Leveraging Advances in Diabetes Technologies in Primary Care
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Primary care providers play an important role in providing medical care for people living with diabetes. Advancements in diabetes technologies can assist in providing personalized care that addresses each patient's individual needs. This course is designed to equip primary care providers with evidence-based knowledge and increased competence about how to use continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems to guide and modify treatment approaches for persons with diabetes.

Mihail "Misha" Zilbermint, MD, MBA, FACE
Dr. Mihail "Mishaâ" Zilbermint is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Division of Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Endocrine Hospitalist program, Chief and Director of Endocrinology at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD and Medical Co-Director of the Diabetes Prevention and Education Program in the National Capital Region. He established Endocrine Hospitalist program at Johns Hopkins Medicine and helped save his hospitals hundreds of thousands of dollars by reducing the length of stay of patients with diabetes. His specialized diabetes team was recognized by the Johns Hopkins Innovations in Clinical Care Award in 2017. Dr. Zilbermint is also the recipient of the Endocrine Society Vigersky Outstanding Clinical Practitioner and American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Rising Star awards.

Learning Objectives:
-Assess ?differences between available continuous glucose monitors and the appropriate settings for implementing the use of diabetes technologies.
-Identify interventions which can add value to A1c interpretation and optimize time-in-range glucose values to improve patient outcomes.
-Integrate diabetes technologies into clinical practice and harness these devices to improve glycemia, guide patient education and empower patients to self-manage their diabetes.