International Diabetes Educators Conference Program Schedule

7:30 am – 8:30 am - Registration

8:30 am – 9:00 am - Welcome

9:00 am – 10:00 am - Keynote Speaker

Diabetes Self Management Education and Behavior Modification: Theory, Evidence and Application

WCC, Level 3, Ballroom B
William Polonsky, PhD

10:00 am – 10:30 am - Break

10:30 am – 12:00 pm - Breakout Sessions

Behavior Change Strategies and Psychosocial Effects (Patient Perspective)

WCC, Level 2, Room 202A
Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE

Behavior Change Strategies: What Diabetes Educators Need to Know(Educator Perspective)

WCC, Level 2, Room 202B
Anne Belton, RN, BA, CDE

Behavior Change Strategies: Prevention in Diabetes and Obesity

WCC, Level 2, Room 207A
Peter Schwarz, MD

Behavior Change and Chronic Disease Management: Role of Peers and Health Promoters

WCC, Level 2, Room 207B
Arun Baksi, MD
Esther Gil-Zorzo

12:00 noon – 1:30 pm - Lunch

WCC, Level 3, Ballroom A

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm - Keynote Presentation

Therapeutic Patient Education: Motivation to Change and Self Manage the Disease: Illusion and Reality?

WCC, Level 3, Ballroom B
Juan Ruiz, MD

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm - Break

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm - Breakout Sessions

Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) How Do We Success?

WCC, Level 2, Room 202A
Linda Siminerio, RN, PhD, CDE
Frank Snoek, PhD

Train the Trainer: Curricula for Effective Self – Management

WCC, Level 2, Room 202B
Joel Rodriguez-Saldana, MD
Juan Jose Gagliardino, MD

Educating the Patient and the Community to Help Sustain Lifestyle Health Changes After Hospital Discharge

WCC, Level 2, Room 207A
Padmini Balagopal, RD, CDE

National Health Care System: Diabetes Education Model

WCC, Level 2, Room 207B
Augusto Pimazoni, MD
Jane Giles, RN, CDE
Waine Sheu, MD, PhD
Seyda Ozscan, RN, PhD

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm - Closing Remarks

WCC, Level 3, Ballroom B

5:00 – 6:30 pm - Reception