Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012

Time: Registration 5:30 pm-6:00 pm Dinner and Speaker 6:30 pm

Topic: Bariatric Surgery and Nutrition Support

Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. List two examples of the health and cost implications of
obesity in the United States.
2. Describe the impact of bariatric surgery on nutritional intake
and nutrition status.
3. List two potential complications of bariatric surgery.
4. Describe the progression of nutrition-related interventions in support of bariatric surgery goals.

Speaker: Joanne Beradi, RD, CSP, CNSC, LDN
Clinical Support Manager for Home Solutions

Credits: CE applied for

Sponsor: Home Solutions

Place: The Double Tree Hotel
     640 Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Includes: A full service buffet dinner

Cost: $10 Member, $25 Non-Members includes the cost of the program and the buffet

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Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012

Time: Registration 5:30 PM -6:00PM Dinner and Speaker 6:30 PM

Topic: Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Practical Approaches to the Newest Technology in Diabetes

Objectives:
1.Discuss the FDA approved indications for use of the various CGM devices, how CGM is an adjunct to SMBG and the fundamental aspects of CGM technology.
2.Review the three FDA approved CGM devices currently available, features of each system, product comparisons and how CGM features can be used to improve patients’ glycemic control.
3.Describe the benefits of CGM as it pertains to certain clinical criteria and how real-time data can help improve glucose control.
4.Review the accuracy data for each of the three CGM systems currently available.
5.Identify the various clinical studies that demonstrate the clinical outcomes and improvement in glycemic control with the use of CGM.

Speaker: Nicholas Argento, MD
Director of Diabetes Technology Columbia MD

Credits: Approved for 1 CCM

Sponsor: DexCom, Inc. and Animas

Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012

Time: Registration 5:30 PM- 6:00 PM Speaker 6:30 PM

Date: Thursday, May 10, 2012

Time: Registration 5:30 PM -6:00 PM Speaker 6:30 PM