This interactive, case-based session will focus on real-world clinical decision-making as weekly insulin enters routine practice.
Through two clinical cases, participants will explore initiation, transition from daily insulin, management in elderly patients with adherence challenges, and key titration and monitoring strategies-providing practical guidance for safe and confident use of weekly insulin therapy.
This online event is supported by Eli Lilly and Company.
Workshop Highlights
- Topic: Transitioning Patients to Weekly Insulin (Case-Based Approaches)
- Date & Time: Thursday, 26 February, at 16:00 CET
- Duration: 1 Hour
- Faculty: Dr. Medha Munshi, Dr. Naushira Pandya, Dr. Sanjay Kalra and Dr. Rodolfo J. Galindo
Moderator
Dr. Rodolfo J. Galindo
Associate Professor of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine at University of Miami
Dr. Rodolfo J. Galindo is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami, Director of the UHealth Comprehensive Diabetes Center, and Director of Diabetes Management for Jackson Health System. He trained in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology in New York and has held academic leadership roles at Mount Sinai and Emory University, with a focus on clinical research in diabetes and obesity.
Speakers
Dr. Medha Munshi
Director of the Joslin Geriatric Diabetes Program and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Naushira Pandya
Professor and Chair of the Geriatrics Department, NSU, Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Naushira Pandya is Professor and Chair of Geriatrics at NSU’s Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine and Project Director of the HRSA-funded South Florida Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Endocrinology, she is nationally recognized for her leadership in geriatrics, diabetes care in older adults, and long-term care best practices.
Dr. Sanjay Kalra
Endocrinologist, educator and researcher, International Society of Endocrinology (ISE)
Dr. Sanjay Kalra, DM (AIIMS) works at Bharti Hospital, Karnal in India. President elect of the ESI (2018/19), and Vice-President of South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies SAFES), he remains busy in clinical care, patient education, research and medical writing. He serves as Education Editor of the International Society of Endocrinology, and works to improve endocrine education across the world. Executive Editor of the Indian Journal Endocrinology Metabolism (IJEM); from 2011 to 2015, he is also Section Editor, Diabetes, of the Endocrine Society of India (ESI) Manual of Clinical Endocrinology (1st and 2nd editions) and Section Editor, Endocrinology, of the Association of Physicians of India (API) Textbook of Medicine, 11th edition. He won the global DAWN Award for best translational research in diabetes in 2009. In his spare time, he finds time to indulge in his favorite hobby, the folk dance bhangra.
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.