Agenda 2024

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By the end of the congress, participants will be able to:

Review impactful new evidence in the field of diabetes management that has emerged over the past year
Understand up to date strategies for prevention and management of diabetes complications (diabetic kidney disease, heart failure, neuropathy, retinopathy)
Develop an approach to incorporating and assessing use of diabetes technologies within clinical practice
Implement approaches that promote self-management among patients with diabetes
Develop practical approaches to initiating and managing the most current diabetes medications
Understand the current activities of the National Indigenous Diabetes Association

All times are set to Eastern Time

Obesity Update - on Thursday, April 11^th

DAY 1: FRIDAY, APRIL 12^TH
8:15 am	Registration and Hot Breakfast Buffet
8:55 am	Accredited Symposium: Just Ask: Patient-Centered Communications in the Management of T2D	Dr. Jill Trinacty Dr. Barry Simon
PLENARY SESSION #1
10:00 am	Welcome and Introduction	Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Alanna Weisman
10:10 am	The Year in Trials: Key Updates and Insights	Dr. Alice Cheng
10:30 am	Renal Updates in Diabetes	Dr. Louis Girard
10:50 am	Panel Discussion: Practical Considerations for Initiating and Managing SGLT2i and Incretins	Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Louise Moist Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey Habert
11:10 am	Panel discussion - Q&A	All Faculty
11:30 am	Hot Lunch Buffet
11:55 am	Accredited Symposium: The New Cadence of Control: Once-weekly Basal Insulin	Dr. Alex Abitbol Dr. Basel Bari
PLENARY SESSION #2 (SIMULTANEOUS STREAMS)
1:00 pm (includes time for Q&A)	Complex Cases in CGM	Dr. Jeremy Gilbert
	Incorporating CGM Into Your Clinical Practice	Dr. Alanna Weisman
1:30 pm (includes time for Q&A)	DIY Pumps: Insights for Specialists	Dr. Kate Hawke
	Pump System Update: Case Studies in Primary Care	Dr. Ilana Halperin
2:00 pm (includes time for Q&A)	Empowering Patients: Tips and Resources for Management of Diabetes	Ms. Lori Berard
	Living with Diabetes: Nurse Perspective	Ms. Krista Lawrence
2:30 pm	Health Break
2:50 pm	Corridor Consult unaccredited
3:15 pm	Symposium unaccredited
4:15 pm	Closing remarks END OF DAY 1	Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Alanna Weisman
4:20 pm	Networking Reception with Beverage, Canapés and Professional Headshot Station

DAY 2: SATURDAY, APRIL 13^TH
8:00 am	Morning Rise & Stretch (20 minutes)
8:00 am	Hot Breakfast Buffet
PLENARY SESSION #3
8:45 am	Welcome and Introduction	Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Alanna Weisman
8:50 am	Heart Failure Updates in Diabetes	Dr. Shelley Zieroth
9:10 am	Beyond LDL: Guidelines Review and Novel Biomarkers	Dr. John Mancini
9:30 am	Panel Discussion - Q&A	All Faculty
9:50 am	Corridor Consult unaccredited
10:10 am	Health Break
PLENARY SESSION #4
10:30 am	Breaking Ground: NIDA's Pioneering Approach to Indigenous Diabetes Care	Ms. Marisa Cardinal
10:50 am	Beyond Barriers: Managing Diabetes in Vulnerable Communities	Dr. David Campbell
11:10 am	Panel Discussion - Q&A	All Faculty
11:25 am	Hot Lunch Buffet
11:45 am	Accredited Symposium: Whose Drug is it Anyways?	Dr. James Kim Dr. Kristin Clemens Dr. Kim Connelly Dr. Louis Girard
PLENARY SESSION #5
12:50 pm	Neuropathy in Diabetes	Dr. Charles de Mestral
1:10 pm	Diabetes therapies in PCOS	Dr. Alyse Goldberg
1:30 pm	Panel discussion - Q&A	All Faculty
PLENARY SESSION #6
1:45 pm	(KEYNOTE TALK) Rethinking Diabetes: Is Remission Achievable?	Dr. Harpreet Bajaj Dr. Sean Wharton
2:30 pm	Closing remarks	Dr. Akshay Jain Dr. Alanna Weisman
END OF DIABETES UPDATE CONGRESS

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