Honolulu, Hawaii - Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference & Health Fair

HAWAII CONVENTION CENTER
Saturday, February 10, 2007

Online registration is now closed. Please register on site on the day of the event.
Download PDF of TCOYD Hawaii brochure.

MORNING PROGRAM

7:30 am
Registration Open
Visit Heath Fair Exhibits

8:30 - 10:10 am
MORNING SESSION I

8:30 am
Blessing
Kumu Hula Wayne Panoke,
Advocate for the protection of ancestral lands and perpetuation of Hawaiian Culture

8:35 am
Welcome & Introduction
Conference Co-Directors
Laurie Tom, MD, Endocrinologist and
Viola Genadio, APRN, CDE, BC-ADM

8:40 am
The Future in Diabetes Treatments is Here and Now!
Steven V. Edelman, MD, Diabetologist
TCOYD Founder and Director,
Living well with diabetes

9:40 am
The Personal Side of Diabetes: Overcoming Emotional Barriers to Good Control
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Clinical Psychologist, Founder, Behavioral Diabetes Institute

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

11:10 - 12:15 pm
MORNING SESSION II

11:10 am
Father's Wish
Kumu Hula Wayne Panoke,
Advocate for the protection of ancestral lands and perpetuation of Hawaiian Culture

11:25 am
Blue Pill, Red Pill, Big Pill, Little Pill: Do you have a pharmacist on your diabetes team?
Kevin Kam, RPh, CDE, Registered Pharmacist, Certified Diabetes Educator, Owner, City Pharmacy

11:45 am
Around the World in 159 Days: Flying Solo with Diabetes
Douglass Cairns, Pilot, Living well with diabetes. Supported by a grant from Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals

12:20 - 1:45 pm
LUNCHEON

12:25 pm
Lunch is served

12:45 pm
Special Guest Speaker:
Eddie Sherman, acclaimed author and columnist
"Living Well with Diabetes"

1:45 pm
Lunch adjourns

AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Lectures, Questions & Answers, Panel Discussions, Demonstrations. During the afternoon, you are welcome to visit as many sessions and activities s your time allows.

1:45 - 4:15 pm
VISIT HEALTH FAIR EXHIBITS
Beverages will be available in the Health Fair

2:00 - 3:00 pm
MEET THE EXPERTS WORKSHOPS 1-4

1. Hypoglycemia: How to Recognize It and What To Do About It
John Melish, MD, Honolulu Endocrinologist, Living well with diabetes

2. Q&A with our Psychologist About the Personal Side of Diabetes
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Clinical Psychologist, Founder, Behavioral Diabetes Institute

3. Trigger Fingers, Achy Joints and Other Musculoskelatal Problems That Can Bother People with Diabetes
David John, MD, Rheumatologist, University of Hawaii, John Burns School of Medicine

4. Tots to Teens: A Parenting Perspective on the ABCs of Raising a Child with Diabetes
Facilitators: American Diabetes Association
Panel members: Parents of children with diabetes

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

3:30 - 4:30 pm
MEET THE EXPERTS WORKSHOPS 5-8

5. The Truths and Myths About Insulin Use for People with Type 2 Diabetes
Lauri Tom, MD, Endocrinologist, Conference Co-Director; and Douglas Cairns, Pilot, Living well with diabetes, supported by a grant from Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals.

6. The Latest on Insulin Pump Therapy and Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Mary Ichiyama, APRN, MS, CDE, Clinical Instructor, The Queen's Medical Center; and Kevin Kam, RPh, CDE, Owner, City Pharmacy

7. The Mathematics of Losing and Gaining Weight
Alice Toguchi-Matsuo, RD, CDE; and Kourtney Inoue, RD, Dieticians, Kaiser Permanente

8. Is Gastric Bypass Surgery for You?
Steven Fowler, MD, Honolulu General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon

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. Physical Activities for Everyone
These sessions will all be interactive and group oriented. This is your opportunity to try out some new activities that are fun and lead to improved health.

1) Walking and Talking with Bo and Bill:
Learn about the benefits of walking and using pedometers to measure your progress
Bo Irvine, Comedian, committed walker, living well with type 2 diabetes; and
Bill King, Animas Corporation; Diabetes Exercise & Sports Association (DESA);
Marathon runner, living well with type 1 diabetes

2) Hula Dancing is GREAT Exercise for Everyone!
Bucky Bogaev and Kuma Hula

3) Tai Chi
Grand Master Zeng Chen Dong and fellow instructors from the Dong Taijiquan Dao Academy

B. Foot Screening
Chair: Ricky Sukita, DPM
and a faculty of podiatists from the community:
Theodore York,
Susan Hiraoka,
Garret Noguchi,
Christopher Yee,
David Yee,
Ken Sakuda,
Michael Chun,
Attilio Avino,
Cindy Hicks
Cecily Tsuchiya

C. Ask A Specialist
Laurie Tom, MD, Chair,
David Fitz-Patrick, MD,
Michael Bornemann, MD,
Rae Teramoto, MD,
Steven Lum, MD,
Leonard Krysten, MD
Lisa Wong, MD,
John Melish, MD
Werner Schroffner, MD,
and Richard Arakaki, MD

D. Ask A Diabetes Educator
Chair: Viola Genadio, APRN, CDE, BC-ADM
and Alice Taniguchi, RN, MPH, CDE
Cindy Minakami, RPh, CDE
Robin Yamamoto RD, CDE
Mary Ichiyama, APRN, CDE
Char Pidot-Buchner, RN, CDE
Larry Buchner, PharmD
Ululani Young, RN, CDE
Aileen Schroffner, RN, CDE
Marty Jackson, RN, CDE

4:30 - 5:00 pm
CLOSING SESSION

4:30 pm
Meeting the Challenges of Managing Diabetes within our Ethnic and Cultural Practices
Questions from the audience and panel discussion
with Wayne Panoke and guests, Laurie Tom, MD and Steven Edelman, MD

Wrap-up and Adjourn
Conference Co-Directors Laurie Tom, MD and
Viola Genadio, APRN,CDE, BC-ADM

REGISTER ON SITE THE DAY OF THE EVENT. PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

LOCATION
Hawaii Convention Center
1801 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815 ~ (808) 943-3500

PARKING
Honolulu Convention Center charges $5 per vehicle.

EARLY REGISTRATION FEE
Postmarked on or before Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007
$35 one person
$30 per person (2 or more registering together)
LATE REGISTRATION FEE
Postmarked on or after Friday, Feb. 2, 2007
$40 for one person
$35 per person (2 or more registering together)
ON-SITE REGISTRATION
$40 per person

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Call the TCOYD office (800) 998-2693 or
(858) 755-5683 ~ Fax (858) 755-6854
If you have special needs, please call TCOYD.