Effectively Addressing Severe Hypoglycemia: Implications, Treatment, and Communication

Effectively Addressing Severe Hypoglycemia: Implications, Treatment, and Communication is organized by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC and will be held from Jun 27, 2018 - Jun 27, 2019. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of primary care clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses, and diabetes educators. It will also be of benefit to endocrinologists and other healthcare professionals interested in the management of hypoglycemia in diabetes patients.
 
Statement of Need
All patients with diabetes, including both type 1 and type 2, are at risk for hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose. Hypoglycemia is one of the most important complications related to antiglycemic agents, particularly insulin. Recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia are associated with increased cardiovascular risk for patients with diabetes. Severe hypoglycemia, requiring assistance for management, is a risk for recurrent episodes. Additionally, recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia may lead to the development of hypoglycemic unawareness—the inability for the individual to discern when they are experiencing a hypoglycemic episode. Severe hypoglycemia is a serious and potentially life-threatening event requiring immediate treatment and education to prevent recurrence. All clinicians who treat patients with diabetes would benefit from an educational activity that will help them better identify, treat, and educate patients who are most at risk for severe hypoglycemic episodes as well as provide information on new strategies designed to reduce or ameliorate their occurrence.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
• Outline the pathophysiology and consequences of recurrent/severe hypoglycemia.
• Describe the guideline-recommended management of severe hypoglycemia for both acute and prevention of recurrence.
• Design education strategies for patients and their caregivers about hypoglycemia, including treatment and prevention of hypoglycemic events.

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