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Forward20th Annual Chicago Diabetes Day
Chicago, IL US
May 9, 2026
Join leading clinicians and scientists for a dynamic, in-depth exploration of modern diabetology!
This comprehensive program brings together cutting-edge science and real-world clinical insights to deepen your understanding of diabetes and obesity, from molecular mechanisms to patient-centered care.
Through expert-led sessions, you’ll examine the latest advances in biochemistry, physiology, genetics, and risk assessment, while critically engaging with the evidence that is shaping today’s treatment landscape. Topics include the cost-effectiveness of emerging therapies, cardiovascular risk in diabetes, and the complex biological pathways driving obesity and disease progression.
Designed for clinicians who want to stay at the forefront of care, this activity offers practical strategies and multidisciplinary perspectives to help you better predict, diagnose, and manage diabetes and its complications.
Enhance your clinical decision-making, strengthen your scientific foundation, and bring the latest insights directly to your patients. Register today!
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 biochemical and physiologic mechanisms underlying diabetes and obesity, including pancreatic islet and hepatic dysfunction.
- Explain how advances in genetics and molecular research inform current understanding of diabetes pathogenesis.
- Interpret current evidence-based literature to guide therapeutic decision-making in diabetes management.
- Compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of contemporary diabetes therapies when selecting treatment strategies.
- Assess patient risk for diabetes-related cardiovascular and renal complications using validated tools and clinical indicators.
- Apply emerging approaches for the prevention and treatment of diabetic nephropathy in clinical practice.
- Integrate patient-centered and behavioral strategies to improve self-management and long-term outcomes.
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| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:45–8:30 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:30–9:00 am | Welcome and History of the University of Chicago’s Diabetes Center Dr. Raghu Mirmira & Dr. Kenneth Polonsky |
| 9:00–9:45 am | The Donald F. Steiner Award for Translational Diabetes Research Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH “Translating Epidemiology Into Policy: Diabetes Diagnosis and Management” |
| 9:45–10:30 am | Megan Huisingh-Scheets, MD, MPH, AGSF, FGSA “Technology in Aging: A Vision for Future Aging Assessments and Long-Term Lifestyle Treatments to Augment Diabetes Care” |
| 10:30–11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00–11:45 am | Emilyn Alejandro, PhD “Placental Mediation of Maternal-Fetal Crosstalk: Programming Pathways to Metabolic Disease and β-Cell Dysfunction” |
| 11:45 am–12:30 pm | The Donald F. Steiner Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research Charles Burant, MD, PhD “Diabetes, Longevity, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness” |
| 12:30–1:45 pm | Lunch & Posters |
| 1:45 pm | Awards |
| 2:00 pm | Dismissal |
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 email.
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.
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
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 before 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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
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 before 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 U.S. 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 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 3.5 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 3.5 contact hours.
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 3.5 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.
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.
Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
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