Live Well with Diabetes: Day of Discovery - Diabetes Update

Welcome to a day of learning, connection, and innovation at this year's Live Well with Diabetes conference. We’ll hear from leading experts who will share the latest research, clinical strategies, and tools to improve care and outcomes for those living with diabetes.

ABOUT

This course has been designed as a one day, interactive, case-based workshop that provides health professionals with up to date evidence-based information to enhance the health professional’s ability to provide diabetes care and prevention for all ages.

Great Plains Diabetes (GPD) Professional Education Lectures are in collaboration with Kansas Business Group on Health, University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, Wichita State School for Physician Associates Program and Healthy Green Nutrition.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

AANP
This activity is pending approval for 7.0 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 4.75 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioner. Activity ID#. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.

Pharmacy
Kansas Pharmacists: This course offering is pending approval for 7.0 contact hours applicable for pharmacists or pharmacy technicians. KBOP COURSE NO. 23-XXX.

Colorado Pharmacists: To request up to 7 hours of continuing education credit, please follow the guidance provided by the Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations, State Board of Pharmacy. Visit the official CE page at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Pharmacy/CE for detailed instructions and requirements.

Dietitians
7.0 Contact hours are pending approval for continuing education for registered/licensed dietitians.

Program Agenda

7:55 am Welcome

8:00-8:45 Diabetes and Associated Disease: Identification and Management

Rami Mortada, MD, ECNU, FACE

Endocrine Center of Kansas, LLC

1.      Discuss how diabetes can affect other endocrine glands and their normal horm production including pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands.

2.      Identify screening for “other autoimmune diseases” associated with diabetes.

8:45-9:30  CardioRenal Metabolic Disease: Identification and Management

Mohammad S. Sandid, MD, MPH, FACP, FASN

Wichita Nephrology Group

1.      Review Cardiorenal Metabolic disease including screening, prevention and treatment.

2.      Discuss pharmacologic treatment strategies for CardioRenal disease.

9:30-10:00 Break

10:00-11:30 Hot topics: Building success when using GLP1/GIP meds

10:00-10:30 Clinical Pearls for GLP1/GIP Use                

Belinda Childs, CNS, APRN, BC-ADM, CDCES

Great Plains Diabetes

1.      Synthesize clinical pearls for access, titration and switching agents in the GLP/GIP classes.  

10:30-11:00 Practical tools for Dietary counseling when using GLP1   

Diane Greenleaf-Kisner, RDN, LD, CDCES

Healthy Green Nutrition, LLC

1.      Review medical nutrition strategies to retain muscle mass when using GLP1/GIP medications.

11:00-11:30  Preserving Healthy Muscle Mass with Weight Loss

Kaili Thach, PT, DPT

Advanced Physical Therapy, Hutchinson

1.       Identify physical activity strategies to preserve and improve muscle mass with significant weight loss.

11:30 am-12:00 pm Social Determinants of Health

Justin Moore, MD, FACP

Education Associate Professor, KUMC-Wichita, Department of Internal Medicine

Matt Thibault, MEd

Project Manager, Health ICT

1.      Discuss Social determinants of health affecting outcomes in diabetes.

2.      Highlight strategies to minimize social determinants of health in diabetes.

12:00-12:45 Exhibits and Lunch/Student abstracts

12:45-2:15  The Brave New World in Diabetes Technology-

Melanie Duran, DNP, FNP-C, CDCES

    Glycemic Control Practitioner

    Diabetes Comprehensive Care Center

    University of New Mexico Hospital

1.      Review insulin pumps and glucose sensors on the market.

2.      Analyze device selection strategies and data analysis to enhance patient success.

3.      Engage participants in review of glucose sensor and insulin pump reports.

2:15-3:00 Updates in Eye Disease and Diabetes

VitreoRetinal Consultants

1.      Review pathophysiology and screening of eye disease in diabetes.

2.      Identify pharmacotherapy strategies in treatment of eye disease in diabetes.

3:00-3:30 Break

3:30-4:45 Real World Case studies: A Multidisciplinary Approach     

George Elhomsy, MD, FACP, ECNU, FACE-Endocrine Center of Kansas

Jennifer Wipperman, MD, MPH-Family and Community Medicine, UKSM-Wichita

Tiffany R. Shin, PharmD, BCACP-Clinical Associate Professor-University of Kansas School of Pharmacy-Wichita

1.       Synthesize screening and treatment strategies in Stages 1, 2, and 3 (Type 1) diabetes.

2.      Review treatment and intensification of therapies for Type 2 diabetes.

4:45 Wrap up

For those needing hotel, you will find the information for hotel and book your reservation in the link below. If you have questions or need help with the link, please contact Aloft.

Book your group rate for Live Well With Diabetes- Great Plains Diabetes

Great Plains Diabetes special group hotel rate: 

Aloft Wichita, $119.00 per night

3642 Oliver, Wichita, KS 67220

Last Day to Book : Tuesday, September 23, 2025