Join our Live Interactive Workshop – “Advanced Application and Practice: Translating Guidelines into Real-World Diabetes Care! Work through practical examples, sharpen your clinical decision-making, and gain confidence in setting and achieving glycaemic targets.
Workshop Highlights
- Topic: Advanced Application and Practice: Translating Guidelines into Real-World Diabetes Care
- Date & Time: Thursday, 12 June, at 16:00 CEST
- Duration: 1 Hour
- Speakers: Dr. Medha Munshi, Dr. Naushira Pandya, Dr. Amit Gupta and Prof. Julia Mader
Moderator
Prof. Julia Mader
Associate Professor, University of Graz
Speakers
Dr. Medha Munshi
Director of the Joslin Geriatric Diabetes Program and an Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medha Munshi, MD, is the Director of the Joslin Geriatric Diabetes Program and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is also a staff geriatrician at Beth Israel Lahey Health in Boston. Dr. Munshi is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Endocrinology and Metabolism. Since joining the faculty, Dr. Munshi has developed a unique Geriatric Diabetes Program at the Joslin Diabetes Center. This model of care is an interdisciplinary program, beyond the traditional diabetes programs, that considers clinical, functional, and psychosocial barriers faced by older adults before formulating individualized treatment strategies.
Dr. Naushira Pandya
Professor and Chair of the Geriatrics Department, NSU, Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Pandya holds the distinction of being a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar, White House advisor during the Obama Administration, Past President of AMDA, the national Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, and VP of the Broward County Area Agency on Aging. She has participated in development of multiple clinical guidelines and position statements, and is a recognized for her work in diabetes in the elderly, as well as best practices in long-term care. On a national level, she participated as a panelist in the White House Conference on Aging, and in the White House Conference on Antibiotic Stewardship, and served on Physician’s Advisory Committee for the National Quality Forum, and as a member of College of Surgery Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery. She has multiple publications, textbook chapters and is a frequent invited speaker at national and international conferences.
Dr. Amit Gupta
Chair of IDF School of Diabetes
After the Webinar
After the webinar, you will be able to access the on-demand recording on the ATTD Educational Portal along with a CME/CPD accredited activity.
Julia Mader is Associate Professor at Medical University of Graz and Deputy Head of the Diabetes Outpatient Clinic. She graduated at Medical University of Graz where she also trained in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. She was Visiting Professor at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland (2016-2017). She leads the Diabetes Technology Research Unit at Medical University of Graz. Her research focuses on diabetes technology (insulin pumps, CGM, AID, and decision support systems). She has published over 170 peer-reviewed scientific papers. She has received several national and international awards. She is executive board member of the EASD and chairs EASD’s Training and Education Committee.