PA Diabetes conference

Pennsylvania/Delaware/West Virginia

Tristate Diabetes Annual Meeting

Elevating your Skill Set in Diabetes Management

Day 1 Thursday May 2 

 

7:30-9:15 am registration/vendors/Breakfast

 

9:15 am opening remarks

 9:30-10:30am History of the DSME Past Present and Future   

Kellie Antinori-Lent MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside

 

10:30-11:30 am   Reimbursement/billing and Scope of Practice    

Diane Battaglia, RN CDCES CPT

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

 

11:30 am-12:30 pm  AI in Diabetes Care and Education

Janice MacLeod, MA, RD, CDCES, FADCES

Janice Macleod Consulting 

 

12:30-1:30 pm Lunch/vendors

 

1:30 -2:30 pm -Expanding the use of Technology

Lori Bednarz RN, MSN, CDCES

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Diabetes

 

2:30 -3:30pm – Taking a Deep Dive into Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Frank L Schwartz, MD FACE, Emeritus Professor of Endocrinology & Former J O Watson Chair for Diabetes Research at The Diabetes Institute; Ohio University

 

3:30-4:00 pm break/vendor

 

4:00-5:00 pm-  Smart Pen Technology for Pediatrics vs Adult  

Marc F. Sinclair, BSN, RN, CDCES, CPT

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Specialty Services

 

5:30-6:00 pm OPEN BAR

 

6:00-7:30 pm Dinner event

 

Day 2 Friday May 3

7:00-8:00 am vendor/breakfast

 

8:00-9:00 am – Troubleshooting and Using the Reports  

Olivia Krolczyk, MSN RN CDCES 

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

 

9:00-10:00 am – Enhancing Patient Motivation

Jim Meister, RD, LDN, CPT 

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

 

10:00- 10:30 am -  break/vendor

 

10:30-11:30 am – Value Inpatient Nurse   

Mary Treadway,MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CDCES

Coplin Health Systems

 

11:30 am-12:30 pm – Defeating Diabetes & Obesity- Medication Updates                                      

Tammie Payne CRNP, MSN, RN, CDCES, CPT, NP-C

University of Pittsburgh

 

12:30- Closing remarks

 

 This offers 10 ce credits