Upcoming Medical Conferences in Missoula

Montana Optometric Association (MOA) Annual Educational Conference & Exposition is organized by Montana Optometric Association (MOA) and will be held from May 01 - 03, 2019 at Hilton Garden Inn Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Goldfarb Foundation 2019 Montana Meeting is organized by The Goldfarb Foundation and will be held from Sep 04 - 08, 2019 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Missoula - Edgewater, Missoula, Montana, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 CE contact hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Making the Connection - CME is organized by Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) and will be held on Sep 07, 2019 at Hilton Garden Inn Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States of America. Accreditation: AMA: The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses: For the purposes of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Cate­gory 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of re-licensure, the Califor­nia Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ (report up to 5.75 hours of credit and list “CME Category 1” as the provider number). Physician Assistants: The AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Phy­sician assistants may receive a maximum of 5.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program. Certified Diabetes Educators: The University of California, San Diego is accredited by the ACCME, which is on the NCBDE list of approved providers. Credit Designation: Global Education Group designates this continuing education activity for 5.75 contact hour(s) (0.65 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. What You Will Learn: We focus on four distinct areas of the most cutting-edge diabetes management strategies: • Patient-provider relationships with a focus on communication methods to improve adherence and persistence. • Oral agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and their effect on cardiovascular health. • Injectable therapies, including insulin, for use in patients with type 2 diabetes. • New and emerging strategies for patients with type 1 diabetes. Learning Objectives At course completion, participants should be able to: • Identify the different pathophysiologic defects associated with type 2 diabetes and how all the pharmacologic agents (oral and injectable) address these specific abnormalities. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. • Review the recently published cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) on oral and injectable type 2 medications. • Discuss the implications of recently published cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTS) on oral and injectable type 2 medications. • Discuss approaches to combination therapy with the currently available oral agents, as well as physician and patient-directed insulin titration strategies and the basal-bolus approach. • Outline the most up-to-date clinical information on GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors. • Design a treatment plan for multiple daily injection regimens and insulin pump therapy. • Interpret continuous glucose monitoring data. • Select effective therapeutic adjustments based on trending or rate of change arrows, time in range, and standard deviation. • Evaluate the physical and emotional barriers that prevent patients with diabetes from being persistent and adherent to their therapeutic regimen(s). • Employ innovative and dynamic strategies for communication with patients to strengthen provider-patient relations and improve patient outcomes. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.