TCOYD Conference & Health Fair - Nashville, TN
September 8, 2018
Cutting Edge Treatments
Expert Speakers
Interactive health Fair
Inspiring Education
Complimentary Lunch
A life changing CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE
For Type 1s, Type 2s & Those Who Care
ATTENTION HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL CME CONFERENCE PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
When:
Saturday, September 8, 2018
7:30am – Registration & Health Fair Open
9:00am – 5:00pm – Conference
Where:
Nashville Music City Center
201 5th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
How Much:
$20 per person. $15 per person when two or more are registering together.
Parking: $20 – The Music City Center parking structure located on 6th Avenue and Demonbreun, directly across from the south entrance to Bridgestone Arena.
Want to attend but can’t afford the registration fee? Contact our office at 800.998.2693 and ask about our Registration Assistance Program.
Menu:
Mid-Morning Snack: Apple and String Cheese
Lunch: Rainbow Salad with Almond Roasted Chicken
Dessert: Chocolate Heaven Cake
Online registration for this event is now closed, but you can still attend! Just show up on the day of the conference!
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SO, WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
The most cutting-edge information
for individuals with
TYPE 1 & TYPE 2 DIABETES
& THEIR LOVED ONES
- EXPERT Speakers
- Important HEALTH SCREENINGS
- LEADING Diabetes Doctors, Specialists & Researchers
- Interactive & Innovative HEALTH FAIR
- One-on-One “ASK AN EXPERT” Sit Downs
- Delicious & Healthy LUNCH Included
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
FOR EVERYONE:
Expert Speakers & Informative Presentations/Workshops – A rare opportunity to get educated by the nations leading experts in diabetes care and mangement.
Important Health Screenings – A variety of complimentary health screenings available in the TCOYD Health Fair, including foot, eye, blood pressure & more.
Ask A Specialist – Sit down with a diabetes specialist & get your questions answered. Doctors, diabetes educators, dietitians, nurses, pharmacists & more!
Exhibitor Booths – Interact & engage with state-of-the-art device companies, innovative pharmaceuticals, local support programs & healthy lifestyle options.
Zumba & Yoga – Learn fun ways to be active without the gym!
A Delicious & Healthy Lunch – Sit and connect with other’s who have type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS JUST FOR TYPE 1s
Tips for Type 1s: Given by Real World Type 1s
I Admit It, I Inhale! Inhaled and Other Newer Insulins
Not Your Boring Pump Talk
CGM: The Greatest Advancement Since the Discovery of Insulin
Avoiding Meal Spikes, From What to Eat to When to Inject
Diabetes is About to Get Easier: The Artificial Pancreas is Almost Here!
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS JUST FOR TYPE 2s
An Explosion of Type 2 Treatments
Hey, Every BODY Can Exercise!
Lighten Up Your Plate with Chef Lewis
Cooking Class with Chef Lewis
We’re Loving These New Diabetes Medications…Stable Blood Sugars, Weight Loss & Healthier Hearts
Why Weight? Weighing Medical & Surgical Options
Meter Readings: High, Low…Now What?
Fun Foot Facts and the Latest on Neuropathy
“My Doctor Doesn’t Get It! My Patients Don’t Listen!” Patients vs. Providers
I always learn something new that I can take home and use. This conference gives me the encouragement that I need so I can do well with my diabetes.
– Conference Participant 2017
Meet People Like YOU!
Share your own experience & learn from others!
Be Part of Something BIG
We literally fill the room with people ready to take control of their diabetes!
You Ask, We ANSWER!
Get one-one-one time with diabetes educators and specialists.
Online registration for this event is now closed, but you can still attend!
Just show up on the day of the conference!
Location
Speakers & Faculty
*extra-relatable faculty (they’re living with diabetes too!)
HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKERS
*Steven V. Edelman, MD
TCOYD Founder & Director
Dr. Edelman is the founder and director of Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD), a professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System of San Diego. He is also the director of the Diabetes Care Clinic at the VA Medical Center. Dr. Edelman, who has type 1 diabetes himself, has written more than 200 articles, five books, and has won numerous awards for teaching and humanitarianism. He has been chosen by the medical students at UCSD as the ‘teacher of the year’ numerous times. Among his many honors, Dr. Edelman has received the ‘Diabetes Educator Of The Year’ award by the American Diabetes Association, the ‘Distinction in Endocrinology’ award by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and named ‘Top 1% of U.S. Endocrinologists’ by US News and World Report.
