Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to.

1. Describe the "hyperglycemia paradox"
2. Define the stress hyperglycemia index and how that may explain ICU outcomes
3. Review the emerging use of CGM in the hospital.

Faculty

Irl B. Hirsch, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.