2005 Telehealth Presentation Archives

To view the following presentations, go to: Utah Telehealth Network

JANUARY

January 19, 2005
Native American Traditional Medicine and Diabetes
By: Larry Cesspooch
Acorus Calamus L
Life Is Like A Pinball Game
Sweet Sage
The Cedar Tree

FEBRUARY

February 16, 2005
Hypertension - CV Disease and Diabetes
By: Barry Stults, MD (Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine)

Dr. Stults will address the high prevalence of hypertension in diabetes; the consequences of uncontrolled hypertension; the critical importance of systolic blood pressure control; target BPs; and how to use sequential combinations of anti-hypertensive medications according to current guidelines for diabetes patients with and without albuminuria.

Handouts
Monitoring after initiation of therapy or increase in dose - addendum
Powerpoint Presentation

MARCH

March 16, 2005
Prevention/ Genetics of Diabetes
By: Robert W. Day, MD, Internal Medicine

Dr. Day will address metabolic syndrome, the clinical implications for the increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, the public health implication of this condition, and a strategy to recognize metabolic syndrome and do something to manage it.

Presentation
Handouts

APRIL

April 20, 2005
Chemistry for Coping & Diabetes
By: Laura Shane-McWhorter, Pharm.D., Univ. of Utah, Pharmacy
(Pharmacy CEUs applied for)

Dr. McWhorter will address the impact of alcohol use, nicotine use and other substances in persons with diabetes. She will also discuss the drug interactions that may occur between alcohol, nicotine and other medications used to treat diabetes.

Presentation
Handouts

MAY

May 18, 2005, 12-2pm
Glucagon in Schools - Legal Issues & Proper Administration of Glucagon
By: Steve Bieringer, ADA, Legal Advocacy-Major Projects, & Neal Catalano, R.Ph., CDE

The program will begin with Neal Catalano showing the new glucagon kit, proper administration, and pharmacology of glucagon. Steve Bieringer will follow to discuss the current issues surrounding the administration of glucagon to students with Type I diabetes in the public schools.

Handouts Neal Catalano
Presentation Neal Catalano

Handouts Steve Bieringer
Presentation Steve Bieringer

Helpful Links
Link 1: Diabetes Care in the School and Day Care Setting
Link 2: Your School and Your Rights
Link 3: Video Link-Click on Glucagon Training Video
Link 4: Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed

JUNE

June 15, 2005, 12-1pm
Juvenile/Pediatric Diabetes
By Mary A. Murray, MD (Endocrinologist, Primary Children’s Medical Center)

Dr. Mary Murray will address the differences of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and more specifically the presentation of, incidence of and etiology of type 1. She will familiarize participants with the spectrum of insulin therapies, tools to improve control, and identify the goals of therapy for type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents.

Presentation Slides
Extra slides

Presentation Handouts
Extra handouts

JULY

July 20, 2005
Diet and Weight Loss

By Eileen DeLeeuw, RD, CDE and
Becky Crowther, RD, Certified in Weight Management by the American Dietetic Association

Slide Presentation
Handouts

AUGUST

Donna Wahoff-Stice will introduce how you can teach your patients the
importance of exercise with pre-diabetes. You will become familiar with
recommendations for type(s) of exercise and be able to write an exercise
prescription for your patients.

Slide Presentation
Handouts

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

DECEMBER