Diabetes Forum

Friday, February 23, 2007
The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia

Chair: Lawrence Leiter
Head, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
St. Michael’s Hospital
Professor of Medicine & Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto

AGENDA

08:30

Introduction

Advances in Therapy

08:35

Incretin Hormones: Relevance to clinical management of diabetes

David Thompson, MD

08:55

Advances in Oral Therapy

Greg Bondy, MD

09:15

Insulin Delivery - Can we do better?

Lawrence Leiter, MD

09:35

Importance of Reaching an LDL Goal

Greg Bondy, MD

09:55

Q and A and Panel Discussion

All faculty

10:25

BREAK

State of the Art in Diabetes Management

10:45

Update on Glycemic Control: Care gap

John Mancini, MD

11:10

Can We Stop the Progression of Diabetes: DREAM

Greg Bondy, MD

11:35

ADOPT: Are all hypoglycemic agents the same?

Keith Dawson, MD

12:00

Q and A and Panel Discussion

12:30

LUNCH

Improving Outcomes in Everyday Practice

13:15

Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in the Patient With Type 2 Diabetes

David Fitchett, MD

13:35

Comprehensive Approach to Metabolic Improvement

Lawrence Leiter, MD

13:55

New Initiatives from the Canadian Heart Research Centre

Anatoly Langer, MD

14:15

Which Patients With Diabetes Should Have a Stress Test? Does it make a difference?

David Fitchett, MD

14:35

Q and A and Panel Discussion

All faculty

15:00

CLOSE

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