Comprehensive Risk Factor Management: The Future of Diabetes Care

This symposium discusses the rationale for aggressive treatment of diabetes when the patient displays cardiovascular risk factors. We will focus on implementing knowledge into practice through use of lecture and clinical problem solving scenarios. Professionals attending will learn how to integrate nutrition, drug and psychological interventions into recommendations. If you work with patients who have both diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors, you won't want to miss this two-day symposium.

Thursday, April 19, 2001
Rationale for Aggressive Therapy
8:00 am   Registration - Coffee and bagels
8:30-8:45 Welcome and Introductions
8:45-9:15 Current State of Diabetes Management, Richard M. Bergenstal, MD
9:15-10:15 Rationale for Aggressive Treatment of Diabetes, David Kendall, MD
10:15-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Using Multi-drug Therapy in Diabetes: Glycemia and Lipids, Richard M. Bergenstal, MD
11:45-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-2:00 pm Advanced Insulin Management, Lisa H. Fish, MD
2:00-3:00 Improving Control with Pattern Management and Carbohydrate-to-Insulin Ratio
3:00-3:30 Snack Break
3:30-4:30 Special Cases in Psychological Adjustment to Diabetes, Joseph B. Nelson, MA, LP
4:30-5:30 Hospitality Hour

Friday, April 20
Integrating Advanced Management for Patients with Risk Factors
8:00-8:30 am Coffee and Muffins
8:30-9:30 Multi-risk Factor Intervention in Diabetes: Lipids; Hypertension; Tobacco Use,  David Kendall, MD
9:30-10:15 Clinical Problem Solving of Co-morbidities
10:15-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Workshops (Select one)

1. Is the Insulin Pump Right for Your Patient? Ann Johnson, RN, CDE, and Shannon Perron, RD, LD
2. Technologies in Diabetes Management,  Mary L. Johnson, BS, RN, CDE
3. Special Topics: Insulin Regimens and Pumps for Kids,  Gay Castle, RD, LD, CDE, and Marcia Meier, BAN, RN
4. Helping Patients Change Behavior, Sue Scott, MS, LP, and Joseph Nelson, MA, LP
5. A Primary Care Doctor's View on Cardiovascular Risk Management, Phillip Kofron, MD

12:00-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00-1:45 Diabetes Management of the Hospitalized Patient, Lisa Fish, MD
1:45-3:00 Workshops (Select one)

6. Is the Insulin Pump Right for Your Patient?
7. Technologies in Diabetes Management
8. Special Topics: Insulin Regimens and Pumps for Kids
9. Helping Patients Change Behavior
10. A Primary Care Doctor's View on Cardiovascular Risk Management

3:00-3:30 Snack Break
3:30-4:00 From Ideal to Real: Changing Your Practice, Ariel Birnbaum, MD, and Marcia Weimerskirch, MD
4:00-4:30 The Heart of the Matter, Joseph B. Nelson, MA, LP