Individualizing Type 2 Diabetes Treatment: Applying the Latest Evidence in Consideration of Patient Characteristics
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Last Reviewed: May 3, 2017
Expiration Date: May 16, 2018
Time to Complete Activity: 1.5 hours
*This activity expired for credit on May 16, 2018 and is no longer available for credit
*This activity expired for credit on May 16, 2018 and is no longer available for credit
Faculty
Anne L. Peters, MD (Chair)
Director, USC Clinical Diabetes Program
Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE, FNLA
Medical Director and Clinical Investigator
The Metabolic Institute of America
Tarzana, CA
Javier Morales, MD, FACP, FACE
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Vice President
Advanced Internal Medicine Group, PC
East Hills, NY
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Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of physicians specializing in internal medicine. It may also be of benefit to nurse practitioners, PAs, and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) who are interested in optimal management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Review current guideline recommendations and available data to support appropriate individualized type 2 diabetes management based on patient clinical characteristics and preferences.
- Evaluate the benefit/risk profiles of newer type 2 diabetes therapies.
- Assess data about the effects of newer type 2 diabetes therapies on macrovascular and microvascular outcomes.
Table of Contents
| Applying Guideline Recommendations for Individualizing Care and Personalizing Glycemic Targets to Clinical Practice |
| Incorporating GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, DPP-4 Inhibitors, SGLT-2 Inhibitors into Individualized Treatment Regimens |
| Evidence-based Evaluation of the Significance of Macrovascular and Microvascular Outcomes Data |
| Q&A |
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Faculty
Anne L. Peters, MD (Chair)
Grant/Research Support: Dexcom, Inc
Retained Consultant: Abbott Diabetes Care; Becton, Dickinson and Company; Boehringer Ingelheim; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Merck & Co., Inc; Novo Nordisk; Omada Health; OptumRx Inc; Perrigo Company plc; Roche; Sanofi
Speakers Bureau: Abbott Diabetes Care; Becton, Dickinson and Company; Boehringer Ingelheim; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Merck & Co., Inc; Novo Nordisk; Omada Health; OptumRx Inc; Perrigo Company plc; Roche; Sanofi
Other (Trainer): Medtronic; Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc (Spouse)
Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE, FNLA
Grant/Research Support: Amarin Corporation; Amgen Inc; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Boehringer Ingelheim; Boehringer Ingelheim-Lilly; Eisai Co, Ltd; Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Eli Lilly and Company; Merck & Co., Inc; Merck-Pfizer; Novo Nordisk; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Sanofi
Retained Consultant: Amarin Corporation; Amgen Inc; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Boehringer Ingelheim; Boehringer Ingelheim-Lilly; Eisai Co, Ltd; Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Eli Lilly and Company; Merck & Co., Inc; Merck-Pfizer; Novo Nordisk; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Sanofi
Speakers Bureau: Amarin Corporation; Amgen Inc; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Boehringer Ingelheim; Boehringer Ingelheim-Lilly; Eisai Co, Ltd; Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Eli Lilly and Company; Merck & Co., Inc; Merck-Pfizer; Novo Nordisk; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Sanofi
Javier Morales, MD, FACP, FACE
Retained Consultant: Abbott Laboratories; Novo Nordisk; Lilly; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Speakers Bureau: Abbott Laboratories; Novo Nordisk, Lilly, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
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