Kalispell, Montana- Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference & Health Fair

Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Online registration is now closed.
Click here for the Kalispell TCOYD Conference brochure in PDF.

**Please note - this conference has moved to the Hilton Garden Inn.

*Please note - The Montana Board of Pharmacy has approved this event for 3.5 hours of credit.

9:00 a.m.
On Site Registration
Visit Health Fair Exhibits - Cheese, apples & beverages are available.

10:00-11:10 a.m.
MORNING SESSION

10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Conference Co-Directors
Jennifer Janetski, MS, RD, CDE; Michele Danicich, MD, FACE; and Shelli Hilde, diabetes advocate and mother of a child with type 1 diabetes

10:10 a.m.
The Future in Diabetes Treatment is Here and Now!
Steven V. Edelman, MD, Living well with Diabetes, Diabetologist, TCOYD Founder and Director

11:10 a.m.
The Personal Side of Diabetes: Overcoming Emotional Barriers to Good Control
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Clinical Psychologist, Founder, Behavioral Diabetes Institute

11:40 a.m.
Morning Stretch
Cathy Lisowski, MS, ACSM-ES, The Summit Cardiac Rehabilitation and Clinical Supervisor

11:45 a.m.
The Law and How it Affects Your Diabetes Care
Kriss Halpern, JD, Diabetes attorney, Santa Monica, CA, Living well with diabetes

BUFFET LUNCH
12:15 - 2:00 p.m.

12:15 - 2:00 p.m.
Visit Health Fair Exhibits
Beverages will be available in the Health Fair throughout the afternoon.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
This is your opportunity to try some new physical activities that will help to control your blood glucose.

A. Walking and Talking with Bill and Friends
Walk your way to better blood sugars using a pedometer to measure your progress. Bill King, Avid runner, diabetes advocate, living well with diabetes; supported by Animas Corporation

B. Having Fun and Being Fit
Phase 1: Strength training
Phase 2: Fitting Fitness In
Phase 3: Stretching
Cathy Lisowski, MS, ACSM-ES, The Summit Cardiac Rehabilitation and Clinical Supervisor

One-On-One Consultations
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
This is your opportunity to sit down one-on-one with the experts to talk about your diabetes, nutrition, medications and to get your feet examined by a foot specialist.

1. Ask A Doctor
Dennis Peterson, MD, Internal Medicine, Woodland Clinic

2. Nutritional Counseling
Leslie Coates, MS, RD, CDE, Diabetes Educator, Kalispell Regional Medical Center

3. Foot Screening
Ingrid Kruse, DPM, Podiatrist, VA Medical Center, San Diego

4. Stress and Depression Counseling
William Polonsky, PhD, CDE, Psychologist, Founder, Behavioral Diabetes Institute

5. Ask A Physician Assistant
Hal Joseph, RPA-C, CDE, Physician Assistant, Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinic

6. Ask A Diabetes Educator
Colleen Karper, BSN, RN, CDE, Diabetes Care Program Coordinator, and Ginny Lewis, MN, ARNP, CDE, Diabetes Educator, Kalispell Regional Medical Center

7. Ask An Eye Specialist
Steven Weber, MD, Ophthalmologist, Glacier Eye Clinic

8. Ask A Pharmacist
John Wisher, RPh, Pharmacist, Manager, Smith's Pharmacy

AFTERNOON PROGRAM
2:00 - 4:25 p.m.
Lectures, Questions and Answers, Panel Discussions

2:00 p.m.
High Carb, Low Carb, No Carb! What's Best?
Susan Ashford Tucker, MS, RD, CDE, Nutrition and Diabetes Education Consultant Service
Supported by Animas Corporation

2:30 p.m.
Cutting Edge Treatments for Neuropathy
Ingrid Kruse, DPM, Podiatrist, VA Medical Center, San Diego

3:00 p.m.
Can Diabetes Be Prevented?
Michele Danicich, MD, FACE, Endocrinologist, Diabetes and Endocrinology Associates and Community Medical Center, Missoula, MT
Supported by GlaxoSmithKline

CLOSING SESSION
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Diabetes Crossfire: Panel Discussion with Q&A from the Audience on the Latest and Greatest in Diabetes Treatment
Moderator: Steven Edelman, MD
Panel: Ingrid Kruse, DPM; Michele Danicich, MD; Susan Ashford Tucker, MS, RD, CDE

Wrap-up and Adjourn

Online registration is now closed.

Early Registration Fee
Postmarked on or before October 12, 2007: $20 one person or $15 per person when two or more register together.
Late registration Fee
Postmarked on or after October 13, 2007: $25 one person, or $20 per person when two or more register together.
No refunds after October 15th.

Onsite Registration
$25 per person. Onsite registration begins at 9:00 a.m. on October 20 at the convention center.

If you have special needs please call 800-998-2693.

PLEASE NOTE: Location Change
This conference will now take place at the Hilton Garden Inn.
1840 US Hwy 93 S, Kalispell, Montana, USA 59901
Phone: 406-756-4500

Parking is free. Handicap parking is available.

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, MD
Diabetologist Founder and Director, Taking Control of Your Diabetes Professor of Medicine UCSD School of Medicine VA Medical Center, San Diego




Jennifer Janetski, MS, RD, LN, CDE
Jennifer Janetski is a registered dietitian and a certified diabetes educator. She is also certified as an insulin pump trainer and currently serves as the diabetes management and lifestyle coach at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center. The recipient of numerous awards throughout her healthcare career, Ms. Janetski has recently been honored as the March, 2007, recipient of Northwest Healthcare's Outstanding Employee Award. Ms. Janetski considers her most important achievement to be mothering her two small daughters.

Michele Danicich, MD, FACP Dr. Danicich is a board certified endocrinologist practicing at Diabetes and Endocrinology Associates in Missoula. She first spoke at a Taking Control Of Your Diabetes conference in 1997 while completing a Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of California, San Diego. While serving as an endocrinologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate in Seattle, Washington, she spoke at the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes conferences that were held in Seattle in 1998 and 1999.

Shelli Hilde, Diabetes Advocate
Mrs. Hilde is an avid diabetes advocate and the mother of a child with type 1 diabetes. With a degree in elementary education, she spent many years as a reading facilitator in the Montana public schools. She has served as a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association and has been the keynote speaker at many diabetes workshops for educators and families with diabetes. Ms. Hilde serves on the Diabetes Advisory Board for the Kalispell Regional Medical Center.