OVERVIEW

Diabetes Update is organized by The Rx Consultant.

Release Date: Sep 23, 2017
Expiration Date: Sep 23, 2020

The target audience for this medical event is accredited program is targeted to pharmacists and nurses. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.5 CE Credits.

Course Description:
While healthcare providers may focus on managing glucose, blood pressure, and lipid goals in patients with diabetes, the cornerstone of therapy is Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSME/S), which engages

Course Objectives:
• Discuss the results of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) study. List the risk factors and criteria for prediabetes. Name 3 diabetes medications that may be considered for prediabetes when lifestyle therapy alone is inadequate.
• Describe Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSME/S) programs and their accreditation/recognition.
• Define food insecurity. Discuss causes of health disparities in populations, and approaches to reducing them. Educate patients who cannot afford prescription insulin about the proper use of OTC insulin.
• Discuss the Cardiovascular Outcomes Studies (CVOTs) and cardiovascular benefits of at least 3 diabetes medications.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.