15.5 CEU Approved whether attendance is live, on-demand, or combination.
In support of improving patient care, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
For successful
completion, participants are required to attend each full day, and complete and
submit the program evaluation at the conclusion of each day. Your Statement of
Credit will be issued upon submission of the evaluation form. You will receive
3 statements if attending the full 3-day event. You may receive only 1 or 2
days of statement credit if only attending certain days. Pharmacists must provide
their date of birth (MMDD) and NABP ePID to receive credit.
Thursday
4/29
11:00
– Noon
Exhibitors Open + Get Acquainted with the Platform
Noon
– 12:15
Welcome by ADCES Oregon & Washington State Chairs
12:15
– 1:15
“Insulin Pump and Sensor Update and Practice Integration” with Carla Cox, PhD,
RD, CDCES, CSSD, CPT, FADCES
1:30
– 2:30
“Meeting People with Diabetes Where They Are: Lessons Learned in the Home
Environment” with Josh Neumiller, PharmD, CDCES and the national 2021 DCES of
the Year
2:30
– 3:00
Exhibitors Open for Afternoon Break
3:00
– 4:30
“Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in PWD: Strategies for a DCES” with Susan
Guzman, PhD
4:45
– 5:15
Advocacy Happy Hour with Teresa Martin, MS, RDN, CDCES
5:00
– 6:00
Exhibitors Open + Facilitated Networking Opportunities
Practice Areas Networking Zoom Rooms: Pediatrics, Primary Care, Pregnancy &
GDM, Technology, Inpatient, and Outpatient
General HangOut Zoom Room
Debrief the Day Zoom Room
Friday
4/30
7:00
– 8:00
Exhibitors Open – Bring Your Coffee and Breakfast!
8:00
– 8:15
Welcome by ADCES Oregon & Washington State Chairs
8:15
– 9:15
“Supplements and Minerals for Managing Diabetes: Which Work and Why” with Jim
Painter, PhD, RD
9:30
– 10:30
“Research Update: Closed Loop and Decision Support for T1D With a Focus on
Exercise” with Leah Wilson, MD
10:30
– 11:00
Exhibitors Open for Morning Break
11:00
– 12:00
“Structural Inequities and Diabetes: Challenges and Solutions” with Monica
Peek, MD
12:00
– 1:30
Exhibitors Open
12:15
– 12:45
Awards Luncheon – Separate Events for Oregon and Washington to present their
2021 DCES of the Year and Distinguished Service Awards
12:45
– 1:15
Networking Opportunity with Many Local Networking Group Zoom Rooms
Washington Local Networking Groups to Explore: Greater Seattle, Spokane, and SW
Washington
Oregon Local Networking Groups to Explore: The Gorge, Portland, Central
Oregon/Bend, Southern Oregon, Eugene, and Salem
1:30
– 2:30
“Brightspots and Landmines: A Diabetes Toolkit for Meaningful Behavior Change”
with Adam Brown
2:45
– 3:45
“Nutrition for Gestational Diabetes” with Lily Nichols, RDN, CDCES
4:00
– 5:00
“When Fear of Hypoglycemia is the Problem: What Can the Healthcare Professional
Do?” with William Polonsky, PhD, CDCES
5:00
– 6:00
Exhibitors Open + Facilitated Networking Opportunities
Discipline Networking Zoom Rooms: RNs, RD/RDNs, and Pharmacists – You are welcome to join
the discussion of other disciplines than your own.
General HangOut Zoom Room
Debrief the Day Zoom Room
Saturday
5/1
8:30
– 8:45
Welcome by ADCES Oregon & Washington State Chairs
8:45
– 9:45
“Low Carb Diets: Just Another Fad or a New Course of Action to Counter the
Diabetes Epidemic?” with Jim Painter, PhD, RD
10:00
– 11:00
“Exploring the Real World of Diabetes Nutrition Therapy – Translating the
Evidence into Clinical Practice” with Alison Evert, MS, RDN, CDCES
11:15
– 12:15
“Overview of the Essentials of DSMES and MNT Billing and Program
Sustainability” with Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RDN, MBA, CDCES
12:30
– 1:30
“Plant-Based Culinary Medicine: Make Your Lunch with Ineke & Elaina” with
Ineke Ojanen, RDN, CDCES and Elaina Moon, BS, ACE Certified Health Coach
1:45
– 2:45
“Cultural Humility: The Value of Learning from Our Patients” with Kathaleen
Briggs Early, PhD, RDN, CDCES and Lily Gonzalez, MPH
3:00
– 4:00
“Diabetes Management: It’s Not Just a Numbers Game!” with Joe Solowiejczk, RN,
MSW, CDCES
4:00
– 4:15
Closing by ADCES Oregon & Washington State Chairs
Carla
Cox, PhD, RD, CDCES, CSSD, CPT, FADCES has no relevant financial relationships with
ineligible companies.
Dr.
Cox has been working with diabetes and technology for over 15 years with
specific focus on insulin pumps and sensors. She works in the field from in-
and outpatient clinics to ski and summer camps with people with diabetes
(especially kids with T1D). Dr. Cox has served on the ADCES board of DANA. She
has written multiple webinars and tips sheets for national organizations
regarding insulin pumps and sensors.
Joshua J. Neumiller, PharmD, CDCES, FADCES, FASCP - Advisory Board: Novo Nordisk.
Josh Neumiller is Vice-Chair and the Allen I. White Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy at Washington State University. Josh is a contributing author for the ADA books Medications for the Treatment of Diabetes and Practical Insulin. Josh is past Editor-in-Chief for the ADA journal Diabetes Spectrum and currently serves on the Editorial Board for the journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Josh served as Chairman of the ADA’s Professional Practice Committee from 2018-2019 whose primary responsibility is revising the ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes each year. Josh’s research interests involve the management of diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Josh was awarded with the 2016 Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award and was named the 2021 ADCES Diabetes Educator of the Year for his work in diabetes care and education.
Susan
Guzman, PhD has
no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Dr.
Guzman is Director of Clinical Education and co-Founder of the Behavioral
Diabetes Institute. As a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in
diabetes, her clinical and research interests include overcoming barriers to
management, family issues with diabetes, and promoting attitudes of living well
with chronic illness. She co-developed and co-facilitates BDI’s HCP Continuing
Medical Education (CME) programs. She integrates a viewpoint of acceptance and
wellness to help people better utilize their strengths in living life with
diabetes. Dr. Guzman received her PhD in clinical psychology from the
California School of Professional Psychology – San Diego. She specialized in
diabetes following the completion of her post-doctoral fellowship at Scripps
Mercy Hospital in San Diego where she served as the psychological liaison to
Scripps Health’s Diabetes Advisory Committee.
Jim
Painter, PhD, RD - Consultant: Sun-Maid Growers, DayTwo, American Heart
Association Eat Well Task Force, United Sorghum Checkoff Board, Sugarwise,
National Dairy Council
Jim
Painter earned a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, has been a registered dietitian
since 1980 and is currently an Adjunct Professor at University of Texas, School
of Public Health. His current areas of research include reducing risk of heart
disease through phyto-nutrient and dietary intervention, mindless eating by
changing the dining environment by stealth to control calorie intake. He is a
member of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Jim has more than 100 peer reviewed
publications and presentations to his credit and has authored the textbook,
Nutrition You Can Use and his latest book Let’s Eat Mindfully!
Leah
Wilson, MD has
no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Dr.
Leah Wilson is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Medicine, Division
of Endocrinology. She is originally from Alaska and attended medical school at
the University of Washington. She completed her Internal Medicine residency,
Chief residency and Endocrinology fellowship at OHSU. Dr. Wilson is actively
engaged in clinical research focused on diabetes technologies for patients with
type 1 diabetes including automated insulin delivery systems and
smartphone-based decision support applications. She sees patients at OHSU’s
Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center and Endocrinology Clinic treating
patients with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes as well as general endocrine
conditions. She is an Associate Program Director for the Endocrinology
Fellowship program. In her spare time, Dr. Wilson enjoys running, cross-country
skiing, reading food blogs, cooking, and spending time with her husband, son
and Labrador mix.
Monica
Peek, MD, MPH has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible
companies.
Dr.
Peek is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at
the University of Chicago where she provides clinical care, teaches and does
health services research in the area of health disparities. She received her
medical degree and master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins
University, and completed her residency training at Stanford University Hospital.
She then worked for the National Health Service Corps for two years at a
community health center for the medically underserved in Ohio before relocating
to Chicago. Dr. Peek’s main research interest involves patient/provider
communication, with an emphasis on shared decision-making (SDM) among
racial/ethnic minorities with diabetes. She serves on the boards of several
advocacy organizations and is regularly involved in community-based education
activities. In addition, she is the author of more than 60 peer-reviewed
publications and abstracts exploring health care disparities in minority
populations.
Adam
Brown has
no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Adam
served as Senior Editor at diaTribe and Head of Diabetes Technology &
Connected Care at Close Concerns through 2019. Adam brings almost 20 years of
personal experience living with diabetes to all his work. His acclaimed
diaTribe column, Adam's Corner, has brought useful diabetes tips to over 1
million people since 2013. Adam's first book, Bright Spots & Landmines: The
Diabetes Guide I Wish Someone Had Handed Me, was published in May 2017 and
received immediate praise for its actionable advice on food, mindset, exercise,
and sleep. He is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology,
ultimately towards becoming a licensed therapist focused on mental health and
chronic disease.
Lily
Nichols, RDN, CDCES - Royalties: Book SalesL Author "Real Food for
Pregnancy" and "Real Food for Gestational Diabetes"
Lily
Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Care and
Education Specialist, researcher, and author with a passion for
evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her
work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and critical of dietary
guidelines she feels are outdated. She is the author of two bestselling books,
Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes.
Joe
Solowiejczk, RN, MSW, CDCES has no relevant financial relationships with
ineligible companies.
RN
MSW nurse and family therapist for over 40 years, developer of Family Approach
to diabetes management and author of a book and several peer reviewed articles
in the subject of psychological aspects of diabetes and impact on metabolic
control and management behavior, nationally and internationally recognized
subject matter expert.
Alison Evert, MS, RDN, CDCES - Advisory Board: Abbott Diabetes Care; Royalties: American Diabetes Association
Alison
recently served as a co-chair of the ADA's 2019 Consensus Report: Nutrition
Therapy for Adults with Diabetes and Pre-diabetes. She is the Manager of
Nutrition and Diabetes Education Programs for the UW Medicine Primary Care with
17 clinics in the Pacific Northwest region. She is teamed with an UW Medicine
endocrinologist on a health system-wide diabetes population health initiative
to assist primary care providers to improve treatment outcomes, patient
empowerment and well-being. Alison was a recipient of one of the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics' 2020 Medallion Awards.
Mary
Ann Hodorowicz, RDN, MBA, CDCES, Certified Endocrinology Coder has no relevant
financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Mary
Ann owns a private practice (since 2003) specializing in corporate, business,
federal and healthcare industry clients. She consults and speaks on the topics
of diabetes, nutrition, motivational interviewing and person-centered care,
achieving ADCES accreditation for DSMES services and Medicare and private
insurance reimbursement for diabetes and diabetes-related benefits (e.g.,
DSMES, MNT, CGM, remote patient monitoring, chronic care management, intensive
behavior therapy for obesity, shared medical appointments, evaluation and
management services, etc.). Mary Ann has
also volunteered in numerous capacities for the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics, the CDC, ADA and the ADCES, including serving on the ADCES board of
Directors from 2013 – 2015, and chairing its Advanced Practice Community of
Interest in 2016.
Ineke
Ojanen, RDN, CDCES has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible
companies.
Ineke
currently works at Yakima Valley Memorial (YVM) in Washington and is a CDC
Diabetes Prevention Program facilitator. Since 2016, Ineke has been a Food for
Life instructor through YVM’s educational alliance program partnership with
Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine. She has completed additional
training through Food Forward Culinary Experience by the Humane Society of the
U.S. and Rouxbe Culinary Rx. She enjoys volunteering her time teaching cooking
classes through Healthy Eats Nutrition Services and Culinary Medicine. She
serves on the ADCES Washington board as the Awards Committee Chair.
Elaina
Moon, BS, ACE Certified Health Coach has no relevant financial relationships with
ineligible companies.
Elaina
owns Healthy Eats Nutrition Services, performing health coaching and culinary
teaching to individuals and groups including students at Pacific Northwest
University, Central Washington University, and patients of multiple physician
offices. She is a CDC Diabetes Prevention Program facilitator and holds ACE
certification in weight management as well as training through Rouxbe School
Plant Rx Culinary Program.
Kathaleen
Briggs Early, PhD, RD, CDCES has no relevant financial relationships with
ineligible companies.
Dr.
Early is an associate professor of nutrition at Pacific Northwest University of
Health Sciences (PNWU) in Yakima, WA. She is responsible for teaching
medical students content related to obesity, diabetes, nutrition, and chronic
disease prevention and management. She earned a doctorate in nutrition from
Washington State University, and worked as a clinical dietitian and diabetes
educator for a decade prior to joining PNWU in 2007 as a founding faculty
member. Dr. Early seeks to understand the effects that quality of life
and personal factors have on one’s ability to make lifestyle-related behavior
change. Her research focuses on adults and youth with overweight, obesity,
and/or diabetes in an effort to reduce health-related barriers and improve
chronic disease outcomes. She is particularly interested in lifestyle-related
health disparities among low-income, rural, and Hispanic/Latino communities.
She sees patients at the Yakima Union Gospel Mission Medical Clinic, where she
provides diabetes care and education, and medical nutrition therapy for this
underserved population. Kathy is also a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals
including Diabetes Care, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition &
Dietetics, Diabetes Spectrum, and Patient Education and
Counseling, and was recently appointed as an Associate Editor for the
journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. She thoroughly values her
professional work teaching, and conducting community-informed research, and in
her free time she enjoys a daily Iyengar yoga practice, walking, and spending
time with her family and pets.
Lily
Gonzalez, MPH has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible
companies.
Bertha “Lily” Gonzalez earned her
Doctor in Medicine degree from La Universidad de Guadalajara in Mexico,
in 1994, and went on to complete a Master’s degree in Public Health at
Concordia University. Currently, Lily works as a diabetes educator in both
inpatient and outpatient settings, providing DSMET/S to people from the Yakima
Valley’s diverse community including Latinos, Native Americans, and
Whites. Lily has lived the experience as a migrant mother, wife, daughter,
and health care receiver and provider. She knows first-hand the cultural and
language barriers commonly encountered by Latino migrants. Instigated by the
multiple barriers and inequities Latinos face including systemic racism, Lily
has developed and hosted radio health talk shows including Bienvenido a la
vida, Healthy Communities, and Salud en sus Manos. She helps
organize the annual Fiesta de Salud, where local agencies provide health
screenings to Latino families. Additionally, she has contributed to the medical
Spanish curriculum for Heritage University, and trained bilingual employees of
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital to obtain their medical interpreter
certification. Lily has been incredibly involved in the Yakima Valley’s COVID
response and throughout the pandemic. She has observed the powerful health
inequities at play in Latino patients with COVID and diabetes, especially among
elders with multiple chronic conditions. Many of these people struggle with
vaccine access due to technology barriers and limited understanding of how to
register for the vaccine online. When she is not busy working under one of her
many “hats”, Lily enjoys spending time with her four amazing children and
husband, and the bounty that the Yakima Valley offers.
William
Polonsky, PhD, CDCES - Consultant: DexCom, Abbott Diabetes Care, Eli Lilly, Sanofi, Novo
Nordisk, Boehringer Ingelheim, Xeris Pharmaceuticals and Insulet.
Dr.
Polonsky is President and Co-Founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute, the
world's first organization wholly dedicated to studying and addressing the
unmet psychological needs of people with diabetes. He is also Associate
Clinical Professor in Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. Dr.
Polonsky received his PhD in clinical psychology from Yale University and has
served as Senior Psychologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, faculty
member at Harvard Medical School and Chairman of the National Certification
Board for Diabetes Educators. A licensed clinical psychologist and certified
diabetes care and educational specialist, he received the American Diabetes
Association’s 2020 Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award and the American
Diabetes Association’s 2014 Richard R. Rubin Award for distinguished
contributions to behavioral medicine and psychology.
It is
the policy of the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists to
require that anyone who has an opportunity to affect continuing education
activity content with products or services from a commercial interest with
which s/he has financial relationships, discloses those financial
relationship/s with commercial entities to participants.
Conference
Planners and Disclosures:
•
Kathy Schwab, MPH, RDN has no relevant financial relationships
with ineligible companies.
•
Breanna Richardson, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CSR, CDCES has no relevant
financial relationships with ineligible companies.
•
Elizabeth Stephens, MD has no relevant financial relationships
with ineligible companies.
•
Lori Brizee, MS, RD, LD, CDCES has no relevant financial
relationships with ineligible companies.
•
Tara Moomey, BSN, CDCES has no relevant financial relationships
with ineligible companies.
•
Jodi Moon, RDN, CDCES has no relevant financial relationships with
ineligible companies.
•
Deborah Belknap, RN, BSN, CDCES has no relevant financial
relationships with ineligible companies.
•
Kathleen Thompson, RN, CDCES has no relevant financial
relationships with ineligible companies.
•
Tina Jones, MS, RD, LD, CDCES has no relevant financial
relationships with ineligible companies.
•
Kathaleen Briggs Early, PhD, RD, CDCES has no relevant financial
relationships with ineligible companies.
• Joshua
J. Neumiller, PharmD, CDCES, FADCES, FASCP - Advisory Board: Novo
Nordisk. Limited participation in content related to his own session and Dr. Guzman's
session regarding behavioral and emotional health in people with diabetes.