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E. Timothy Shapiro, MD
Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Miami Division of Endocrinology
Luigi Meneghini, MD, Director
Kosow Diabetes Treatment Center
Diabetes Research Institute
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Miami Division of Endocrinology
Louis Kuritzky, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dept of Community Health + Family Medicine
University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
Mark Peyrot, MD, Director
Center for Social and Community Research
Professor, Department of Sociology
Loyola University Maryland
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity, you should be
able to:
- Discuss goals, medications and controversies
surrounding the management of your patients
with diabetes and hypertension
- Describe appropriate treatment plans for
these individuals
- Translate clinical research and recent
literature into a simplified, easy to grasp
approach with direct relevance to clinical
practice for the treatment of hypertension and
diabetes
- Identify strategies to help your patients
formulate effective goals for behavior change
that will lead to improved glycemic control and
cardiovascular risk factor reduction
CONTINUING EDUCATION
presents
DIABETES AND
HYPERTENSION
OPTIMIZING THERAPY TO IMPROVE PATIENT GOALS
Saturday, April 2,
2011
HYATT REGENCY
50 ALHAMBRA PLAZA
CORAL GABLES, FL
Registration and Breakfast:
8:00 AM
Scientific Sessions:
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
DIABETES A
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HYPERTENSION
Optimizing Therapy to
Improve Patient Goals
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SATURDAY, APRIL 2,
2011
PROGRAM AGENDA
8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:55 AM
Speaker Disclosures and Sponsor
Acknowledgements
9:00 AM
Utilizing Oral Agents in the
Treatment of Diabetes: Which
Agents and When?
E. Timothy Shapiro, MD
10:00 AM
When and How to Use the
Different Insulins in the
Treatment of Diabetes
10:55 AM
Break and Exhibits
11:00 AM
Hypertension and Diabetes:
What should the goal be?
Louis Kuritzky
12 noon
Optimizing Patient Adherence
Mark Peyrot, MD
1:00 PM
Adjourn
TARGET AUDIENCE AND
SYMPOSIUM GOAL
This educational activity is designed for practicing primary care, internal medicine, endocrinologists, hypertension specialists, diabetes educators, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, nurses, physicians assistants and other HCPs who want to update their knowledge regarding the management and treatment of hypertensive and/or diabetic patients in order to improve patient care.
ACCREDITATION AND CREDITS
EXCEL Continuing Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. EXCEL Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of four AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
EXCEL is a FL provider of nursing education and designates this activity for 4 nursing contact hours – Provider #50-619. PA’s and NP’s: AAPA and AANP accept AMA Category 1 Credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
FACULTY DISCLOSURE
In accordance with ACCME guidelines, any discussions of unlabeled unapproved uses of drugs or devices will be disclosed to the audience. Full disclosure will be made in the course materials and verbally disclosed prior to the start of the live educational activity.
DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION
OPTIMIZING THERAPY TO IMPROVE PATIENT GOALS
REGISTRATION FORM
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011
REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST 8:00 AM
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS: 9:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Hotel
50 Alhambra Plaza –Coral Gables, FL
Hotel phone # 305-441-1234
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This activity is supported through educational
grants from:
NOVO NORDISK
DAIICHI SANKYO
SANOFI-AVENTIS
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
DEGREE € MD, DO € NP, RN € PA
€ OTHER
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE
PHONE #
FAX #
REGISTRATION: Complimentary. You will
receive a confirmation number either by fax
or email.
You may either:
* Register on line at
www.excelcmeconferences.com
* Fax the completed form to: 786-263-0956
* Send this form to EXCEL Continuing
Education, 7990 SW 64 Street, Miami, FL
33143
* For info, call 305-630-9414
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR REGISTRATION
This registration form may be photocopied for your
colleagues. The conference room may be chilly;
please bring a light jacket or sweater.