Diabetes & Obesity: What’s New? What’s Next?

This knowledge-based, one-day conference will focus on comprehensive and innovative clinical and psychosocial approaches for management of prediabetes and diabetes across the lifespan, emerging technologies in insulin delivery and glucose monitoring, gestational diabetes, and weight management in the treatment of diabetes.

This is a knowledge-based activity designed for diabetes educators, physicians, registered nurses, registered dietitians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care providers interested in staying up to date on current practices of care for their patients with diabetes and other related conditions.

1. Evaluate dietary and pharmacologic strategies for weight and metabolic management, including intermittent fasting, low-carbohydrate, meal sequencing, plant-based diets, and appropriate patient selection and side-effect management for anti-obesity medications.
2. Assess binge eating disorder (BED) in the context of diabetes and metabolic disease, including diagnostic criteria, clinical implications, and evidence-based treatment options.
3. Analyze current and emerging diabetes technologies, including CGM use across care settings, pregnancy-specific approvals and trials, future applications in special populations, and automated insulin delivery systems with interoperability considerations.
4. Examine the patient journey and psychosocial aspects of diabetes care, including common terminology, mental health barriers, and strategies healthcare professionals and patients can use to support psychosocial wellbeing.
5. Apply evidence-based approaches to gestational diabetes, including prevalence, screening, maternal and fetal complications, integrated lifestyle and pharmacologic management, and strategies to reduce adverse outcomes.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian designated this Live Activity educational activity for the maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians Should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This credit can apply to the CMA Certification of Continuing Medical Education.

Cancellation Policy

Refunds for cancelation will be accepted till Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

Please send cancellation requests to [email protected] 

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.