Midwest Connect 2025: “Here We Thrive Together – Transforming Diabetes Care”
📅 November 13–14, 2025 | 📍 ISU Alumni Center, Normal, IL

Midwest Connect 2025 will gather more than 100 diabetes care and education specialists—including pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and registered dietitians—for two days of cutting-edge education, collaboration, and celebration of World Diabetes Day. This annual meeting is open to both members and non-members, offering up to 8 hours of CE credit across diverse, practice-changing topics.

The conference begins Thursday afternoon with sessions highlighting the use of diabetes technology in pregnancy, strategies for leveraging technology in rural health, and building sustainable CGM programs, followed by an interactive panel discussion.

On Thursday evening, attendees are invited to the IL/IN/IA/MO/WI CB Award Ceremony, held following the Medtronic-sponsored Speaker and Dinner. Medtronic will coordinate dinner registration and forward details to all meeting registrants.

Friday’s full-day program features presentations on patient advocacy and insurance/Medicaid navigation, an in-depth workshop on diabetes billing opportunities, practical nutrition strategies to foster fiber-forward choices, and the highly anticipated 2025 Diabetes Medication Update. Attendees will also have multiple opportunities to network with colleagues, meet industry partners, and explore the latest innovations in diabetes care.

By bringing together leaders and practitioners across the care spectrum, Midwest Connect 2025 aims to advance clinical practice, foster interprofessional collaboration, and equip healthcare providers with tools to transform diabetes care in their communities.

The IL_IN_IA_MO_WI CB Award Ceremony will be held on Thursday evening, November 13, 2025, following the Medtronic Speaker and Dinner. Medtronic will set up the registration for the dinner, and it will be forwarded to those who register for the meeting on either day.

To register for Thursday-only, click here.
To register for Friday-only, click here.
Vendors/Sponsors click here to register.

Illinois State University Alumni Center
1101 North Main Street
Campus Box 8610
Normal IL 61790-8610
(309)438-2403 / (309)438-5364

Guest Hotel
Holiday Inn Bloomington – Normal 8 Traders Circle Normal, IL 61761
$135/night attendees must book their own rooms and speakers book their own room and turn in receipt for IL-CB coverage.

Virtual Conference
For those registering for the virtual conference, each virtual attendee will receive an email with their personalized zoom webinar link. This will ensure that each registered virtual attendee has attended the CE sessions, and we will monitor their complete attendance.

Janet Hoffman, RD, LD, CDCES; Shanel Rhodes, MSPA, PA-C, RDN, CDCES;

Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, PharmD, BCACP, CHWC, FAPhA, CDCES, FADCES;

George Huntley, CEO Diabetes Leadership Council and CEO Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition;

Jennifer Reiter, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, BCPS, BC-ADM;

Julia Socke, RD, LDN, CDCES;

Gayle Jennings, RD, LDN, CDCES, BC-ADM;

Kathy Levin, RD, CDCES, DipACLM;

Paris Smith, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES;

Katharine Patel, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES, BC-ADM

MIDWEST CONNECT 2025: “Here We Thrive Together: Transforming Diabetes Care”

Thursday, November 13, 2025, Time: 2:00 pm CT -6:00 pm CT
Time Activity
2:00-2:25 Registration/Networking
2:25-2:30 Opening Remarks
2:30-3:15 From Glucose to Gadgets: Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy
Janet Hoffman, RD, LD, CDCES
CE Hours: 0.75
3:20-4:05 Integrating Diabetes Technology in Rural Healthcare
Shanel Rhodes, MSPA, PA-C, RDN, CDCES
CE Hours: 0.75
4:10-4:50 Building a Sustainable CGM Program
Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, PharmD, BCACP, CHWC, FAPhA, CDCES, FADCES
CE Hours: 0.75
4:50-5:35 Panel discussion 0.75 CE
5:35-5:45 Closing Remarks
3 hours of CEUs total, Day 1

Friday, November 14th, 2025, Time: 7:00 am CT-5:00 pm CT
Time Activity
8:00-8:30 Registration, Exhibits, Breakfast
8:30-8:40 Welcome, Opening Remarks
8:40-9:40 2025 DC Sharknado – Review of Recent Federal Policy Changes
George Huntley, CEO Diabetes Leadership Council and CEO Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
Continuing Education hours: 1.0
9:45-11:15 Billing and Reimbursement in Diabetes Education
Speakers: Jennifer Reiter, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, BCPS, BC-ADM; Julia Socke, RD, LDN, CDCES; Gayle Jennings, RD, LDN, CDCES, BC-ADM
Continuing Education hours: 1.5
11:15-11:30 Introduction of Industry Partners
11:30-12:00 Exhibits and Networking
12:00-12:45 Lunch and Presentation
12:45-12:55 Introduction of Industry Partners
12:55-1:25 Exhibits and Networking
1:30-2:30 Fiber Forward: Turning Gut Health into a Game-Changer for Diabetes Care
Kathy Levin, RD, CDCES, DipACLM
Continuing Education hours: 1.0
2:40-4:10 From Clinic to Kitchen: A Unified Review of Diabetes Pharmacotherapy
Speakers: Paris Smith, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES; Katie Patel, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES, BC-ADM
Continuing Education hours: 1.5
4:10-4:15 Closing Remarks
5 hours of CEUs total, Day 2
8 hours of CEUs TOTAL for Two-day attendance.