13th Annual Chicago Diabetes Day
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify the function and structure of the beta cell from a scientific and clinical perspective;
- Explain how to augment treatment for patients who have not achieved glycemic control;
- Summarize the cultural differences and unique characteristics of diabetes in various patient populations throughout the world;
- Describe how to develop evidence-based, patient-specific glycemic and non-glycemic treatment goals for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus focusing on cardiovascular risk reduction;
- Discuss treatment regimens and patient management techniques that can be affective at achieving and maintaining high adherence to therapy;
- Assess how to support patients who have diabetes while considering the psychosocial barriers to treatment.
- 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 2.25 Participation

ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office at [email protected].
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Matthew Brady, Ph.D. University of Chicago | Joseph Bass, M.D., Ph.D. Northwestern University | Graeme I. Bell, Ph.D. University of Chicago | Marshall H. Chin, M.D., M.P.H. University of Chicago |
David A. Ehrmann, M.D. University of Chicago | Louis H. Philipson, M.D., Ph.D. University of Chicago | Terry G. Unterman, M.D. University of Illinois at Chicago | John A. Corbett, Ph.D. Medical College of Wisconsin |
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with anycommercial interest. This includes any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest. Mechanisms are in place to identify and resolve any potential conflict of interest prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
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