The Latest Scoop in Diabetes Care: Updates, Controversies, and Concerns
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 274-L01
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Location:
Room 244, Level 2
PRESENTER(S):
Jennifer Clemente
Tracy Martinez, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Henry Ford Health System
Currently working in ambulatory care setting, involved with lipid management, asthma management, diabetes management and medication therapy management for senior patients. Elderly patients make up a large percentage of my patient pool and have allwed me to become familiar with the particular situations facing elderly patients, especially in terms of polypharmacy.
Stephanie Rowe
PROGRAM CHAIR:
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Tracy Martinez, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Henry Ford Health System
Currently working in ambulatory care setting, involved with lipid management, asthma management, diabetes management and medication therapy management for senior patients. Elderly patients make up a large percentage of my patient pool and have allwed me to become familiar with the particular situations facing elderly patients, especially in terms of polypharmacy.
Apply the information learned to examples of patients with diabetes.
Compare and contrast highlights of the recent American Diabetes Association / American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists diabetes guidelines.
Describe recent type 2 diabetes medication safety concerns focusing on pioglitazone and liraglutide.
Identify controversies in type 2 diabetes management, including metformin therapy in chronic kidney disease and A1c targets, and analyze the evidence behind these controversies.