2026 Agenda
October 22nd & 23rd, 2026
Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
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6:30-7:45 AM |
Registration, Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors |
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7:45 - 8:00 AM |
Welcome and Announcements |
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8:00 - 8:30 AM |
It’s not Type 2: Why Adults Misdiagnosis is Happening too Often Ginger Vieira |
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8:30 - 9:30 AM |
Getting to Know the Standards Kimberly Ackerman, FNP |
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9:30 - 9:45 AM |
MORNING BREAK (Visit Exhibitors & Networking) |
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9:45 - 10:45 AM |
Standards of Care from a Multidisciplinary Team Perspective Kimberly Ackerman, FNP Matt Larsen, RD, LD, CDCES Raichell Dorland-Roan, DrPH, RDN, LN, CLC James Bennett, BS Pharm, RPH, CDCES Joe Tabler, BS Pharm, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM Mercedes Seidel, MS, RD, CDCES |
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10:45 - 11:45 PM |
Diabetes Challenges in Primary Care
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11:45 - 12:45 PM |
LUNCH BREAK (VISIT EXHIBITORS & NETWORKING) |
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12:45 -1:45 PM |
Breakout Session #1 - The Coverage Connection: Supporting Success in Diabetes Care
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Breakout Session #2 - Promoting Self-Efficacy and Dignity of Risk in Diabetes Education Jessie Alexander, OTR/L, MOT |
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1:45 - 2:00 PM |
AFTERNOON BREAK (Visit Exhibitors & Networking) |
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2:00 - 3:00 PM |
Climate Change and Diabetes: What Clinicians and Educators need to Know
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3:00 - 4:00 PM |
One Hour of Happiness: Hot to Pursue Happiness for Yourself and Others
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4:00 - 5:00 PM |
Exercise & Insulin: I do this Every Day to Easily Prevent Lows
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Friday, October 23rd, 2026
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7:00 – 7:45 AM |
Registration, Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors |
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7:45 – 8:00 AM |
Welcome and Announcements |
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8:00 – 9:00 AM |
24/7: Why Resilience Matters Most in Life with Diabetes
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9:00 – 10:00 AM |
Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: Tools for the Diabetes Care Provider
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10:00 – 10:15 AM |
MORNING BREAK (Visit Exhibitors & Networking) |
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10:15 – 11:15 AM |
Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes: Updates on Mehcanism and Treatments
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11:15 - 12:15 PM |
Beyond Blood Sugar & the Bathroom Scale: The Evolving Role of Increton-Based Therapy
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12:15 – 1:15 PM |
LUNCH BREAK (Visit Exhibitors & Networking) |
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1:15 - 2:15 PM |
Connecting Providers & Patients to Community Support: Using your Networks, Relationships, & Collective Knowledge to Adance the ADCES7.
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2:15 - 3:15 PM |
Substance use in Adolescents with Diabetes: Impact on Diabetes Management
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3:15 - 3:45 PM |
The Next Frontier: GLP-1s Transforming Diabetes Prevention Programs
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3:20 – 4:00 PM |
Wrap Up, Evaluation |