TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES:
Pontchartrain Center
4545 Williams Blvd.
Kenner, LA 70065
Phone (504) 465-9985
Saturday, May 10, 2008


Online registration and pre-registration is now CLOSED
Please proceed to "Onsite-Registration" at the
Pontchartrain Center on May 10. Registration will open at 7:30 a.m.

For a PDF of the New Orleans TCOYD conference brochure, click here

For pre-registered exhibitors, click here for the exhibitor kit

MORNING PROGRAM 7:30 - 9:00 am REGISTRATION VISIT HEALTH FAIR EXHIBITS 9:00 - 10:40 am SESSION I 9:00 am Welcome and Introduction Conference Co-Directors: Lawrence Blonde, MD, FACP, FACE, Ochsner Health System and Vivian Fonseca, MD, MRCP, Tulane University Health Sciences Center 9:10 am Diabetes on the Offensive: Getting Educated, Motivated and Empowered! Steven V. Edelman, MD, Living well with diabetes; Diabetologist; TCOYD Founder and Director 10:10 am The Personal Side of Diabetes: Psychological Secrets for Effective Self-Management David Marrero, PhD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine

10:40 - 11:25 am MORNING BREAK VISIT HEALTH FAIR EXHIBITS Cheese, apples and beverages available in Health Fair

11:25 - 12:30 am MORNING SESSION II   11:25 am The ABC’s of Diabetes: What Are They and Why Are They Important? Alan Burshell, MD, Endocrinologist, Ochsner Health System 11:50 am Overcoming the Challenges of a Disaster and Creating an Effective Disaster Management Plan for People with Diabetes Roberta Harrison McDuffie, MSN, BSBA, APRN, BC, CNS, Clinical Trial Coordinator, Tulane University School of Medicine 12:10 pm Insurance, DMV Hassles and Other Legal Issues Affecting People with Diabetes Kriss Halpern, JD, Attorney at Law, Santa Monica, CA, specializing in diabetes related issues, living well with diabetes

12:30 - 1:50 pm LUNCHEON Sit-down banquet lunch 1:00 pm Special Guest Speaker Urban Miyares Living well with diabetes

AFTERNOON PROGRAM 2:00 - 4:00 pm VISIT HEALTH FAIR EXHIBITS Beverages will be available in the Health Fair throughout the afternoon 2:00 - 2:50 pm WORKSHOPS I Meet The Experts: Lectures, Q&A, Panel Discussions, Demonstrations 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 and diabetes and their caregivers David Marrero, PhD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine 2. Taming Those Blood Sugars: The Importance of Testing and Knowing How to Use the Numbers to Control Your Diabetes Judy McNutt, RN, CDE - Tulane University Hospital & Clinic/HCA 3. The Pros and Cons of Participating in a Diabetes Research Study Roberta Harrison McDuffie, MSN, BSBA, APRN, BC, CNS, Clinical Trial Coordinator, Tulane University School of Medicine 4. Can't Lose Weight? Gastric Surgery May Be an Option for You William Richardson, MD, Surgeon, Ochsner Health System 5. Advanced Skills and Techniques for Insulin Pumpers Margaret Mller, RN, CDE, Ochsner Health System Supported by a grant from Eli Lilly and Company Supported by Animas Corporation

2:50 - 3:10 pm AFTERNOON BREAK 3:10 - 4:00 pm WORKSHOPS II Meet The Experts: Lectures, Q&A, Panel Discussions, Demonstrations 6. What People with Diabetes Need to Know About Their Hospital and Post-Hospital Care Peggy M. Bolton, APRN, ANP-C, BC-ADM, Director, Endocrine Intensive Insulin Program, Department of Endocrinology, Ochsner Health System 7. Carbs and Fats: The Good, the Bad, and the Really Bad! Samuel Andrews, MD, Endocrinologist, Ochsner Health System, Co-Author of best selling book "Sugar Busters" 8. The Latest Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes: Oral and Non-Insulin Injectable Medications Lawrence Blonde, MD, FACP, FACE, Endocrinologist, Ochsner Health System 9. Getting to Insulin Sooner: The Truths and the Myths About Insulin Use and Type 2 Diabetes Jennifer John-Kalarickal, MD, Endocrinologist, Tulane University Supported by a grant from Sanofi-Aventis 10. The Latest on Continuous Glucose Monitoring Tina Thethi, MD, Endocrinologist, Tulane University 2:00 - 4:00 pm HANDS-ON SESSIONS This is the participant's opportunity to sit down one-on-one with local specialists to talk about their diabetes, get their feet examined, etc. A. Foot Screening William Coleman, DPM, Podiatrist, Ochsner Health System; and a faculty of podiatrists from the community B. Ask Diabetes Expert Norma Porter, FNP, CDE, Department of Health and Hospitals, Alexandria; Cindy Liebel, RN, CDE, and Aimee G’sell, NP, Ochsner Health System; and a faculty of educators from the community C. Physical Activity for Everyone 1. Walking (using pedometers to measure your progress) Bill King, Diabetes advocate, avid runner, living well with diabetes Supported by Animas Corporation 2. Dancing for Good Health 4:00 - 4:30 pm CLOSING GENERAL SESSION Future Developments in Diabetes Management: What's in the Pipeline? Steven V. Edelman, MD 5:00 pm Wrap-up and Adjourn Lawrence Blonde, MD, FACP, FACE and Vivian Fonseca, MD, MRCP, Conference Co-Directors

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

PRE- REGISTRATION:
Postmarked on or before Friday, May 2, 2008
$10 per person
$5 for Members
*no refund after May 2

Click here for online registration

ON-SITE REGISTRATION:
$15 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.




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

LAWRENCE BLONDE,
MD, FACP, FACE
A board certified endocrinologist, Dr. Blonde is Director of the Ochsner Diabetes Clinical Research Unit in the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Associate Internal Medicine Residency Program Director in the Department of Internal Medicine at Ochsner in New Orleans, Louisiana. His clinical and research activities focus on patients with diabetes and investigations of new treatments for them. Dr. Blonde has published and presented information about the use of computers to enhance medical education and patient care.

VIVIAN ANDREW
FONSECA, MD,
MRCP
A board certified endocrinologist, Dr. Fonseca is Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Tulane University Health Sciences Center. He is a Professor of Medicine, Tullis–Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes, Section of Endocrinology and an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Fonseca is also the Medical Director of the Tulane Hospital Diabetes Education Program.

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! 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.