Diabetes: When Behavior Modification is Not Enough

A continuing medical education activity sponsored by NAMCP and AAMCN
This activity was held live at the 2008 Spring Managed Care Forum.

This activity is valid from June 13, 2008 to June 15, 2009

 

Audience: This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline

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Instructions for CME/CEU:  View the presentation, answer the post test, complete the evaluation form and submit to keads@namcp.org.  You will have the option on the post test/evaluation page to submit your forms electronically or by faxing them to Katie Eads at 804-747-5316.

Summary
Patient compliance and behavior modification is all part of treating any disease state. When modification is not enough, pharmacological treatment is necessary. This session will provide you with knowledge on when to go beyond behavior modification straight to pharmacological options.

Objectives

  • Describe the health implications for patients with diabetes

  • Discuss behavior modifications for diabetic patients

  • Evaluate treatment options when behavior changes are not enough

Faculty: Zachary T. Bloomgarden, MD, Clinical Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
   

Disclosure:

Dr. Bloomgarden serves on the speakers bureau for Merck, Nov Nordisk, Eli Lilly/Amylin and serves as a consultant to Takeda. Dr. Bloomgarden’s wife is a stockholder/consultant to Novartis.

Accreditation & Designation

The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. NAMCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditsTM. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA) VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who complete this activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hours.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification requirements.

  

This activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline