Continuing Medical Education Courses
Managing & Motivating for Diabetes Survival
Third Annual Diabetes Regional Conference
Saturday, March 10, 2007
8:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
UT Conference Center
Knoxville, TN
CME credits are available from AMA, AAFP and AAPA. CEUs are also available.
Register by February 23, 2007, for reduced registration fee.
Well informed and motivated diabetic patients have higher survival rates and better quality of life. As coaches, cheerleaders and supporters, the healthcare team takes the lead in educating, managing and motivating patients.
This conference offers every member of the healthcare team a game plan that includes skills to
- Improve outcomes for hospitalized diabetics
- Properly prescribe new medications
- Increase the chance of long-term survival for patients
- Advise patients about “natural” remedies and
- Empower patients.
Featuring
George King, M.D., Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
and
Regional experts in the fields of
Endocrinology
Nutrition
Family medicine
Who should attend?
- Family Medicine Physicians
- Internal Medicine Physicians
- Pediatricians
- Dietitians
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses
- Health Educators
- Patient Support Assistants
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, the participant should be able to
- Improve hospital care for diabetics that will reduce morbidity and mortality and healthcare costs
- Implement new methods and medication to improve care for diabetic patients
- Increase provider attention to issues that matter to long-term survival
Accreditation
AMA: 4.75 Category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award
AAFP: 4.75 Prescribed credits
AAPA: Accepts credits from AOACCME, AAFP, AMA for the PRA
CEUs: Up to .5
This educational activity is presented by the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Family Medicine.
If you need to make changes on your completed registration, click on the “Attendee Login” button below. Using the access codes you will receive during the registration process, you will be able to make changes to the information on your registration.
Seeking 50-Year Diabetes Survivors
A special dinner is planned for March 9, 2007, to honor your patients who have survived diabetes for 50 years or more. To help us honor these survivors, please send us their names or pass along this information to them, so they can contact us:
Wendy Smith, wsmith@mc.utmck.edu or
John A. Eaddy, M.D., 1924 Alcoa Highway, Box U-67, Knoxville, TN 37920.
This social event occurs prior to the CME conference and is separate from the CME-certified activity.
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