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AACE Weekly August 2024 | | CEO Update: Advocacy, Patient Journeys, Community Engagement, and Vaccine Initiatives | | Read about the latest updates and initiatives at AACE. This month, AACE CEO Johnnie White highlights several key areas: advocacy news, AACE Patient Journeys, community discussions, and how you can become a vaccine champion. Read more | | | Register Now for AACE's Free Advocacy Training Program | | Join us Oct. 18, from 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST for the transformative AACE Advocacy Training Program, a FREE virtual event designed to empower endocrinologists, endocrine care team members, industry professionals, and patient advocates with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to become an effective advocate for endocrine issues such as improved access to endocrine care.
Register now | | | Test Your Clinical Skills with AACE Self-Assessment Program (ASAP) | | Use AACE Self-Assessment Program (ASAP) to help you pass the board exam or hone the clinical thought process and problem-solving skills you need to help your patients — while earning CME/MOC credit! ASAP’s high quality, peer-reviewed, case-based questions are aligned to the ABIM blueprint for those seeking certification/recertification. The program covers a broad range of topics focused on understanding disease states, making accurate diagnoses, and treating endocrinology disease.
Purchase ASAP now to stay current in your clinical endocrinology skills.
Learn more | | | Boost Your Career With An AACE Certificate in The Fundamentals of Diabetes Technology | | Stay ahead of the curve and up-to-date on the latest standards of care, clinical guidelines, and emerging technologies with the AACE Certificates program.
Our first AACE Certificate — The Fundamentals of Diabetes Technology Certificate — includes five case-based courses designed for endocrine care team members. These courses offer current insights into emerging technologies, including continuous glucose monitors and smart insulin pens.
Learn more | | | Access Groundbreaking Education Now with AACE 2024 On Demand | | Missed out on attending AACE’s premier meeting in New Orleans? No problem; we’ve got you covered! Gain instant access to groundbreaking presentations, expert panel discussions, and in-depth workshops from the comfort of your home or office with AACE 2024 On Demand.
Earn up to 49 continuing education credits while deepening your understanding of crucial endocrinology topics. Secure your on-demand access today!
Register now | | | Listen to AACE Podcast Episode 51: Clinical Conversations in Diabetes Technology | | Join Maria A. Mogollon, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, a Diabetes and Obesity Nurse Practitioner and former Internal Medicine physician in Venezuela, and Jeff Unger, MD, FAAFP, FACE, DACD, Director, Unger Primary Care Concierge Medical Group, renowned Board-Certified Family Physician, Diabetologist, and co-author of the AACE 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Advanced Technology in the Management of Persons with Diabetes Mellitus, as they delve into crucial topics in diabetes technology. Key topics discussed include the benefits and cost-effectiveness of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) compared to traditional finger-stick methods, practical implementation into practice workflows, interpreting CGM data, and identifying ideal candidates for CGM use. Through case studies and practical examples, they address common concerns and barriers to CGM adoption, providing valuable insights for health care professionals on how to have effective conversations with patients and integrate CGM technology into patient care. Listen now | | | Comment Now: Gamification in Diabetes Management | | If you're an AACE Community member, you can enjoy a new benefit — our AACE Community Platform! Log in to your AACE account and connect with your peers over the latest endocrine topics.
Add your thoughts to this community topic: gamification in diabetes management. What is your opinion on developing a diabetes management ecosystem based on rewards like playing a game?
Comment now | | | Highlights from the July/August Issue of AACE Clinical Case Reports | | AACE Clinical Case Reports is AACE’s gold, open access journal that publishes clinical case reports, visual and video vignettes, and more. ACCR provides clinically relevant, high-impact case reports that serve as learning opportunities for use in daily practice for the endocrinologist and endocrine care community.
Here are some highlights from the latest issue:
Read the full issue | | | AACE In The News: Meal Planning for Older Adults with Diabetes | | Individuals with diabetes are told to constantly monitor their blood glucose levels. AACE President Elect, Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE, and AACE Member, Joanna Miragaya, MD, PhD, FACE, provide insights on effective meal planning strategies for older adults with diabetes to help manage blood glucose levels. These strategies include starting with reliable resources, planning meals, and making healthy food swaps. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution article concludes with two diabetes-friendly recipes and a list of meal-planning resources.
Read more | | | Moving the Needle on Vaccinations: Lessons from AACE’s Health System Partners | | AACE is part of a consortium of medical specialty societies, funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and supported by the Council on Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), working to improve vaccination rates among vulnerable populations. Through this work, we've partnered with endocrine practices in seven health systems to support quality improvement initiatives aimed at increasing vaccination coverage among adults with diabetes.
Throughout 2024, we will be sharing lessons learned, tips, tools, best practices, and resources from our health system partners so that you can consider how you might approach your own vaccination quality improvement efforts.
Head to our website to learn about this month's featured health system partner, Prisma Health Endocrinology Specialists and Thyroid Center, and their 18-month journey that has resulted in system-wide changes.
Learn more | | Sandra Weber, MD, and Shirley Parker, RN, with Prisma Health | | | | Aug. 9 — Deadline to submit abstract for AACE MENA Conference
Oct. 18 — Virtual AACE Advocacy Training Program
Nov. 14-16 — Endocrine University Year 2
Nov. 22-24 — AACE MENA Conference in Dubai
May 15-17, 2025 — AACE Annual Meeting 2025 in Orlando, FL | | | | | |
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