SELLEST OSAST
A Practical Guide to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.
Statement of Need
This program will address the newly updated ADA Standards of Care as well as highlight best practices in the screening and management of type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes continues to rise in prevalence among adults, with expanding clinical complexity due to the increasing burden of comorbidities such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and liver disease.
Objectives
Review trends and incidence of type 2 diabetes in adult patients and associated comorbidities.
Discuss evidence-based guidelines for screening and management of type 2 diabetes incorporating the updated guidelines from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care.
Describe patient-centered communication strategies to guide and motivate adult patients with type 2 diabetes to adopt lifestyle modifications.
Moderator
Monalisa Tailor, M.D.
Internist
Norton Community Medical Associates - Barret
Louisville, KY
Speaker
Steven Patton, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician
Norton Community Medical Associates - Preston
Louisville, KY
Planners, Moderator and Speaker Disclosure
The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Commercial Support
There was no commercial support for this activity.
Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 ANCC CE contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
Resources for Additional Study/References
Standards of Care in Diabetes – 2025 Abridged for Primary Care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40290834/
The effect of on-line health management on type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41047299/
Date of Original Release | April 2026; Information is current as of the time of recording.
Course Termination Date | April 2028
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
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