TCOYD Conference & Health Fair - Albany, NY
JUNE 22, 2019
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
When:
Saturday, June 22, 2019
7:30am – Registration & Health Fair Open
9:00am – 5:00pm – Conference
Where:
Albany Capital Center
55 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207
How Much:
Thru June 18, 2019: $25 per person.
($20 per person when two or more are registering together.)
At the Door: $35 per person.
Parking info here.
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 & String Cheese
Lunch: Chicken Fajita Salad
Dessert: Creamy Lime Mousse
Online & telephone registration for this conference is closed, but you can still attend...
Just show up on the day of event!
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.
Fun Fitness – 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
Not Your Boring Pump Talk
Treatments for Type 1 Other Than Insulin
Avoiding Meal Spikes, From What to Eat to When to Inject
CGM: The Greatest Advancement Since the Discovery of Insulin
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!
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
Home Glucose and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) for Type 2s
Fun Foot Facts and the Latest on Neuropathy
“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.
| 7:30AM - 9:00AM | Registration/Check-In & Health Fair Open |
| 9:00AM - 9:10AM | Welcome & Introduction Robert Busch, MD; *Connie Hanham-Cain, MSN, RN, CDE |
| 9:10AM - 10:10AM | Conquering Diabetes…I Get a Good Feeling Steven V. Edelman, MD |
| 10:10AM - 10:40AM | Diabetes for the Encouraged and Discouraged William Polonsky, PhD, CDE |
| 10:40AM - 11:30AM | Explore The TCOYD Health Fair Visit our bustling health fair, enjoy a little snack & some refreshing beverages. |
| 11:30AM - 12:30PM | Tips for Type 1s Given by Real World Type 1s *Steven Edelman, MD; Schafer Boeder, MD; *Conni Hanham-Cain, MSN, RN, CDE; *Judith Jones-Ambrosini; *David Marshilok, RN, CDE; *Will Ryan |
| 12:30PM - 1:30PM | Luncheon Enjoy a complimentary, delicious & healthy lunch with other type 1s who totally get you! |
| 1:30PM - 2:15PM | Afternoon Workshops A - Select Your Favorite Topic & Attend I Admit It, I Inhale! Inhaled and Other Newer Insulins Schafer Boeder, MD Not Your Boring Pump Talk Eileen Hogan, FNP-C |
| 2:30PM - 3:15PM | Afternoon Workshops B - Select Your Favorite Topic & Attend CGM: The Greatest Advancement Since the Discovery of Insulin *Donna Trast, BSN, CDE, CPT, CHC I Can’t Feel My Toes or My Lows: Neuropathy and Hypoglycemia *Connie Hanham-Cain, MSN, RN, CDE |
| 3:15PM - 3:30PM | Afternoon Break & Visit Health Fair Spend some more time in the TCOYD Health Fair |
| 3:30PM - 4:30PM | Diabetes Is About to Get Easier…The Artifical Pancreas Is Almost Here! Ian Blumer, MD, FRCPC; Schafer Boeder, MD; Gregg Gerety, MD |
| 11:30AM - 11:50AM | An Explosion of Type 2 Treatments Robert Busch, MD |
| 11:50AM - 12:10PM | Hey, Every BODY Can Exercise! Melissa Montalto, BS |
| 12:10PM - 12:30PM | Lighten Up Your Plate with Chef Lewis *Chef Lewis |
| 12:30PM - 1:30PM | Luncheon Enjoy a complimentary, delicious & healthy lunch with other type 2s who totally get you! |
| 2:00PM - 3:00PM | Afternoon Workshops A - Select Your Favorite Topic & Attend Meter Readings: Hi...Low Now What? Marie Occhiogrosso, RN, BSN, CDE Managing Stress through Mindfulness and Meditation *Janet Ducette, LMHC |
| 3:00PM - 3:30PM | Afternoon Break & Visit Health Fair Spend some more time in the TCOYD Health Fair |
