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The 56th Annual Symposium on Diabetes for Healthcare Professionals

November 18, 2025 7:30 AM - November 18, 2025 4:00 PM

Join the CT Coordinating Body for their annual diabetes symposium!

NOTE: non-members, you can save by getting a 1-year ADCES membership! Join as an ADCES member prior to registering and receive the member rate for this event! JOIN NOW

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Activity Description: This full day live CE symposium is a very popular educational activity for all healthcare professionals involved in diabetes care, education, and support. The speakers will offer information on a variety of topics regarding lifestyle management of diabetes, diabetes in pregnancy, teaching diabetes self-management in a more engaged manner, as well as a panel of Health Care Professionals addressing Type 1 Diabetes in the Lifespan. The teaching/learning strategies at this activity will include lectures, slides, case studies, question and answer interaction and handouts.

Target Audience: This activity is designed for individuals or groups of diabetes care and education specialist including RNs, RDs, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, MDs, and other health care professionals interested in staying up to date on current practices of care for people with diabetes and other related conditions.

Early Registration: Now - October 31st
Members: $125
Student (No CE)*: - $75
Retired: $75
Non-Members: $150

Standard Registration: November 1st - November 11th
Members: $175
Student (No CE)*: - $175
Retired: $175
Non-Members: $175

*Those registering under the Student registration category will not receive CE

Conference Location:
TPC River Highlands
1 Golf Club Road
Cromwell CT 06416

7:30am - 8:00am	Registration and breakfast

8:00am - 8:15am	Welcome
	Anita Leila Bruno, MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDCES, Planning Committee Chair

8:15am - 9:15am	Opening New Doors: Showcasing the Value of Diabetes Care and Education
	Lucille Hughes, DNP, Embecta Director Scientific Communication-Information and Diabetes Education

9:15am - 10:15am	Meds with Benefits: Extra-glycemic Effects of Diabetes Medications
	Katharine Abbot, PharmD, Adjunct Instructor with focus on Endocrinology, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

10:15am -10:45 am	Break/Vendors

10:45am -11:45am	Gut Instincts: The Microbiome and Your Health: A Powerful Connection
	Alefiya Faizullabhoy, MBA, MS, RD, CDCES, CDN, FAND, Northwell Health, Senior Manager, Nutrition and Dietetics

11:45am - 1:00pm	Lunch and Vendors

1:00pm - 2:00pm	Diabetes, Care and Education: Touchpoints in Type 1 Diabetes Across the Lifespan
	Panel (Joanne Ahern, APRN, Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Specialist, Alyssa Greenleaf, PA-C, DipACLM, Hartford Healthcare Endocrinology Practitioner)

2:00pm - 4:00pm	Diabetes Technology Workshop: Hands-on Diabetes Tech Training (Pumps, CGMs, Pens, Patches)
	Steven Zortman, MPH, RN, PMH-BC, CDCES, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

4:00pm – 4:15pm	Wrap-Up, Awards, and Evaluation

6 CEUs pending approval