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE
Clinical Psychologist; Founder & CEO, Behavioral Diabetes Institute
Dr. Polonsky is President and Founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute, the world’s first organization totally dedicated to studying and addressing the unmet psychological needs of people with diabetes. He is also Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Polonsky received his PhD in clinical psychology from Yale University and has served as Senior Psychologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Chairman of the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators. A licensed clinical psychologist and certified diabetes educator, he received the American Diabetes Association’s 2014 Richard R. Rubin Award for distinguished contributions to behavioral medicine and psychology. Dr. Polonsky’s most recent research projects have focused on quality of life in diabetes, diabetes-related distress and depression, hypoglycemic fear, and glucose monitoring behavior and attitudes in people living with diabetes.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS & ACTIVITIES
*Steven V. Edelman, MD, Endocrinologist, Founder & Director TCOYD, Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, VA Medical Center San Diego
John Anderson, MD, Internist, The Frist Clinic, HCA
Ted Cornelius, Vice President of Health Innovation, YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Janie Lipps-Hagan, ANP, BC, CDE, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pascal Dauphin, MD, Endocrinologist, The Metabolic Group, Hendersonville
Susan Thomas, RD, CDE, Dietitan and Diabetes Educator, TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Ian Blumer, MD, FRCPC, Endocrinologist, Charles H. Best Centre, University of Toronto
Holly Divine, PharmD, CDE, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; Clinical Pharmacist, Bluegrass Community Health Center, Lexington, KY
Holly Hill, RN, MSN, Nurse, Endocrine Resource Network
*Trevor Horton, Type 1 Panelist, JDRF Ambassador
John Interlandi, MD, Endocrinologist, Endocrine Resource Network
Charlotte Pearson, RDN, LDN, CDE, Dietitian, Diabetes Educator, Private Practice, Murfreesboro
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO, Behavioral Diabetes Institute
Melissa Magwire, RN, CDE, Endocrine Clinic Supervisor, Shawnee Mission Endocrinology and Diabetes, Kansas
Rachel Fox, APRN, Acute Care Nurse Practioner, Healthways, Saint Thomas Health Systems
Karen Glover, RD, LDN, CDE, Diabetes Educator, Centennial Medical Center
Kendall Henry, PharmD, Pharmacist, Matthew Walker’s Nashville Clinic Pharmacy
Richard Pembridge, EDD, ACNP, BC-ADM, CDE, Senior Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes Service Line, Saint Thomas Health Systems
Charlotte Pearson, RDN, LDN, CDE, Dietitian, Diabetes Educator, Private Practice, Murfreesboro
Adriene Sanders, PharmD, CDE, Pharmacist, TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Elise Thompson, RD, LDN, Registered Dietitian, TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Irina Tollerson, RN, BSN, CDE, Diabetes Educator
Marcia Wiggan-Campbell, PharmD, Pharmacist, Matthew Walker’s Nashville Clinic Pharmacy
Additional Specialists from the Community
SCREENERS
Mardon Day, DPM, Podiatrist, Nashville Family Foot Care, PLLC
Richelle Day, DPM, Podiatrist, Nashville Family Foot Care, PLLC
Nicholas Fussell, DPM, Podiatrist, Nashville Family Foot Care, PLLC
Michelle Whitaker, DPM, Podiatrist, Nashville Family Foot Care, PLLC
Additional Screeners from the community
FITNESS FACULTY
Instructors from the YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Conference Participant Shares His Story
Hear from someone with diabetes explain why HE keeps coming back to TCOYD conferences.
Hear What Diabetes Experts Have to Say About TCOYD
Don’t just take our word for it – hear what the experts have to say!
Hear From a Doctor Living with Diabetes
Endocrinologist Dr. Jeremy Pettus, MD has been living with type 1 since age 15. Hear what he has to say about the TCOYD Conference & Health Fair.
Conference Registration Assistance Program:
Would you like to attend this conference but need financial assistance to cover the registration fee? Contact the TCOYD office at 800.998.2693 to learn more about our Registration Assistance Program and how we can help those in need.
Cancelation Refund Policy
Need to cancel? Email us at cancel@tcoyd.org
To receive a full refund, cancelations must be received no later than Wednesday, August 29, 2018.
