Diabetes in African Americans: Optimizing Outcomes through Integrated Nutritional Strategies and Insulin Therapy Reviews strategies for strenthening your ability to provide culturally appropriate dietary and nutritional counseling when initiating or titrating insulin therapy for your African-American patients with type 2 diabetes
Diabetes, Oral Health, and Nutrition: Interrelationships, Innovations, and Interventions Provides primary care providers and dentists with the information necessary to understand the connection between periodontal disease and diabetes and to develop practical screening strategies for their respective patient-care settings
Joslin Cardiometabolic Forum: Targeted Treatments to Optimize Outcomes Saturday morning symposia that will provide up-to-date information on clinical approaches to diagnosis of the cardiometabolic syndrome and recommended treatments to reduce its impact on your patients with type 2 diabetes
On July 30 in Atlanta, Joslin is sponsoring a symposium at the 2008 National Medical Association's Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly. This accredited CME symposium titled Diabetes in African Americans: Optimizing Outcomes through Integrated Nutritional Strategies and Insulin Therapy will provide up-to-date information on designing and implementing individualized treatment plans for African-American patients with type 2 diabetes. You don't have to be registered for the conference to attend. Register for the symposium on the Joslin Web site.
On August 7 in Washington, DC, Joslin is sponsoring a symposium at the 2008 American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting. This accredited CME symposium titled Home Continuous Glucose Monitoring: A New Perspective on Pathophysiology and Treatment will introduce medical professionals who care for people with diabetes to new home continuous glucose monitoring technology and develop their skills regarding its use. This symposium is open only to those medical professionals registered for the AADE Meeting. Pre-registration for the symposium is not required.
Come to Boston in October to attend Advances in Diabetes 2008, a comprehensive two-and-one-half-day CME course being developed by Joslin Diabetes Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and accredited by Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education. Primary care providers will learn practical aspects and new technologies that address the growing complexity of diabetes care. For complete information and to register for this course taking place in Boston October 2-4, go to the course Web page.
Monograph CME publications for credit and reference
Posttests Receive CME credit for completing a Joslin self-study activity
Order A Free Joslin EZStart Kit
The free Joslin EZStart Kit provides patient education materials and tools to assist healthcare professionals in delivering consistent and informed diabetes care information to their patients. Click here to order this recently revised resource. Response to the EZStart kit has been tremendous; read what your colleagues have said about its value in their practices. (PDF document)
Joslin CME Internet Portal Now Available on Medscape
In conjunction with Medscape, Joslin Professional Education Web-based CME activities and content can now be found at www.medscape.com/joslin– the new Joslin CME page on Medscape.com. Go to the Joslin page on Medscape to see what has attracted nearly 200,000 visits by healthcare practitioners.
