Stay up to date on the latest in diabetes therapy and earn LIVE CE credits. This year's program features the following presentations:
"Current Guidelines for Treating CVD in Diabetes"
-Christopher Cannon, MD
"Applying the ADA Nutrition Consensus Guidelines to a Diverse Population"
- Karen Lau, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES
"Diabetes and Exercise: Practical Tips for Prescribing and Monitoring"
-Sheri Colberg, PhD, FACSM
"Current and Emerging Therapies for the Management of Hyperlipidemia"
-Tracey Taveira, PharmD, CDOE, CVDOE
"The Top 10 Creative Teaching Strategies for 2021 and Beyond: Be Wise to What's Up and Coming"
-Michele Deck, MEd, BSN, RN, LCCE, FACCE
Continuing Education Credits
This program has been submitted for 5.0 LIVE contact hours through the Rhode Island State Nursing Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Participants must attend the entire symposium and complete a written evaluation to be awarded continuing education credits.
The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This is a knowledge-based educational activity. Pharmacists will receive 5.0 LIVE contact hours (0.5 CEUs) for the educational activity. No partial credit is available. UAN# 0060-9999-21-35-L01-P
Program Agenda
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Speaker: Christopher Cannon, MD
Presentation: Current Guidelines for Treating CVD in Diabetes
- 1. Explain the cardiovascular risk of diabetes
- 2. Describe the current trials of newer agents for treatment of diabetes
- 3. Discuss the new guidelines recommending specific classes of medications to different patient groups for CV risk reduction
Speaker: Karen Lau, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES
Presentation: Applying the ADA Nutrition Consensus Guidelines to a Diverse Population
- 1. Describe the evidence of the 9 eating patterns discussed in the ADA Nutrition Therapy Consensus Report
- 2. Review the evidence of the relationship in carb, fat, protein to insulin dosing requirement
- 3. Discuss the importance of providing care for a diverse population, and discuss practical tips in conducting counseling for people of different background
Speaker: Sheri Colberg, PhD, FACSM
Presentation: Diabetes and Exercise: Practical Tips for Prescribing and Monitoring
- 1. Explain the role of physical activity and exercise in diabetes management
- 2. State the appropriate activities and amounts to recommend to patients with diabetes (particularly older adults with type 2 diabetes)
- 3. Recommend and prescribe types and quantities of planned exercise, along with unstructured activities and breaks in sedentary time
- 4. Address common barriers to being active and how to help their patients overcome them to get and remain physically active, both safely and effectively
Speaker: Tracey Taveira, PharmD, CDOE, CVDOE
Presentation: Current and Emerging Therapies for the Management of Hyperlipidemia
- 1. Discuss current national guideline recommendations for the treatment of hyperlipidemia
- 2. Describe the current evidence to support the role of non-statin therapies in the management of mixed dyslipidemia
- 3. Identify emerging therapies for the treatment of hyperlipidemia
- 4. Determine which patients would benefit from combination antihyperlipidemic agents
Speaker: Michele Deck, Med, RN, BSN, LCCE, FACCE
Presentation: The Top 10 Creative Teaching Strategies for 2021 and Beyond: Be Wise to What's Up and Coming
- 1. Analyze innovative and creative ways to teach that inspire deeper levels of thinking and engagement for your learners.
- 2. Experience technology you can incorporate into your teaching practice
- 3. Plan ways to apply methods used to individual’s teaching sessions
