2023 Agenda

The 2023 conference is on October 19-20 at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls, Montana.  Links to slides, handouts, or resources (if any) will be posted in the tables below.

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View Session Descriptions and Speaker Bios.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

 

7:00 – 8:00 AM

Registration and Visit Exhibitors

8:00 – 8:15 AM

Welcome and Announcements

8:15 – 9:30 AM

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) – How will this change your patient care?

Dr. Meredith Ross, Endocrinologist, Veterans Health Administration, Missoula, MT &
Donita Mariegard, MSN, APRN, Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner, Helena, MT

9:30 – 9:45 AM    

Morning Break 

9:45 – 11:00 AM

Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Diabetes

Dr. Claire Sexton, DPhil, Senior Director, Scientific Programs and Outreach, Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, IL

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Using Digital Tools/Tech to Advance the Quintuple Aim

Malinda Peeples, MS, RN, CDCES, FADCE, Executive Advisor, Digital Health & Informatics, Welldoc Baltimore, MD

12:15 – 1:15 PM

Lunch Break (Provided)

1:15 - 2:30 PM

Evolving Role of the Clinical Team as AI Advances

Janice MacLeod, MA, RD, CDCES, FADCES, Diabetes-Cardiometabolic Health Consultant, Glen Burnie, MD

2:45 – 4:00 PM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
(Choose One)

Session #2 
Policy and Diabetes Advocacy

Carissa Kemp, Director of State Government Affairs, American Diabetes Association, Boise, ID

Session #3
Living with Diabetes: Perspectives, Insight, and Strength - Panel Discussion

Marci Butcher, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, MT DPHHS Diabetes Program, Quality Diabetes Education Initiative Coordinator, Helena, MT
Tracee Anderson, LCSW, Retired Director of Counseling Services, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Melissa House, MBA, MT DPHHS Diabetes Program Manager, Helena, MT
Taylor Lavoie, MS RD CDCES, Clinical Diabetes Specialist, Tandem Diabetes, Missoula, MT

4:00 – 5:30 PM 

Break Before Social (In-person Attendees)

5:30 – 6:30 PM

Awards & Networking Social (In-person attendees - hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available)

Friday, October 20, 2023


 

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast (In-person attendees)

8:00 – 8:15 AM

Welcome and Announcements

8:15 – 9:30 AM

Understanding and Addressing Diabetes Distress

William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES, President, Behavioral Diabetes Institute, Associated Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego, CA

9:30 – 9:45 AM    

Morning Break 

9:45 – 11:00 AM

It’s in the Stories We Tell You

Thomas McClure, B.S., Director of Health Promotion, All Nations Health Center, Missoula, MT

Valene TalksDifferent, Health Promotion Specialist, All Nations Health Center, Missoula, MT

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Addressing Problematic Medication Adherence in Diabetes

William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES, President, Behavioral Diabetes Institute, Associated Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego, CA

12:15 – 1:15 PM

Lunch Break (Provided)

1:15 – 2:30 PM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
(Choose One)

Digital Health & The “Frontier” - Panel Discussion

Marci Butcher, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, MT DPHHS Diabetes Program, Quality Diabetes Education Initiative Coordinator, Helena, MT
Malinda Peeples, MS, RN, CDCES, FADCE, Executive Advisor, Digital Health & Informatics, Welldoc Baltimore, MD
Jennifer Scarsi RD, CDCES, Clinical Solutions Specialist, Welldoc, Columbia, MD
Deb Bjorsness, MPH, BC-ADM, RD, CDCES, Diabetes Care & Prevention Services Coordinator, Benefis Health System, Great Falls, MT

2:30 – 2:45 PM

Afternoon Break

2:45 – 4:00 PM 

Diabetes Data Management in Clinic Settings

Lisa Ranes, RD, CDCES, Manager of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism Center, Billings Clinic Diabetes Research and Allergy & Interim- Director of Specialty Medicine Billings Clinic, MT

4:00 – 4:15 PM

Closing & Evaluation