Scientific Sessions

Continuing Education

84th Scientific Sessions Learning Objectives

The Scientific Sessions offers comprehensive educational programming covering the latest in the field of diabetes. The program is designed for physicians, scientists, researchers, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care professionals.

At the conclusion of this activity attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the 2024 ADA Standards of Care for classifying, diagnosing, preventing, and treating prediabetes and diabetes
  • Assess non-pharmacologic treatment options for individualizing treatment protocols for the management of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
  • Apply clinical decision-making tools to the assessment and treatment of the complications related to diabetes
  • Develop a more aggressive, effective, physiological, psychological, and behavioral treatment plan for patients with diabetes
  • Cite the research into current, emerging, and novel therapies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
  • Discuss proven education strategies for increasing the impact of diabetes education with individual patients
  • Interpret the latest findings in the areas of epidemiology, genetics, immunology, transplantation, and islet biology as they relate to diabetes