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AADE18 Offers More in Baltimore

By Heather Hogstrom

Baltimore will host the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 2018 Annual Meeting from August 17 to 20. While visiting the city, conference attendees can take advantage of discounts at select restaurants, attractions, shops, and transportation providers available through Baltimore’s Show Your Badge program. With plenty to learn, experience, and explore, AADE18 will offer more in Baltimore.

New for AADE18 is the Mastering Diabetes Complications Series learning track, which features eight sessions focusing on various complications of diabetes, such as common foot abnormalities, hypertension, kidney disease, oral health, sexual issues, mental health, eye disease, and neuropathy. Other learning tracks cover AADE7 in Practice, Business Models, Clinical Therapeutics of Glycemic Management, Pathophysiology: Origin and Management Strategies, Population Health, Prevention/Delay of Type 2 Diabetes, Psychosocial/Behavioral, and Technology: Devices, Data, and Patient-Generated Health Data.

One session of particular interest to those who work with older adults is “Facilitating Successful Self-Care for Older Adults With Diabetes,” which will address the challenges in providing diabetes education to this population and provide treatment tips. Additionally, “Delaying Diabetes Through the Lifespan: A Discussion of Three High-Risk Populations and the Challenges They Face” will examine the needs and challenges of children, homeless veterans, and older adult women.

AADE18 will offer plenty to help attendees stay current with the latest developments in diabetes technology, from educational sessions on insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, activity trackers, digital health tools and apps, telehealth, and more, to technology demos and diabetes-related products and services from more than 200 exhibitors.

Attendees can download the AADE18 app to create an itinerary. Use #AADE18 on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to follow the conference and share highlights.

For more information or to register, visit www.aademeeting.org.

— Heather Hogstrom is an editorial assistant at Today’s Geriatric Medicine.