19th Annual Chicago Diabetes Day

Chicago, IL US
May 10, 2025
Unlock the Future of Diabetes Care and Research
 
Join leading experts in diabetology for a dynamic and immersive educational experience designed for clinicians and scientists seeking to deepen their expertise. This exciting event delivers a comprehensive, cutting-edge exploration of diabetes and obesity, blending biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology with real-world clinical applications.
 
Engage with renowned faculty as they dissect the latest breakthroughs in:
  • Cost-effective diabetes therapies – balancing innovation with accessibility
  • Genetics of diabetes – understanding risk, inheritance, and emerging treatments
  • Diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk assessment – refining prediction and prevention
  • Molecular mechanisms of obesity – uncovering metabolic drivers and therapeutic targets
With a critical review of evidence-based literature, this activity empowers you to navigate the evolving landscape of diabetes research, endocrinology, and internal medicine subspecialties. Gain actionable insights into predicting, diagnosing, and managing diabetes and its complications—arming yourself with the knowledge to overcome clinical challenges and improve patient outcomes.

Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your expertise and connect with peers shaping the future of diabetes care!

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, scientists, nurse practitioners, nurses, diabetes educators, students, and other healthcare professionals dedicated to scientific advances in diabetes diagnosis, management, and treatment.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the role of the patient in managing diabetes;
  • Explain how pancreatic islets contribute to the development of diabetes;
  • Compare functional differences in liver function;
  • Analyze emerging methods for treating diabetic nephropathy.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Michelle D. Williams
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
mdwilliams@bsd.uchicago.edu
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-2210
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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.75 Nursing Contact Hours
  • 2.75 Participation
Event starts: 
05/10/2025 - 9:00am
Event ends: 
05/10/2025 - 12:00pm
Activity opens: 
05/10/2025
Activity expires: 
08/10/2025
Add to calendar: 
TimeSessionFaculty
8:00 AMRegistration and Breakfast 
9:00 AMA MASALA of Insights into Type 2 Diabetes Etiology and Prevention in Non-Obese PopulationsAlka Kanaya, MD
9:35 AMQ&A 
9:45 AMSimulation Modeling to Inform Health Policy Decisions in Cardiometabolic DiseasesDavid D. Kim, PhD
10:20 AMQ&A 
10:30 AMBreak 
10:50 AMThe Impact of Fat Quality on Type 2 Diabetes: Why It Matters More Than QuantityJacqueline M. Stephens, PhD
11:25 AMQ&A 
11:35 AMThe Donald F. Steiner Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research – Genetic Insights into Type 1 Diabetes PathogenesisStephen S. Rich, PhD
12:00 PMQ&A 
12:10 PMLunch and Poster Session 
1:15 PMPoster Award Presentations 
1:30 PMMeeting Adjourned 

*The agenda is subject to change.

The University of Chicago Biological Sciences Learning Center
924 E 57th St
1st Floor Auditorium
Chicago, IL 60637
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Learn more about Diabetes care at the University of Chicago via our website. For questions about the program, contact Michelle D. Williams via e-mail.
 
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES LEARNING CENTER
The Learning Center encompasses 124,000 gross square feet of space devoted to interactive teaching laboratories, classrooms, lecture halls, specialized facilities for computer‐simulated biological experimentation, and a rooftop research greenhouse. The building is adjacent to the Jules Knapp Center and provides direct pedestrian access to the John Crerar Science Library and the Medical Center. The Learning Center underscores the University’s commitment to life sciences education. It provides pre‐doctoral trainees in the MSTP with space and facilities to foster its informal training and formal coursework. Seminars, lab meetings, simulation, and all courses and symposia are held in this facility. In addition, the Pritzker School of Medicine and the Office of Graduate Student Affairs are located in this building.
 
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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 (773) 702-2210 or via email at mdwilliams@bsd.uchicago.edu.
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE DIRECTORS
  Graeme Bell, PhD
  Kovler Family Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine
  Professor of Human Genetics
  Professor of Pediatrics
 


  Raghu Mirmira, MD, PhD
  Professor of Medicine
 
 

 
 
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships 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.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nursing Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
 
Participants who successfully complete the entire activity and complete an evaluation form will earn 2.75 contact hours.
 
Other Participant Credit
Other participants 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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