Professional Meetings/Education
The American Diabetes Association provides professional education activities and courses that focus on the latest in basic and clinical research. These activities offer educational opportunities, as well as the chance to network with colleagues. They are designed to reach a wide audience of health care providers including diabetologists, researchers, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, psychologists, and podiatrists as well as international physicians and researchers.
The American Diabetes Association conducts professional education activities in support of its overall mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. It is the Association's belief that the quality of treatment received by the person with diabetes is directly dependent upon the education and expertise of his or her health care team.
The many areas of diabetes research and treatment are addressed through a variety of educational formats at the national, regional, and local levels.
For more information regarding ADA's professional education activities, email professionaleducation@diabetes.org.
To register or secure housing for ADA's professional education meetings, email meetings@diabetes.org.
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Annual Scientific Sessions
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The Scientific Sessions are held in June each year and provide an opportunity for members of the diabetes community from around the world to participate in the largest annual research and clinical meeting on diabetes. Sessions focus on the latest information in the areas of basic and clinical research and on the application of this information to clinical practice. The program includes symposia, oral and poster abstract presentations, interactive workshops, poster discussions, and other small group learning sessions.
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Clinical and Research Symposia
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Each year the Association conducts research symposia on topics of interest to the research community. Based upon an identified need within the diabetes community, these professional education activities focus on a specific topic related to the clinical management of diabetes. Information is presented through symposia and interactive workshops. These small meetings provide an informal, collegial atmosphere in which to foster interactive discussion and enhance and expand upon the general sessions topics.
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ADA and Pri-Med CME Programs
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The American Diabetes Association has teamed up with Pri-Med, a leading provider of live, print and online CME, to present several live CME programs focused on critical issues in diabetes care.
Pri-Med Clinical Focus in Diabetes -- "Risk Assessment and Management of the Diabetes Patient" -- These intensive half-day programs focus on a single topic critical to helping primary care practitioners manage the complex diabetes patient. Participate in case-based learning, engage with expert faculty, and interact with fellow physicians in an intimate group setting at 3-hour clinical focus sessions held in 18 cities across the US.
Pri-Med Diabetes in Depth -- "Cardiometabolic Risk: Evaluation, Education, Prevention, Treatment" -- Attend one of three programs focused on clinically relevant practice- and patient-care issues in diabetes diagnosis and treatment. Spend a full day attending seven evidence and case-based sessions with national experts and networking with colleagues and faculty while exploring the overall indicators of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
You can also visit www.pri-med.com/ada to learn more.
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Local Professional Education Activities
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The American Diabetes Association provides additional professional education activities that address a variety of topics related to diabetes treatment and prevention. These activities offer continuing education opportunities, as well as the chance to network with colleagues at the local and regional level.
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Multimedia / Distance Learning
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These single-topic focused materials are produced by ADA and a variety of multimedia partners, and include printed, recorded, and Web-based instructional materials available with and without continuing education credit. These activities may be accessed over time and include monographs, CD-ROMs, live and archived webcasts, and computer assisted self-learning modules. These easy-to-access resources assist the health care professional in providing improved health care to their patients and the researcher with the latest study outcomes.
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IDS Congress and ADA Research Symposium
Best of ADA - India 2007
Coming to Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Jaipur
October 6-12, 2007
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) returns this year for the Second Annual Best of ADA event in India, bringing with them the best lectures on the hottest topics from their 2007 Scientific Sessions event.
The 2007 program features presentations by renowned ADA faculty on the latest medical advances and treatment of diabetes, specifically on Neuropathy, Chronic Complications in Diabetes, Self-Management and Education, Diabetic Foot, Hypoglycemia - prediction and risk analysis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes. Regional key opinion leaders will offer insight into the education presented and its relevance to the local patient population.
This two-day event is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Sun Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
9th International Congress of the Immunology of Diabetes Society and American Diabetes Association Research Symposium
November 14-18, 2007
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
Miami Beach, Florida, USA
OVERVIEW
The Immunology of Diabetes Society and the American Diabetes Association invite you to attend this conference scheduled for November 14-18, 2007 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Florida. In addition to original research presented during poster sessions, the following topics will be addressed in workshops and lecture presentations: autoantibody markers for type 1 diabetes; cellular immune markers for type 1 diabetes; animal models of type 1 diabetes; the pancreas in type 1 diabetes; genetics of type 1 diabetes; the role of toll-like receptors and innate immunity in type 1 diabetes; cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes; environmental and mechanistic causes of type 1 diabetes; mechanisms of beta-cell death; role of the immune response in type 1 diabetes; and islet transplantation.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Program/Abstracts, Shirley Ash, 703-549-1500, x2214, sash@diabetes.org
Registration, Meeting Services, 703-549-1500, x2453, meetings@diabetes.org
Event details and registration information, www.diabetes.org/ids07
Consensus Conferences
Consensus conferences provide a forum for presenting published and unpublished research on topics of interest, with the goal of clarifying the issues and providing guidance to health professionals and the public. A consensus panel attends the conference to evaluate the scientific evidence and to develop a position statement that will respond to specific questions.
International Activities
Consistent with its mission, the American Diabetes Association is an active member of the international diabetes community, participating in such professional education activities as conferences, projects, programs, and membership organizations.
Professional Education Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about abstracts, continuing education, certification, exhibits, and much more are contained in this section.