| 3:30PM - 4:25PM | Afternoon Workshops B - Select Your Favorite Topic & Attend An In-Depth Look at Type 2 Treatments, Including Insulin Options Robert Busch, MD Be Sweet to Your Feet: Foot Care E. Giannin Perez, DPM, FACFAS Getting Our Signals Crossed: What Do Patients and Providers Get Wrong about Each Other? William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, and *Steven V. Edelman, MD |
| 10:40AM – 11:30AM / 1:30PM-3:30PM | Tai Chi, Yoga and Functional Movement & Exercise Judith Jones-Ambrosini, Sarah McLeod and Melissa Montalto |
| 1:30PM - 3:30PM | Ask A Specialist Endocrinologists, Diabetes Educators, Dietitians, Nurses, Pharmacists, And More! |
| 1:30PM - 3:30PM | Free Screenings Foot Screening, Eye Screening, Blood Pressure Screening, And More! |
| 4:30PM - 5:00PM | Thriving, Inspiring and Improving Life with Diabetes *Alicia McAuliffe-Fogarty, PhD, CPsychol |
| 5:00PM - 5:05PM | Drawing & Wrap Up Stay to the very end for your chance to win a fabulous TCOYD Swag Bag full of fabulous gifts. |
Online & telephone registration for this conference is closed, but you can still attend...
Just show up on the day of event!
Location
Speakers & Faculty
*extra-relatable faculty (they’re living with type 1)
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.
Schafer Boeder, MD
Type 2 Track Co-Director, Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
Schafer Boeder, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist who diagnoses and treats people with a variety of endocrine conditions, with a particular focus on diabetes. His research is focused on new medications, devices, and technologies to help patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. He is active in patient education through organizations such as Taking Control of Your Diabetes, where he speaks on topics such as current and future therapies for diabetes. Dr. Boeder was chief fellow during his endocrinology and metabolism fellowship at UC San Diego School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine. He earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va. He is board certified in internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.
Ian Blumer, MD, FRCPC
Endocrinologist, Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto
Dr. Blumer is an endocrinologist in Toronto, Canada. He is a director of the Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre, a lecturer at the University of Toronto, and is Chair of the Endocrine Society Diabetes and Pregnancy Clinical Practice Guideline Task Force. Dr. Blumer has been awarded the Canadian Diabetes Association’s highest clinical honor, the Gerald S. Wong Award, given in recognition of outstanding service and contribution to people living with diabetes; and has been the recipient of the Professor M. Viswanathan Gold Medal Oration Award. Dr. Blumer has delivered lectures across the Americas as well as in Europe and Asia including presenting at scientific sessions of the American Diabetes Association, the International Diabetes Federation, the Endocrine Society, the Hong Kong Geriatrics Society, the Chinese Society of Endocrinology, the Emirates Diabetes Society, and the Canadian Diabetes Association. In addition to his scientific publications, Dr. Blumer has authored 9 books including works on diabetes, cooking with diabetes, prescription drug therapy, celiac disease, and doctor-patient relationships.
William Polonsky, PhD, CDCES
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.
