TCOYD Conference & Health Fair - Novi, MI
April 7, 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, April 7, 2018
7:30am – Registration & Health Fair Open
9:00am – 5:00pm – Conference
Where:
Suburban Collection Showplace
46100 Grand River Avenue
Novi, Michigan, 48374
How Much:
$30 per person. $25 per person when two or more are registering together.
After April 3, 2018: $45 per person
Parking: $5 at Suburban Collection Showplace
Want to attend but can’t afford the registration fee? Contact our office at 800.998.2693 and ask about our Registration Assistance Program.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CONFERENCE HAS ENDED – BUT YOU YOU CAN STILL ATTEND! JUST SHOW UP ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT!
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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 eye screening, 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 YOGA! 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?
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.
Early Bird Pricing NOW until April 3: $30!
$25 per person (when two or more registering together)
$45 per person (after April 3)
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CONFERENCE HAS ENDED – BUT YOU YOU CAN STILL ATTEND! JUST SHOW UP ON THE DAY OF THE 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.
*Jeremy Pettus, MD
Type 1 Track Co-Director, Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
Dr Jeremy Pettus was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 15 years old. Since that time he has dedicated his career to educating and treating others like himself. He is currently an Endocrinologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. There, he focuses primarily on clinical trials to develop and test new and innovative therapies for people living with diabetes. These include studies ranging from medications to reverse or slow the disease once it occurs, to islet cell transplantation strategies, to device studies such as artificial pancreas technology. As somebody who has the disease himself, sees patients with type 1, and is actively working on curing/treating the disease, we are honored to have him as our Type 1 Track director. Dr. Pettus travels across the country and the world meeting other leading physicians and scientists and brings this information directly to TCOYD conference participants.
Tricia Santos, MD
Type 2 Track Co-Director, Endocrinologist, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
Dr. Santos did her endocrinology training under Dr. Edelman who sparked a love for all things diabetes and always kept things both “educational & entertaining.” Now she is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSD where she wears many different hats. She has a special interest in caring for diabetic patients and helping them take a more active role in managing their diabetes. She directs the Diabetes & Endocrinology courses at the UCSD School of Medicine. She also teaches doctors in training and primary care physicians where she focuses on the importance of the doctor-patient relationship and involving the patient in medical decision making. Her love of teaching patients, students, and doctors has been recognized by several teaching awards. Her research focuses on investigating new and advanced therapies and technology for people with diabetes.
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
*Kerri Sparling
Founder and Blogger, Six Until Me
Kerri Sparling has been living with type 1 diabetes since 1986. She manages her diabetes and lives her life by the mantra “Diabetes doesn’t define me, but it helps explain me.” Kerri is a passionate advocate for all-things diabetes. She is the creator and author of Six Until Me, one of the first and most widely read diabetes patient blogs, reaching a global audience of patients, caregivers, and industry. Outside of her blog, Kerri’s work can be found at diaTribe, Animas, and in diabetes outreach like JDRF’s Countdown magazine, in addition to her extensive diabetes YouTube channel. Well-versed in social media and its influence on patients, Kerri presents regularly at conferences and works full-time as a writer and consultant.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS & ACTIVITIES
*Steven V. Edelman, MD, Endocrinologist, Founder & Director TCOYD, Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, VA Medical Center San Diego
*Jeremy Pettus, MD Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
Tricia Santos, MD Endocrinologist, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
Davida F. Kruger, MSN, APN-BC, BC-ADM Certified Nurse Practioner, Henry Ford Health System Division of Endocrinology Diabetes, Bone and Mineral Disease
Kara Mizokami-Stout, MD Endocrinologist, Michigan Medicine
Emily Weatherup, MS, RDN, CDE Program Director, Adult Diabetes Education Program, Michigan Medicine
*Chelsie Coaster, RD, CDE, Type 1 Panelist
George Grunberger, MD, FACP, FACE Endocrinologist, Founder, Grunberger Diabetes Institute
Emily Haller, MS, RDN Dietitian, Adult Diabetes Education Program, Michigan Medicine
Jennifer Iyengar, MD Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Medicince, Michigan Medicine
Andrew Kraftsman, MD Weight Specialist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Michigan Medicine
*Eileen Labadie, Type 1 Panelist
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Clinical Psychologist, Founder & CEO, Behavioral Diabetes Institute
Lynn Ang, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Michigan Medicine
Terri Brown, NP, Henry Ford Health System Division of Endocrinology Diabetes, Bone and Mineral Disease
Eric Buras, MD, Endocrinologist, Michigan Medicine
*Chelsie Coaster, RD, CDE, Henry Ford Health System Division of Endocrinology Diabetes, Bone and Mineral Disease
Terra Cushman, CDE, BSN Pumps and CGM Expert, Henry Ford Health System Division of Endocrinology Diabetes, Bone and Mineral Disease
Jay Kimberly Jones, ANP-BC, NP, Henry Ford Health System Division of Endocrinology Diabetes, Bone and Mineral Disease
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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 March 28, 2018.
