Available On-Demand
Diabetes now affects more than 1 in 10 people in the world, the vast majority of whom are also considered to be obese. While advancements in technologies and therapies have created a wide array of options that can be offered to patients, lifestyle interventions remain paramount in the prevention and management of these conditions. This webinar will review evidence-based strategies to support personalized multidisciplinary interventions for patients living with diabetes and obesity.
Key learning objectives
- Determine the current prevalence and association between diabetes and obesity
- Discuss the evidence of lifestyle vs newer therapies for diabetes and obesity
- Explain the importance of a personalized approach on the setting of multidisciplinary interventions for patients with diabetes and obesity
Who should attend
Point-of-care coordinators, nurses, diabetologists, physicians, endocrinologists, clinicians, patients, providers, and researchers
Accreditation statement
SelectScience is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. Attendees of this one-hour webinar are also entitled to 1.0 ACCENT Continuing Education Credits from the AACC. This activity was planned in accordance with ACCENT® Standards and Policies. Verification of Participation certificates are provided to registered participants based on completion of the activity, in its entirety, and the activity evaluation. For questions regarding continuing education, please email education@aacc.org.
Presenters
Dora Wells
Editorial Team
SelectScience
Carlos Mendez, MD, F.A.C.P.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
Diabetologist, Director Diabetes Program, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Division of Endocrinology
Dr. Carlos Mendez is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. He is also Diabetes Program Director at Clement J. Zablocki Veterans’ Administration Medical Center.
Dr. Mendez is originally from Venezuela where he obtained his medical degree. He completed his residency in internal medicine at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, Illinois and his fellowship in diabetes at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
Before he moved to Wisconsin, he was Diabetes Management Program Director at Albany Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York for six years. He has been deeply involved in academic and research activities, with multiple peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He has also lectured nationally and internationally on the management of diabetes.