Managing Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults

Join Know Diabetes By Heart for an expert panel discussion on Managing Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease in older adults. Diabetes management in older adults requires regular assessment of medical, psychological, functional, and social domains. Older adults with diabetes have higher rates of premature death, functional disability, and coexisting illnesses, such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, and stroke, than those without diabetes.

Objectives:

• Understand current guideline-based recommendations on screening for diabetes in older adults
• Review complication prevention and educational interventions
• Discuss approaches to medication management
• Review clinical case studies on common assessment, current blood pressure thresholds, and treatment for patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Webinar Speakers:

Darren K. McGuire, M.D., M.Sc.,
Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern,
Director of the Parkland Hospital and Health System Outpatient Cardiology clinics

Medha Munshi, MD,
Director of the Joslin Geriatric Diabetes Program, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School,
Staff geriatrician at the Beth Israel Lahey Health in Boston

Neil Skolnik, MD,
Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University,
Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Abington Jefferson Health

Tracey Taveira, Pharm.D., CDOE,
Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Brown University with a clinical and Research Appointment with the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The American Heart Association’s and the American Diabetes Association’s Know Diabetes by Heart Professional Education™ Webinar Series is brought to you by founding sponsors, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company Diabetes Alliance and Novo Nordisk, and national sponsors, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, and Bayer.