Diabetes

This session will focus on providing up-to-date standards of the American Diabetes Association guidelines for screening diabetic patients with periodontal disease, clinical recommendations for treatment and management of patients diagnosed with diabetes, the role of oral health and dental conditions for effective screening, and health center experiences in supporting patients in diabetes management We will also be sharing successful strategies for how health centers have adapted their treatment and managem

This webinar will explore diabetes prevention and care strategies across the lifespan.  Presenters will discuss standards of care in the screening and prevention for children, adults, and the elderly, sharing experiences from the field.  Presenters will also engage participants around case examples of successful diabetes prevention programs, adult clinical treatment, and geriatrics care focused on vulnerable populations of children and adults of all ages.  Presenters will connect participants with resources to outreach opportunities and tolls they can apply and adapt for thei

Join us for the second webinar of our Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Population:  A National Learning Series focused specifically on addressing diabetes and those affected by it.  This session will focus on identifying the social determinants of health characteristics, how they impact chronic disease management, and the challenges health centers faced in addressing diabetes for these vulnerable mobile communities.

Diabetes affects more than 30 million people in the United States. Multi-tiered efforts to prevent, treat and manage diabetes are critical in reducing the burden of diabetes, particularly for medically underserved racial and ethnic minority populations. In addition to higher prevalence, ethnic and racial minority patients with diabetes have higher mortality and higher rates of diabetic complications.  

En nuestra primera sesión, presentaremos a la clínica ECHO y sus objetivos, expectativas, y temas que abordaremos en la serie.  Así como la intoducción de un caso centrado en cómo abordar la diabetes a través de una dieta equilibrada e incorpora el ejercicio en el estilo de vida.  También hablaremos de la autogestión de la diabetes, un programa basado en pruebas médicas que ha demostrado ayudar a los pacientes a reducir su Ig A1C.