Prevention and Management of Diabetes Complications

Course Overview

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic conditions worldwide, affecting approximately 425 million individuals. In the United States, about 9.4% of the adult population is affected by diabetes mellitus, with even higher prevalence rates among racial and ethnic minorities. One in four individuals does not know they have the disease. Due to a significant delay in the diagnosis of diabetes in many cases and suboptimal control of the disease in most patients, diabetes-related complications are extremely common.  

Prevention and Management of Diabetes Complications is a distinctive four-day educational opportunity for clinicians who want to design feasible, comprehensive, diabetes-related complications prevention and treatment strategies based on the latest scientific information. This live-virtual course provides a state-of-the-art update on managing and preventing diabetes-related complications to a spectrum of health care providers.

Learning activities will focus on strategies to prevent and treat microvascular complications, including:

• Retinopathy
• Nephropathy and neuropathy
• Macrovascular complications of cardiovascular diseases, such as:
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Peripheral arterial disease

Who Should Attend

• Primary Care Physicians
• Specialty Physicians
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Pharmacists
• Physician Assistants
• Psychologists

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Define strategies for identification, prevention and management of diabetes-related microvascular complications
• Develop strategies to identify, prevent and manage diabetes-related macrovascular complications
• Utilize strategies to reduce the development and progression of diabetes-related complications
• Implement practical strategies to detect, prevent and manage common acute diabetes-related complications such as hyper- and hypoglycemia
• Establish effective techniques to educate diabetes patients on potential complications and management options.

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