Today’s Highlights
Opening Session Gets Day Off to Positive Start
This morning’s General Session “Why Negativity Sticks and What to Do about It” in Exhibit Hall F will provide some key knowledge about how to ward off burnout, not only for yourself, but also for your patients. Join your colleagues at 7:30 am to hear Alison Ledgerwood, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis, leverage recent research to help you understand some of the key psychological factors behind the burnout that educators and patients can both experience, and suggest some evidence-based coping strategies for combating burnout and promoting resilience.
Get your Tweets On!
Stop by Booth #1041 and fine tune your Twitter skills with a presentation on Twitter best practices and tips for better engaging with your patients at 12:30 pm. If you are really ready to take your Tweets to the next level you can pick up some tips on how to grow your Twitter following and increase engagement with your Tweets in the advanced class starting at 2:45 pm. Both classes are supported by Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute (JJDI).
What’s Cooking?
The Special Events Pavilion (Booth #1113) is the place to be today. Start your day with a look at using digital health to boost DPP outcomes and retention at 8:45 am with SideKickHealth. Heartland Foods will be cooking up a special demonstration, sponsored by SPLENDA® Sweeteners, by Chef Robert Lewis, The Happy Diabetic at 12:00 pm. Walden Farms is bringing Megan Brody to the Pavilion at 3 pm for a special presentation.
Exhibit Hall is Open
Don’t miss this opportunity to interact with company representatives and learn how their products and services can help you improve your patient care today from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. (Unopposed Time: 8:30 am – 9:15 am, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm)
Don’t Miss the Top Research at Poster Sessions
Some of the best research in the field of diabetes education will be on display during the Poster Sessions in Exhibit Hall J. Posters will be displayed during exhibit hall hours. See the Onsite Meeting Guide or the AADE17 App for a listing of posters. You will also have an opportunity to meet the poster authors today between noon and 1:00 pm.
Today’s Product Theaters
For details, see the Onsite Meeting Guide, Online Planner or AADE17 Meeting App.
6:30 – 7:15 am
PT06 The Next Generation Omnipod Systems
Exhibit Hall – Product Theater A
Supported by Insulet
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
PT07 It’s Time to Rethink Professional CGM: the New FreeStyle Libre Pro System
Exhibit Hall – Product Theater A
Supported by Abbott Diabetes Care
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
PT08 Introducing the CONTOUR®NEXT ONE Meter and CONTOUR™DIABETES App: Providing Remarkable Accuracy and Smart Diabetes Management
Exhibit Hall – Product Theater B
Supported by Ascensia Diabetes Care
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
PT09 Simple Solutions for a Growing Population
Exhibit Hall – Product Theater A
Supported by Roche Diabetes Care
PT10 Diabetes: Treatment and Management
Exhibit Hall – Product Theater B
Supported by Sanofi
The New EKG for Diabetes
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the importance of offering a standard format for blood glucose reporting, no matter the device during tonight’s Corporate Symposium “Standardized Glucose Reporting – The New EKG for Diabetes” beginning at 5:45 pm in JW Grand Ballroom 1-5, Level 3 of the JW Marriott Hotel. Doors will open at 5:00 pm for this first come, first served session offering 1.5 CE.
Supported by an unrestricted education grant provided by Abbott and Dexcom, and joint-provided by the American Association of Diabetes Educators and AACE, attendees will learn how standardized reporting like Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP) may drive efficiency and provide better therapeutic advantages to patients with diabetes and their healthcare providers.
A Toast to You: BD/Lilly Customer Event
Lilly Diabetes and Becton, Dickinson and Company are looking forward to celebrating with the AADE17 attendees at this year’s Customer Event tonight from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at Lilly Corporate Center. Please join us as we toast to you for a job well done!
Transportation will be provided beginning at 6:30 pm to the Lilly Corporate Center (LCC). Shuttles will be stationed at The Indiana Convention Center, Monument Circle and Lucas Oil Stadium. Return transportation from LCC will begin at 8:30 pm to the same locations. In an effort to avoid delays, please wear your AADE congress badge as it will be scanned as you board the shuttles. Due to limited access and security, it is essential that you participate in the pre-arranged transportation and not make separate arrangements to LCC. For any questions or concerns, please look for our representatives wearing red shirts at each shuttle location.
