TCOYD Conference & Health Fair - Anchorage, AK
February 03, 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
When:
Saturday, February 3, 2018
7:30am – Registration & Health Fair Open
9:00am – 5:00pm – Conference
Where:
William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center
555 West 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
How Much:
Before January 30, 2018: $30 per person. $25 per person when two or more are registering together.
After January 30, 2018: $45 per person
Parking: Pay lots are available at various locations nearby the venue.
Registration for this conference is closed, but you can still attend! Just show up on the day of event!
Want to attend but can’t afford the registration fee? Contact our office at 800.998.2693 and ask about our Registration Assistance Program.
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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.
Fun Fitness – Learn ZUMBA! A fun way 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
Take the Mystery Out of Carb Counting & Label Reading
Help for Thoes Who Are Newly Diagnosed or at Risk
Why Am I So Tired? Do I Have Sleep Apnea?
“My Doctor Doesn’t Get It! My Patients Don’t Listen” Patients vs. Providers
We’re Loving These New Diabetes Medications…Stable Blood Sugars, Weight Loss & Healthier Hearts
Meter Readings: High, Low…Now What?
It was really helpful to feel part of a postive community. Everyone who attended benefitted from the conference because there was an true understanding of our challenges living with 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.
Early Bird Pricing until January 30: $30!
$25 per person (when two or more registering together)
$45 per person (after January 30)
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.
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.
*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
*Sean Busby
Champion Snowboarder
Riding On Insulin founder, Sean Busby, is a professional backcountry snowboarder with type 1 diabetes who travels the world exploring remote corners of the globe on snowboarding expeditions. In 2004, while training for the 2010 Olympics, Sean endured a complicated diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Considering leaving snowboarding all together, Sean was inspired by reading stories he found through JDRF’s Children’s Congress. It was the stories of 5, 7, and 13 year olds that inspired him to keep living his dreams despite living with diabetes. He founded Riding On Insulin, which is now a nonprofit organization, to honor all the kids who inspired him to keep living and dreaming. In February 2014, Sean became the first person with T1D to backcountry snowboard all seven continents.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS & ACTIVITIES
*Steven Edelman, MD, Director, Endocrinologist, Founder & Director, TCOYD; Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine; Director, Diabetes Care Clinic, VA Medical Center San Diego
Kena K. Desai, MD, Internist, Alaska Native Medical Center, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Young A. Fisher, RD, LD, CDE, Certified Diabetes Educator, Outpatient Dietitian, Providence Pediatric Subspecialties Clinic
Patrick M. Nolan, DO, Endocrinologist, Alaska Regional Hospital
Ross Tanner, DO, FACP, Internal Medicine and Clinical Lipidology, Diabetes and Lipid Clinic of Alaska
Daniel Diamond, Panelists, Living with Type 1
Demetri Pardue, Panelists, Living with Type 1
Melissa Magwire, RN, CDE, Endocrine Clinic Supervisor, Shawnee Mission Endorinology and Diabetes, Kansas
Paul Raymond, MD, Sleep Specialist, Anchorage Sleep Center
Mindy Tomazevic, RN, BSN, CDE, Diabetes Educator, Providence Diabetes and Nutrition Center
ZUMBA:
Angela Manderfeld, MS, RDN, LD, CDE Zumba Instructor
DIETITIANS:
Angela Manderfeld, MS, RDN, LD, CDE Dietitian, Healthy Solutions with Angela
SURGEONS:
Grant Searles, MD, FACS Gastric Bypass Surgeon, Alaska Regional Hospital
CDEs (Certified Diabetes Educators):
Amy Urbanis, RD, LD, CDE Inpatient Certified Diabetes Educator, Providence Hospital Alaska
KIDNEY SPECIALISTS:
Linda Valstuin, RN, MS Kidney Educator, Alaska Kidney Foundation
FOOT SCREENING:
Christopher Jetter, DPM, Podiatrist, Alaska Foot and Ankle Specialists
David Randall, DPM, Podiatrist, Alaska Foot and Ankle Specialists
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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 January 24, 2018.
