Harvard Diabetes Comorbidities and Complications 2023

Diabetes Comorbidities and Complications Overview

• State-of-the-art approaches to diabetes comorbidity assessment
• Risk reduction strategies for patients with diabetes
• Management of interacting comorbidities
• Optimizing clinical decision-making
• Improving patient outcomes through practical clinical updates
• Applying recent recommendations to day-to-day practice

Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure and Coronary Disease

• Evaluating cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes
• Diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease in diabetes
• Heart failure management in patients with diabetes
• Improving functional capacity with combined therapies
• Expanded roles of SGLT-2 inhibitors, MRA, and GLP-1 RA in cardiovascular disease
• Cardiometabolic risk reduction strategies

Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Protection

• Evaluating renal risk in patients with diabetes
• Evaluating, managing, and monitoring diabetic CKD
• Management and prevention of kidney disease
• Expanded roles of SGLT-2 inhibitors and MRA in renal disease
• Adjusting pharmacological therapies in patients with diabetes complications
• Coordinated care for patients with diabetes and kidney disease

Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Vascular Disease

• Hypertension management in patients with diabetes
• Cholesterol management and dyslipidemia updates
• Customizing targets and treatment strategies for each patient
• Peripheral vascular disease in patients with diabetes
• New methods for managing vascular complications
• Reducing long-term cardiovascular and vascular risk

Obesity, NAFLD and Lifestyle Medicine

• Obesity management in patients with diabetes
• When to consider new therapeutic options for obesity
• When to consider surgical options for obesity management
• Current guidelines for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• Lifestyle medicine interventions
• Helping patients initiate and sustain healthy behavioral changes

Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia and Insulin Therapy

• Prevention and management of hyperglycemia
• Updates in prevention and management of hypoglycemia
• Important developments in insulin therapy
• Combining innovative therapeutic combinations with traditional approaches
• Using treatment adjustments to reduce adverse outcomes
• Individualizing therapy for complex diabetes cases

GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2 Inhibitors and MRA

• Practical recommendations for the use of GLP-1 RA
• Practical recommendations for the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors
• Practical recommendations for the use of MRA therapy
• Expanded roles of these therapies in cardiovascular disease
• Expanded roles of these therapies in renal disease
• Therapeutic selection based on comorbidity profile

Diabetes Technology and Innovation

• Advances in glucose monitors
• Advances in insulin pumps
• Diabetes apps and digital diabetes care
• Using technology to improve diabetes management
• Innovation in stem cell therapies for diabetes patients
• Integrating new tools with traditional diabetes care

Pregnancy, Sexual Dysfunction and Special Topics

• Diabetes in pregnancy
• New diagnosis and treatment guidelines for pregnancy-related diabetes care
• Evaluation and management of sexual dysfunction in patients with diabetes
• Medication interactions and avoiding adverse outcomes
• Strategies to assess and manage interacting comorbidities
• Complex patient-centered diabetes decision-making

Health Equity and Diverse Patient Populations

• Social, racial, sexual, and cultural differences in diabetes care needs
• Management of diabetes and related disorders in diverse racial and ethnic populations
• Recognizing biases in diabetes care
• Strategies for achieving equity and addressing disparities
• Establishing and maintaining meaningful connections with patients
• Improving access, adherence, and long-term outcomes

It is ideal for endocrinologists, internists, family physicians, primary care physicians, hospitalists, cardiologists, nephrologists, diabetes educators, pharmacists, NPs, PAs, nurses, residents, fellows, and clinicians involved in diabetes care.

The course covers obesity, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, dyslipidemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, peripheral vascular disease, chronic kidney disease, sexual dysfunction, pregnancy, glucose monitors, insulin pumps, diabetes apps, GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2 inhibitors, MRA, lifestyle medicine, stem cell therapies, medication interactions, and health equity.

Yes. The course focuses on assessment, risk reduction, management strategies, pharmacologic therapy selection, lifestyle interventions, technology updates, and practical recommendations for patients with diabetes and related complications.

No. This course package does not include CME points.

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