This is a two day program with the specific purpose of increasing education and knowledge of all aspects of diabetes clinical practice and research. This symposium consists of medical lectures and workshops given by healthcare professionals (not all MD’s), investigators and patients on topics related to Diabetes Updates. The major format used is a series of thematic talks by recognized health professionals and are all followed by question and answer sessions along with feedback. There will also be a panel of physicians who will present case discussions and then open the floor to the audience for a Question and Answer Session. This course is designed for primary care physicians, adult endocrinologists, pediatric endocrinologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, dieticians, physician assistants, fellows, residents, and medical students.

This conference is designed to:

• Improve diabetes and obesity care by identifying and expounding evidence-based advances in management.
• Analyze the areas that are at the outer limits of current knowledge of diabetes and obesity and define our limitations.
• Improve management and knowledge of drugs and therapy for diabetes and obesity, using well-controlled trial data.
• Gain further knowledge about the pathophysiological processes involved in diabetes and obesity.
• Increase awareness of the patient perspective of diabetes and obesity care.

Chair

Srividya Kidambi, MD, MS, associate professor and chief of endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Committee Members

• Alan David, MD, Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Leonard Egede, MD, Professor and Chief General Internal Medicine, Center Director, Center for Advancing Population Science (CAPS), Medical College of Wisconsin
• Rosanna Fiallo-Scharer, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Diabetes Program Director, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
• Steven Magil, MD, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, Community Division, Froedtert/Medical College of Wisconsin
• Daisy Sahoo, PhD, Professor, Endocrinology, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Gina George, PA-C, Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Kate Glasenapp, DNP, BC-ADM, CDE, Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Jess Rybold, Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Debra Warpechowski, Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Susan Hjelsand, Program Manager, American Diabetes Association-Wisconsin