TCOYD Conference & Health Fair - San Diego, CA
OCTOBER 12, 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, October 12, 2019
7:30am – Registration & Health Fair Open
9:00am – 5:00pm – Conference
Where:
San Diego Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
How Much:
Thru October 8, 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: Green Goddess Salad with Chicken and Crumbled Bacon
Dessert: Paleo, Gluten-Free, OH-BABY Lemon Bars
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, 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 - 10:30AM | The Diabetes Conference of Tomorrow TODAY! Steven V. Edelman, MD; William Polonsky, PhD, CDE; Jeremy Pettus, MD; and Tricia Santos, MD |
| 10:30AM - 11:30AM | Explore The TCOYD Health Fair Visit our bustling health fair, enjoy a little snack & some refreshing beverages. |
| 11:30AM - 12:30PM | The World's Largest Shared Medical Appointment for Type 1s Jeremy Pettus, MD; Steven V. Edelman, MD; and YOU |
| 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 Finding Your Formula for Diabetes and Exercise (Low Impact vs. Anaerobic vs. Laying on the Couch) Christel Oerum What Do Type 1 Dietitians Eat and Do They Practice What They Preach? Tiana Lavin, RD; and Dana Palermo, RDN, CDE, CNSC Joint Issues: Trigger Finger, Frozen Shoulder and Limited Mobility Heather McDonald, MD, FRCPC The Newest Features in Sensor Augmented Insulin Pumps Schafer Boeder, MD |
| 2:30PM - 3:15PM | Afternoon Workshops B - Select Your Favorite Topic & Attend From Driving to Sky Diving…How to Stay Safe in a World with Hypos Ian Blumer, MD, FRCPC CGM Weapons of Mass Instruction…Teaching You How to Stay in Range Tricia Santos, MD and Laura Barba, CDE, NP Prevention, Early Detection, and Aggressive Treatment of Eye, Kidney and Nerve Disease Daniel Einhorn, MD Are You on the Pill? SGLT Inhibitors…the Pill for Type 1 Jeremy Pettus, MD |
| 3:30PM - 4:30PM | Top 10 Hottest Things in Type 1 Right Now! Jeremy Pettus, MD |
| 11:30AM - 12:30PM | The World's Largest Shared Medical Appointment for Type 2s Tricia Santos, MD; Schafer Boeder, MD; and YOU |
| 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 The Heart of the Matter: Cardiovascular Care Juan Pablo Frias, MD Getting Enough Zs? Sleep Apnea Chris Sadler, PA-C, CDE, DFAAPA Diabetes Etiquette: Supporting Your Loved One with Diabetes William Polonsky, PhD, CDE Taste for Life: Cooking Tips with a Dash of Motivation Chef Robert Lewis |
| 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 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) for Type 2s…No More Finger Pricks! Schafer Boeder, MD What’s New in Type 2 Treatment Options, Including Insulin Neelima Chu, MD Why Weight? Medical and Surgical Treatments for Weight Loss Michael Lee, MD Doctors are from Mars, Patients are from Venus Steven V. Edelman, MD, and William Polonsky, PhD, CDE |
| 10:40AM – 11:30AM / 1:30PM-3:30PM | Personal Training, Boot Camp, Chair Dancing, Yoga, Mindfulness and More! |
| 1:30PM - 3:30PM | Small Group Session Veterans Unite, Cooking Classes and More! |
| 1:30PM - 3:30PM | Ask A Specialist Endocrinologists, Diabetes Educators, Dietitians, Nurses, Pharmacists, And More! |
| 1:30PM - 3:30PM | Screenings Foot Screening, Eye Screening, Blood Pressure Screening and More |
| 4:30PM - 5:00PM | How to Use the Sparks from Today to Ignite Your Tomorrow Steven V. Edelman, MD; William Polonsky, PhD, CDE; Jeremy Pettus, MD; Tricia Santos, MD |
| 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.
*Jeremy Pettus, MD
Type 1 Track and Professional Education Director, Endocrinologist, Associate 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.
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.
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
DANIEL EINHORN, MD, FACP, FACE
Endocrinologist & President, Diabetes & Endocrine Associates; Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine; President, American College of Endocrinology
NEELIMA CHU, MD
Endocrinologist, Sharp Health Care
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 MedicineLocal Co-Directors
*Laura Barba, NP, CDE, Nurse Practitioner, UCSD and Rady Children’s Hospital
Ian Blumer, MD, FRCPC, Endocrinologist, Charles H. Best Centre, University of Toronto
Schafer Boeder, MD, Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
Daniel Einhorn, MD, Endocrinologist, Diabetes & Endocrine Associates
*Tiana Lavin, RDN, Dietitian, UCI Health
Heather McDonald, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
*Christel Oerum, Online Diabetes Coach, Co-Founder, DiabetesStrong
*Dana Palermo, RDN, CDE, CNSC, Diabetes and Research Clinical Dietitian, VA San Diego
Schafer Boeder, MD, Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
Neelima Chu, MD, Endocrinologist, Sharp Health Care
Juan Pablo Frias, MD, CEO, Principal Investigator, National Research Institute
Michael Lee, MD, Endocrinologist, Weight Management Specialist, Scripps
*Chef Robert Lewis, Chef, Cookbook Author, Founder, The Happy Diabetic
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Clinical Psychologist, Founder and CEO, Behavioral Diabetes Institute
Chris Sadler, PA-C, CDE, DFAAPA, Medical Science Outcomes Liason-Medical Affairs, Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.
Cindy Shaw, Owner, Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor, Radiant Yoga Studios
Jodi Stolove, MS, Founder, Chair Dancing Fitness
*Matt Vande Vegte, CPT, Online Diabetes Coach, Co-Founder, FTF Warrior
Janice Baker, MBA, RD, CDE, CNSC, BC-ADM, Dietitian, BakerNutrition.com
Timothy Bailey, MD, FACE, FACP, Endocrinologist, Founder, AMCR Clinic
Lorraine Farrar, MSN, RN, CDE, BC-ADM, Diabetes Educator
Candis Morello, PharmD, CDE, APh, FCSHP, FASHP, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, UCSD, Skagg School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
*Angela Norton, RN, BSN, PHN, CDE, Diabetes Educator, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Cynthia Stuenkel, MD, Endocrinologist, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
*Jeff Unger, MD, FAAFP, FACE, Specialist in Pain, Headaches, Mental Illness and Addiction, Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice
Larry Verity, PhD, FACSM, Professor of Exercise Physiology, SDSU Additional Specialists from the Community
Jamie Wolosin, MD, Gastroenterologist, Sharp HealthCare
Additional Specialists from San Diego Association of Diabetes Educators
Ben Cullen, DPM, Podiatrist, San Diego Podiatry Group
Additional Podiatrists from the Community
*Chef Robert Lewis, Chef, Cookbook Author, Founder, The Happy Diabetic
Frances O’Neil, MSW, RDN, CDE, Dietitian, Cookbook Author, 10 Minute Healthy Rice Cooker Meals, www.FoodRx.co
*Urban Miyares, Blinded Veteran, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Author
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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, October 8, 2019.
