Session Information
2006 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Healthcare Issues in Minority Populations
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 265-L01
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Time: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Location:
207C-D (CC)
MODERATOR:
John E. Clark, Pharm.D., Director, Pharmacy Practice Residency; and Coordinator Education and Training, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
SPEAKER(S):
Eva M. Vivian, Pharm.D., BCPS, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy, Madison
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Adolescents: The Next Epidemic
Dr. Molly Englert Walbrown, Pharm.D., CACP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care and Internal Medicine, York Hospital, York, PA
Optimizing Diabetes Management in a High-Risk Population
Description
Learning Objectives: Identify the social and economic factors associated with the increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes in African American and Hispanic children and adolescents. Describe strategies to overcome barriers to decreasing the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in African American and Hispanic adolescents. Distinguish clinical features of type 1 versus type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. Identify a patient-specific plan for the management of children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes.