A Regional Continuing Education and Dinner Seminar
2.4 CE/2.0 Contact Hours

Join us for an evening dinner program to examine new information about diet and diabetes, and learn how to incorporate nutritional interventions into clinical practice.  The course will focus on the most recent evidence about vegetarian nutrition in the management of type 2 diabetes. Strategies for implementation and for medical management of patients using this approach will be explored. The course will also provide participants with practical patient-education tools for immediate use.

6 to 6:30 p.m. Welcome and Registration
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Plenary Session: The Science Behind a Low-Fat, Vegetarian Approach for Diabetes - Neal Barnard, M.D.
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Practical Strategies for Clinical Practice - Caroline Trapp, MSN, APRN, C-ADM, CDE

Complimentary dinner provided during the program.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the role of specific dietary interventions in people with diabetes
2. Explain the highlights of the different studies that promote diet changes to treat diabetes
3. Outline practical strategies for prescribing diet changes

The audience for this course is physicians with an interest in diabetes and nutrition, dietitians, certified diabetes educators, physician’s assistants, and nurse practitioners. 

This activity is jointly sponsored by Medical Education Collaborative, a non-profit that has been certifying quality educational activities since 1988, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a non-profit organization committed to compassionate and effective medical practice, research and health promotion.

William H. Herman, M.D., M.P.H.
Stefan S. Fajans/GlaxoSmithKline Professor of Diabetes, Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology Director,
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Medical Director, M-CARE
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Virginia Uhley, R.D., Ph.D
Research/Education Coordinator, Dietetic Internship Program, School of Public Health
Program Research Associate, Michigan Integrative Medicine Program, Family Medicine,
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Stephen Haffner, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine/Clinical Epidemiology
The University of Texas Health Science Center,
San Antonio, Texas

Maria G. Montez, R.N., M.S.H.P., C.D.E., C.C.R.A.
Faculty Associate
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas

Guillermo Umpierrez, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section Head, Endocrinology & Diabetes,
Atlanta, Ga.

Katia Reinert, M.S.N., C.R.N.P., C.C.R.N.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Washington Adventist Hospital,
Takoma Park, Md.

Hope Ferdowsian, M.D.
Director, Washington Center for Clinical Research
Voluntary Clinical Instructor, George Washington University
Washington, D.C.

Chelsea Lenge, R.D.
PCRM Staff Registered Dietitian and CME Coordinator
Washington, D.C.

Caroline Trapp, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C.-ADM, C.D.E.
PCRM Director of Diabetes Education and Care
Washington, D.C.
Diabetes Nurse Practitioner
Southfield, Mich.

Neal Barnard, M.D.
PCRM President
Adjunct Associate Professor, George Washington University
Washington, D.C.

This education activity has no commercial sponsor and is offered through the generosity of donors to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a non-profit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.

These regional education dinner programs are offered free of charge. There is no fee to attend, but SPACE IS LIMITED. Questions? Call the event hotline at 202-686-2210, ext. 308.

ACCME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and PCRM. MEC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Medical Education Collaborative designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ANCC: Medical Education Collaborative (MEC) is the accredited provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

RNs, LPNs, LVNs, and NPs can receive up to 2.0 contact hours for participation in this program.  This program is cosponsored with Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and PCRM.  Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 12990, for 2.4 contact hour(s). 

DIETITIANS
CDR: Approved by Commission on Dietetic Registration, which is the credentialing agency for the American Dietetic Association. CDR designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.00 CPEU credits per each module. Each dietitian should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity

This activity is not commercially supported.

Questions? Call the event hotline at 202-686-2210, ext. 308.