TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES
Indiana Convention Center
100 S Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
(317) 262-3400
Saturday, February 2, 2008


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NEWS: TCOYD Codirector Dr. David Marrero talks with Host Barbara Lewis on IU's Sound Medicine, WFYI 90.1 FM LISTEN NOW!

MORNING PROGRAM

7:30 - 8:30 am REGISTRATION VISIT HEALTH FAIR EXHIBITS

8:30 - 10:00 am MORNING SESSION I   8:30 am Welcome and Introduction Conference Co-Directors: David Marrero, PhD, Paris Roach, MD, and Susie Kelly, RN CDE 8:30 am Diabetes on the Offensive: Getting Educated, Motivated and Empowered! Steven V. Edelman, MD, Living well with diabetes; Diabetologist; TCOYD Founder and Director 9:30 am Diabetes Aggravation #1: I Know What I'm Supposed to Do, So Why Can't I Do It? Joseph Nelson, MS, LP, Licensed Psychologist, Golden Valley Psychotherapy Associates, Minneapolis

10:00 - 11:00 am MORNING BREAK Cheese, apples and beverages are available in Health Fair Visit Health Fair Exhibits

11:00 - 12:25 pm MORNING SESSION II 11:00 am Preventing and Treating Diabetes: The Importance of Lifestyle Changes Ronald Ackerman, MD, Co-Director, Diabetes Translational Research Center 11:25 am Cardiovascular Disease: What Are the Risk Factors and How Can You Control Them? William Gill, MD, Cardiologist; Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine 11:50 am The Latest on Important Legal Issues Affecting People with Diabetes Kriss Halpern, JD, Attorney at Law, Specializing in diabetes related issues, Santa Monica, CA, Living well with diabetes

12:15 pm LUNCHEON Sit-down banquet lunch 12:45 pm Special Luncheon Guest Speaker Urban Miyares, "Diabetes Saved My Life"

AFTERNOON PROGRAMS

Lectures, Questions & Answers, Panel Discussions, Demonstrations. During the afternoon, you are welcome to visit as many sessions and activities as your time allows. 2:00 - 4:25 pm VISIT HEALTH FAIR EXHIBITS Beverages will be available in the Health Fair throughout the afternoon Workshops I (Choose one) 2:00 - 3:00 pm 1. What's Driving You Crazy About Your Caregivers and Living with Diabetes? An Interactive Hour Exploring Ways to Meet the Needs of Both People With Diabetes and Caregivers Joseph Nelson, MS, LP, Licensed Psychologist, Golden Valley Psychotherapy Associates, Minneapolis 2. High Carb, Low Carb, No Carb! What's Best? Beth Wathen, RD, CDE and Sue Robbins, RD, CDE, Dietitians, Indiana University Diabetes Center 3. Home Glucose Monitoring: Knowing Your Numbers and What to Do With Them Christy Parkin, MSN, RN, CDE, Health Management Resources, Carmel 4. Introduction to Pumps, Intensive Insulin Therapy and Continuous Glucose Monitors Susie Kelly, RN, CDE, Conference Co-Director; Robyn K. Pollom, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, Director, Nurse Practitioner, and Dan Pollom, MD, Diabetes Care Center, Community Health Network 5. Empowerment: Getting the Most From Your Healthcare Team Robert Anderson, EdD, University of Michigan Diabetes Research & Training Center

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm AFTERNOON BREAK Visit Health Fair

3:30 - 4:25 pm Workshops II 6. Getting Started on Insulin Sooner: The Truths and Myths About Insulin Use and Type2 Diabetes Paris Roach, MD, Conference Co-Director Supported by a grant from Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals 7. Do I Really Need All These Pills to Control My Type 2 Diabetes? Rattan Juneja, MBBS, MD, Endocrinologist; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medical Director, Indiana University Diabetes Center 8. Raising Kids with Diabetes Henry Rodriguez, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist; Director, Pediatric Diabetes Program, Riley Hospital for Children 9. The Latest on Neuropathy John Kincaid, MD, Neurologist; Kenneth L. and Selma G. Earnest Professor of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine 10. Legal Issues Q&A with Our Legal Eagle Kriss Halpern, JD, Attorney at Law, Specializing in diabetes related issues, Santa Monica, CA, Living well with diabetes 2:00 - 4:15 pm HANDS-ON SESSIONS This is your opportunity to sit down one-on-one with local diabetes experts to talk about your diabetes and get your feet examined by a foot specialist. A. Foot Screening Jeffrie Leibovitz, DPM, Podiatrist, Fort Harrison Podiatry; Marc House, DPM, Tarick Abdo, DPM, and Angela Glynn, DPM, Foot and Ankle Institute of Indiana; and a faculty of podiatrists from the community B. Ask A Dietitian Lynn Wheeler, RD, CDE, Dietitian, Diabetes Translational Research Center; and a faculty of dietitians from the community C. Ask A Diabetes Nurse Educator Susie Kelly, RN, CDE, Conference Co-Director; and a faculty of nurse educators from the community D. Physical Activities for Everyone 1) Walking with pedometers to Measure Your Progress Bill King, Diabetes advocate, avid runner, motivational speaker, living well with diabetes, Supported by Animas Corporation 2) Exercise For EVERY BODY: It Can Benefit You at Any Age and at Any Fitness Level National Institute For Fitness & Sports 3) Wellness and Fitness at Any Age: The Y Has Something for Everyone YMCA of Greater Indianapolis

4:30 - 5:00 pm CLOSING SESSION Saturday Afternoon Live! An interactive and fun session with Steven Edelman, MD, David Marrero, PhD, Paris Roach, MD, Susie Kelly, RN, CDE and others, fielding questions from the audience.

5:00 pm Wrap-up and Adjourn Conference Co-Directors: David Marrero, PhD, Paris Roach, MD and Susie Kelly, RN, CDE

For a PDF of the Indianapolis TCOYD conference brochure, click here.

Steven V. Edelman, M.D.
Diabetologist Founder and Director, Taking Control of Your Diabetes Professor of Medicine UCSD School of Medicine VA Medical Center, San Diego

David Marrero, PhD
Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine and he serves as Director of the Translation Research Center at IU. Dr. Marrero is an expert in the field of clinical trails in diabetes. He helped design the Diabetes Prevention Program and the TRIAD study, which evaluated strategies to improve diabetes care delivery in managed care settings. Dr. Marrero has been living well with type 1 diabetes for 30 years.

Paris Roach, MD
Dr. Paris Roach is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Roach's primary research interest is the development of tools to increase patients' participation in their own care. He currently serves as the director of the endocrinology fellowship training program at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Melinda S. Kelly, RN, CDE
Ms. Susie Kelly is a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator. She is the Program Coordinator for the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Ms. Kelly has been living well with type 1 diabetes since she was diagnosed at the age of 12 years. She has worn an insulin pump for 20 years and also serves as an insulin pump trainer.

Urban Miyares
Urban Miyares is a nationally recognized blinded Vietnam veteran with diabetes, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and educator, mentor, author/writer, inventor and patent holder, a television and film personality, and world-class athlete! In 1985, Urban founded the Disabled Businesspersons Association, a national, volunteerbased charity assisting in the rehabilitation and back-to-work of people with disabilities. He is also director of both the Western Region Veterans Business Resource Center and Challenged America, a free learn-to-sail recreational rehabilitation program for kids and adults with disabilities. Urban was a member of the record-setting Challenged America 2003 Transpac Team, the first crew of sailors with significant disabilities to race in the 98-year history of the Transpacific ("Transpac") Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii. In 2004, Urban received a kidney transplant and has been able to continue his busy life-style without interruption.