, these oral sessions will replace the Late-Breaking Abstracts symposium. A list of the abstracts and session times will be available in the Final Program. Caroline A. Crowther, MD, FRANZCOG, FRCOG, CMFM, will deliver the Norbert Freinkel Award Lecture, “Generating, Synthesizing, and Using the Best Evidence for Care of Women with Gestational Diabetes,” on Saturday, June 22. Meet the Expert Sessions Christopher E. Attinger, MD, FACS, will present the Roger Pecoraro Award Lecture, “The Three Keys to the Kingdom of Diabetic Limb Salvage,” on Saturday, June 22. Each Meet the Expert Session is designed to enable attendees to meet and interact with key opinion leaders, who will facilitate informal discussions on clinical and basic science topics. These sessions will be held on Friday, June 21, at noon and 12:50 p.m. There is no required sign-up for the sessions; however, space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit scientificsessions.diabetes.org to view the scheduled topics and presenters. 6 Margaret Grey, DrPH, RN, FAAN, will give the Richard R. Rubin Award Lecture, “The ‘White Cap’ Advantage— Contributions of Nurses to Behavioral Research in Diabetes,” on Saturday, June 22. Supported by an educational grant from Curative Health Services, ConvaTec, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, and Sechrist Clinical Services Joseph L. Witztum, MD, will present the Edwin Bierman Award Lecture, “Immune Mechanisms in Atherogenesis— A Serendipitous Observation,” on Sunday, June 23. Supported by an endowment established in 1999 by Merck Professional Section Quarterly http://scientificsessions.diabetes.org http://scientificsessions.diabetes.org

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ADA Names New Senior Vice President
73rd Scientific Sessions News
New CE/CME Self-Assessment Program
Grant Opportunity Announcements

Professional Section Quarterly - Spring 2013