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Date & Location:
Tuesday, October 9, 2018, The Log Cabin and Banquet Meeting House, 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke, MA 01040
Goal:
The goal of this educational activity is to support safe, effective, patient-focused care for the patients with endocrine disorders.
Provided by:
Baystate Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education
Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistans and certified diabetes educators.
Learning Objectives
- Develop rational treatment algorithms for the patient with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
- Identify the cardiovascular advantages and disadvantages to glucose lowering medications.
- Review the key findings of recent cardiovascular outcomes trials involving glucose lowering medications.
- Describe alternative thyroid therapies.
Program Schedule
| 7:30 | Registration, Exhibits, Welcome |
|---|---|
| 8:30 | Diabetes Drugs and CVD - Has the Holy Grail Been Found? Silvio Inzucchi, MD |
| 9:30 | Alternative Thyroid Therapies Cecilia Davis, MD |
10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Testerone Replacements in Men and Women Mary Pat Roy, MD |
11:15 | Updates on Osteoporosis - A Practical Approach to Medications |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Trends in Bariatric Surgery Rushika Conroy, MD |
| 1:45 | Everything You Wanted to Know About Gastric Bypass from a Patients Point of View Alexandrea Orszulak, BA |
| 2:30 | Pumps and Devices - An Overview Chelsea Gordner, DO |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
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 or planning committee have commercial relationships with commercial companies providing goods or services used on patients except Dr. Inzucchi. He is an consultant for Boeringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi/Lexicon, VTV Therapeutics and Eisai
There is free surface parking. Park in the upper half of the parking lot which is nearest the Education Center entrance. Enter through the glass foyer at the end of the building.
Meeting Room temperatures will fluctuate.
Rushika Conroy, MD, MS*
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Pediatric Endocrinologist
Baystate Medical Center
Chelsea Gordner, DO*
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology
Baystate Medical Center
Silvio Inzucchi, MD
Professor of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Physician
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Dr. Inzucchi is an consultant for Boeringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi/Lexicon, VTV Therapeutics, Eisai
Alexandrea Orszulak, BA*
Patient Panel
Ibitoro Osakwe, MD*
Physician
TUFTS University School of Medicine
Chief, Endocrine & Diabetes Metabolism
Baystate Medical Center
Mary Pat Roy, MD*
Physician
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Director, Endocrine Fellowship
Baystate Medical Center
Pamela Taxel, MD*
Professor of Medicine
UCONN Health School of Medicine
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 or planning committee have commercial relationships with commercial companies providing goods or services used on patients except Dr. Inzucchi. He is an consultant for Boeringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi/Lexicon, VTV Therapeutics and Eisai
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Available Credit
- 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 5.50 ANCC Contact Hours
- 5.50 BCIPE Instructional Hours
Price
| Register Early and SAVE $10 |
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| In order to receive credit, the evaluation must be completed by: | Mon, 12/31/2018 - 8:00am |
We appreciate your business and sincerely wish to meet your educational needs. We understand that the schedule of a busy professional, like yourself, is subject to change. Therefore, we have included information about our refund/cancellation policies for your convenience below.
Cancellation:
If you must cancel, telephone Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education at 413-322-4242 and follow your call with a written/email request. All cancellations will incur a $25.00 fee. Please note that we cannot refund cancellations received less than two weeks (10 business days) before the program date.
Refund Policy:
Your refund, less a cancellation fee, will be processed within two (2) weeks from the date we receive the written notification. For credit card refunds, please allow one to two (1-2) billing cycles for the credit to appear on your statement.
Specific Aids or Services:
Please call Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education at 413-322-4242 if, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, you require specific aids or services during your visit to this continuing education program.