*Chef Robert Lewis
Chef
Chef Robert Lewis graduated from the Prestigious Culinary Institute of America in 1976. In 1998 he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Thus began his motivation to create great tasting dishes that are easy to prepare. Chef Robert is a nationally recognized author, public speaker and spokesperson for all people affected with diabetes. He travels the country speaking on the benefits of healthy eating not only for people affected with diabetes, but also for anyone who would like to eat and live a healthy lifestyle. Robert has worked with Al Roker, Ben Vereen, Richard Simmons, Ann Curry, Indy car racer Charlie Kimble, The Amazing Race Winner Nat Strand and many others! He's also been been featured in Diabetes Health Monitor, Diabetes Health magazine, USA Today, The Radish and Diabetic Living Magazine and more. Check out the Chef’s podcast “The Happy Diabetic Kitchen” Chef Robert Lewis The Happy Diabetic Turning Ordinary Ingredients into something Extraordinary
Robert Busch, MD
Director of Clinical Research, Albany Medical College Faculty Practice: Community Endocrine Group, Albany, New York
Robert Busch, MD, practices Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism in Albany, NY at Endocrine Group. Dr. Robert Busch received his B.A. from Brandeis University,and his Medical Degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He served his Internship, Residency,and was Chief Medical Resident at North Shore University Hospital,prior to his endocrinology fellowship at Albany Medical College
*CONNIE HANHAM-CAIN, MSN, RN, CDE
Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Certified Diabetes Educator
Connie is Owner/Director of Healthy Diabetes Concepts in Schenectady, NY. She has a long career in community based mental health nursing offering holistic wellness counseling & support, eventually earning a MSN Clinical Specialty in Diabetes Nursing, Education, and Program Management from Capella University. She is a contributing author for My Sweet Life: Successful Women with Diabetes; writes about various diabetes topics for the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) publications as a contributing editor, author, and presenter, most recently for the AADE Advanced Practice Certificate: Managing Diabetes Complications on neuropathies and neuropathic joint disorders. Connie is a founding member of the Diabetes Women of Wisdom Collective and Annual Self-Care Retreat www.diabetesretreats.org. She also serves as a peer support DiabetesSisters PODS Leader for the Albany area, and is a member of T1DExchange Patient Advisory Committee. She has lived with T1 diabetes since early childhood.
*Alicia McAuliffe-Forgarty, PhD, CPsychol
Vice President T1D Exchange
Alicia is from Albany and used her diabetes diagnosis to better the lives for all people living with the disease. She founded Circle of Life Camp for kids with diabetes, has been vice president for lifestyle management at the ADA and is currently vice president for the patient-centered research T1D Exchange.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS & ACTIVITIES
*Steven V. Edelman, MD, Endocrinologist, Founder & Director TCOYD, Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, VA Medical Center San Diego
Robert Busch, MD, Endocrinologist, Albany Medical Center
*Connie Hanham-Cain, MSN, RN, CDE, Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Certified Diabetes Educator, Healthy Diabetes Concepts: Education, Advocacy, Support; PODS Leader, DiabetesSisters, Albany/Schenectady, NY
Ian Blumer, MD, FRCPC, Endocrinologist, Charles H. Best Centre, University of Toronto
Schafer Boeder, MD, Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
*Janet Doucette, LMHC, Mindstream Biofeedback & Consulting, Great Barrington, MA
*Gregg Gerety, MD, Endocrinologist, Albany Medical Center
Eileen Hogan, FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner, St. Peter’s Diabetes and Endocrine Care
Marie Occhiogrosso, RN, BSN, CDE, Program Director, Nutrtition and Diabetes Center, Community Care Physicians, P.C.
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO, Behavioral Diabetes Institute
*Donna Trast, BSN, CDE, CPT, CHC, Certified Pump Trainer, Certified Health Coach and Nutrition Counselor, Kingston, New York
*Judith Jones-Ambrosini, Diabetes Journalist, Tai Chi Instructor
*Sarah McLeod, Certified Yoga Instructor
Melissa Montalto, Personal Trainer, Strengh and Conditioning Coach, American College of Sports Medicine
Ask A Cardiologist – Prefunction Level 2
Samuel Volo, MD
Ask An Educator – Prefunction Level 2
Anne Hummel, MS, RN, CDE; and Lisbeth Irish, RDN, CDN, CDE
Ask A Pharmacist – Prefunction Level 2
Mike Kane, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP
Eye Screening – Prefunction Level 2
Robert Brass, MD
*David Marshilok RN, CDE, millennial adult, T1D since early childhood, new father
*Will Ryan, silent generation adult, successful businessman, T1D/LADA since age 30
*Connie Hanham-Cain, baby boomer adult, T1D since early childhood
*Judith Jones Ambrosini, silent generation adult, T1D/Lada since age 19
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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.
Cancellation Refund Policy
Need to cancel? Email us at cancel@tcoyd.org
To receive a full refund, cancellations must be received no later than Tuesday, June 18, 2019.
