Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Continuing Medical Education
Sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (Connecticut Children’s) is accredited by the Connecticut State Medical Society to sponsor Continuing Medical Education for Physicians
The Office of Continuing Medical Education plans evidence-based CME activities that enhance physician competence and performance, improved patient outcomes, and better equip physicians to practice in a changing healthcare environment
5th Annual Diabetes Education Session
Date of Lecture: Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Time: 8 am – 2:30 pm
Place: Connecticut Children’s Specialty Outpatient Building - 2nd Floor
505 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06032
Cost: Registration Prior to 9/9/15: $60 Registration 9/10-9/17/15: $75
SPEAKER:
Cem Demirci, MD, Endocrinologist, Division of Endocrinology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center;
Karen Bucci, APRN, CDE, Nurse Practitioner, Division of Endocrinology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Julie Pedersen, RD, CDE, Registered Dietitian, Division of Endocrinology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Stacy Reicher, LCSW, Social Worker, Division of Endocrinology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe the etiology and pathophysiology of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youth
2. Identify current treatment plans and tools utilized in the management of diabetes in children and adolescents and apply them to the school setting
3. Describe factors influencing, and methods to maintain, blood glucose control during exercise and physical activity for youth with diabetes.
4. Identify age-appropriate developmental stages and utilizing this with diabetes tasks
Target Audience: Primary Care Providers and School based nurses
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education by the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (Connecticut Children’s). Connecticut Children’s takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
Connecticut Children's Medical Center’s Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty participating in Continuing Medical Education activities sponsored by Connecticut Children’s are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or perceived conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.
The planners, activity director and Dr. Demirci and Ms. Pedersen, Bucci, Reicher do not have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation.
Dr. Demirci and Ms. Pedersen, Bucci, Reicher will not be discussing the use of any off-label product.
This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.
Schedule:
8:00 Registration and Breakfast
8:30: Pathophysiology and Standards of Diabetes Care – Cem Demirci, MD
9:30: Daily Management of Diabetes and Current Treatment Tools – Karen Bucci, APRN, CDE
10:30 Break
10:45 Nutrition Management and Practical Applications – Julie Pedersen, RD, CDE
11:45 Lunch Break and Hands on Time with Devices
1:00 Family Centered Team Care and School Planning – Stacey Reicher, LCSW
2:00 Questions and Discussion – Group Panel
Program Fees and Registration :
Cost: Registration Prior to 9/9/15: $60 Registration 9/10-9/17/15: $75
Please send completed Registration form and check (Payable to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center-CME) to Diane Mouradjian, Continuing Medical Education; Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Please email Diane Mouradjian at: when registration is sent.
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