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Conference Details 
Saturday, February 11, 2012Walter E. Washington Convention Center801 Mount Vernon Place NW
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Registration Opens |
7:30 - 9:00 am |
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Visit Health Fair Exhibits |
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Morning Session I - Too Good To Be Missed |
9:00 - 10:40 am |
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9:00 am - |
Welcome & Introduction |
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9:10 am - |
Knowledge Gives You the Power to Take Control |
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10:10 am - |
The Psychology of Diabetes: How to Get and Keep Your Gusto |
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Morning Break |
10:40 - 11:40 am |
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Visit Health Fair Exhibits (Cheese, apples and beverages available in Health Fair) |
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Morning Session II – A Motivational Trifecta |
11:40 – 12:40 pm |
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11:40 am - |
It's All About Prevention: Preventing Diabetes & Its Complications |
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12:00 pm - |
Our Current Healthcare Reform: How Does it Affect You Today? |
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12:20 pm - |
A Recipe for Better Eating: Cooking With "The Happy Diabetic" |
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Luncheon |
12:40 – 1:30 pm |
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Hands-On Sessions & Visit Health Fair |
1:30 – 4:25 pm |
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Afternoon Session I Workshops |
2:00 – 3:00 pm |
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Afternoon Session II Workshops |
3:30 – 4:25 pm |
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Closing Session |
4:30 – 5:00 pm |
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4:30 pm - |
Diabetes Saved My Life |
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Workshops
Pick one workshop to attend during each session.
Session I Workshops (2:00 – 3:00 pm)
Cooking With "The Happy Diabetic"
Chef Robert Lewis
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (For Type 1s)
Nicholas Argento, MD; Ann Carnes, RN, CDE; Paula Woodward, RN, CDE and Elizabeth Hingley, RN, CDE
When Life Gets in the Way: Finding Your Way Through Emotions, Unhelpful People, and Life Barriers
Felicia Hill-Briggs, PhD
Medical and Surgical Treatment Options for Obesity
Robert Ratner, MD
Trust Me, You Don't Want To Have a Heart Attack!
James Gavin, MD
Session II Workshops (3:30 – 4:25 pm)
Self-Made or Man-Made, Your Body Needs Insulin! (For Type 2s)
Vanita Aroda, MD; Joan Bardsley, RN, CDE and Michelle Magee, MD
How to Survive Hospitalization and Surgery
Nicholas Argento, MD
Insulin Pumps and Intensive Insulin Management (For Type 1s)
Stephen Clement, MD and Laurie Want, RN, CDE
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Developing Better Communication Between Healthcare Providers and People With Diabetes
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE and Steven V. Edelman, MD
Ask The Lawyer: Insurance, DMV Hassles & Other Issues Affecting People With Diabetes
Kriss Halpern, JD
Hands-On Sessions
Take part in one or many of our hands-on or one-on-one sessions happening from 1:30 – 4:25pm
Get Active With Resistance Bands
Robert Sherman
Walking
Bill King
Yoga
Robert Sherman
Personal Fitness With a Personal Trainer
Renee Wiggins, RD, LD/CPFT
Foot Screening
Rodney Kander, DPM; Wade Ritter, DPM and Chanelle Carter, DPM, AASPS
Ask An Endo
Rosalie Naglieri, MD; Elizabeth Briggs, MD and Mansur Shomali, MD, CM
Diabetes Educator Advice
Ann Carnes, RN, CDE; Paula Woodward, RN, CDE; Susan Gustavsson, RN, CDE; Michael Taylor, RN, CDE and Debra Thayer, CNP, CDE
Ask A Dietitian
Kim Grabarz, RD, CDE; Sally Guise, RD, CDE and Theresa Love, RD, CDE
Ask a Pharmacist
Jene Martin-Richards, PharmD, CDE
Let's Talk About Sex
Helena Rodbard, MD
Divabetic
Max Szadek
Ask A Diabetes Researcher
Aaron Kowalski, PhD
Faculty, Special Guests & Co-Directors
Featured Speaker
*Urban Miyares, Blinded Veteran, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker
Co-Directors
*Nicholas Argento, MD, Diabetes Technology Director; Maryland Endocrine, Diabetes Program Medical Advisor; Howard County General Hospital (also workshop faculty)
Vanita Aroda, MD, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, MedStar Health Research Institute, Georgetown University School of Medicine (also workshop faculty)
*Ann Carnes, RN, CDE, MN, CNS, Diabetes Advanced Practice Nurse Educator; Inova Diabetes Center, Inova Loudoun Hospital (also workshop faculty)
Helena Rodbard, MD, FACP, MACE, Medical Director, Endocrine and Metabolic Consultants, Rockville, MD (also a keynote speaker)
Keynote Speakers
*Steven Edelman,MD, Endocrinologist, Founder & Director TCOYD, Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, VA Medical Center San Diego
*Kriss Halpern, JD, Diabetes Attorney, Santa Monica, CA (also workshop faculty)
*Robert Lewis, www.happydiabetic.com; supported by Hill & Valley Sugar-Free Premium Bakery (also workshop faculty)
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Clinical Psychologist, Founder, Behavioral Diabetes Institute
Workshop Faculty
Joan Bardsley, RN, MBA, CDE, FAADE, MedStar Health Research Institute
Stephen Clement, MD, Georgetown Diabetes Center
James Gavin, MD, Healing Our Village Inc.
*Felicia Hill-Briggs, PhD, ABPP, Baltimore Diabetes Research and Training Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
*Elizabeth Hingley, RN, CDE, Inova Diabetes Center
*Aaron Kowalski, PhD, JDRF (also hands-on faculty)
Michelle Magee, MD, MedStar Health Research Institute
Robert Ratner, MD, MedStar Health Research Institute
Laurie Want, RN, CDE, MedStar Health Research Institute
*Paula Woodward, RN, CDE, Inova Diabetes Center (also hands-on faculty)
Hands-On Faculty
Elizabeth Briggs, MD, Mayland Endocrine, PA
Chanelle Carter, DPM, AASPS, Plaza Podiatry
Kim Grabarz, RD, CDE, Inova Diabetes Center
Sally Guise, RD, CDE, Inova Diabetes Center
Susan Gustavsson, RN, CDE, Mercy Hospital Diabetes Center, Baltimore, MD
Rodney Kander, DPM, Podiatric Care of Northern Virginia
*Bill King, Diabetes Advocate, Motivational Speaker, Avid Runner, sponsored by Animas Corporatio
Theresa Love, RD, CDE, Howard County General Hospital Diabetes Center
Jene Martin-Richards, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDE, Boehringer Ingelheim
Rosalie Naglieri, MD, Maryland Endocrine
Wade Ritter, DPM, Howard County General Hospital Diabetes Center
Robert Sherman, International Fitness Consultant & Area Group Fitness Manager for Equinox DC
Mansur Shomali, MD, CM, MedStar Health Research Institute
Max Szadek, Founder, Divabetic
Michael Taylor, RN, CDE, Howard County General Hospital Diabetes Center
Debra Thayer, CNP, CDE
Renee Wiggins, RD, LD/CPFT LifeStyle Case Manager, MedStar Health Research Institute
*People living well with diabetes