Midwest Connect 2026 - Friday Only

November 13, 2026 8:00 PM - November 13, 2026 4:40 PM

This conference provides an opportunity for healthcare professionals across disciplines to collaborate, learn, and advance knowledge in diabetes care and education. The content of this symposium is intended to advance knowledge and skills in diabetes technology, application of clinical practice guidelines and nutrition. Through interactive sessions and expert updates, participants will gain practical tools to enhance patient care and apply the latest standards and evidence to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes.

To register for the full conference, click here.

To register for the Thursday session only, click here.

This conference brings together diabetes care and education specialists to advance knowledge and skills in diabetes technology, clinical practice guidelines, and application and nutrition. Through interactive sessions and expert updates, participants will gain practical tools to enhance patient care and apply the latest standards and evidence to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes.

To register for the full conference, click here.

To register for the Thursday session only, click here.

Illinois State University Alumni Center
1101 North Main Street
Normal, IL 61790-8610

Event Hotel:
Holiday Inn Bloomington
Normal 8 Traders Circle
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: 309.862.0101 (Hotel)

Tentative Speaker List:

Thursday 1.5 CE:

Jessica Henke, MBA, MSN, FNP-C, BC-ADM

Kim Richardson, RN, BSN, CDCES

Kelly Powell, RDN, CDCES

Friday 5.5 CE:

Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CHWC, NASM-CPT, FAPhA, FADCES

Jennifer A. Markee, LMSW, CDCES

Wendy Castle, MPH, RD, LD, CDCES

Kathy Levin, RD, CDCES, DipACLM

Alexander Maciejewski, PharmD, MS, AAHIVP

Daphne Smith Marsh, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES

Jennifer Rosselli, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES

Denise Walbrandt Pigarelli, PharmD, BC-ADM, RPh, B.S. Pharm

MIDWEST CONNECT 2026
Tentative Schedules- speaker credentials and titles to be updated

Thursday, November 12, 2025, Time: 12:30 pm CT - 5:00 pm CT

12:30-1 Registration/Networking/Vendors
1:00-1:10 Opening Remarks
1:10-2:40 From Data to Dialogue: Using CGM and Pump Data to Strengthen Patient Relationships and Reduce Diabetes Distress: 1.5 CE
Jessica Henke, MBA, MSN, FNP-C, BC-ADM, Kim Richardson, RN, CDCES, Kelly Powell, RDN, CDCES
2:50-4:50 Small Group Technology Hands-On Roundtable
4:50-5:00 Closing Remarks

CE Total 11/12 only: 1.5

Friday, November 13th, 2026, Time: 7:30 am CT- 4:40 pm CT
7:30-8:00 Registration, Exhibits, Light Breakfast
8:00-8:10 Opening remarks
8:20-9:05 Hitting a Roadblock: The Intersection of Cortisol and Type 2 Diabetes: 0.75 CE
Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CHWC, NASM-CPT, FAPhA, FADCES
9:10-9:55 Navigating Psychosocial Issues within Diabetes Care and Education- What to Know and Do to Make an Impact: 0.75 CE
Jennifer A. Markee, LMSW, CDCES
9:55-10:05 Ice Breaker Activity
10:05-10:50 Reframing Nutrition Care in the Age of GLP-1 and GIP Therapies: 0.75 CE
Wendy Castle, MPH, RD, LD, CDCES
10:55-11:40 The Gut-Glucose Connection: How to Feed the Microbiome for Better Diabetes Outcomes: 0.75 CE
Kathy Levin, RD, CDCES, DipACLM
11:40-12:00 Introduction of Industry Partners
12:00-1:15 Exhibits/Lunch/Networking
1:15-1:45 Mannkind Education Theater
1:45-2:45 Bridging the Gap: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome and the Impact of Social Determinants of Health: 1.0 CE
Alexander Maciejewski, PharmD, MS, AAHIVP; Daphne Smith Marsh, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES
2:50-3:35 Pressure, Lipids, Action! Updated Hypertension and Lipid Guidelines in Cardiometabolic Care: 0.75 CE
Jennifer Rosselli, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES
3:35-3:45 Awards Recognition
3:45-4:30 The Future of Diabetes Care: Selected Agents in the Research Pipeline: 0.75 CE
Denise Walbrandt Pigarelli, PharmD, BC-ADM, RPh, B.S. Pharm
4:30-4:40 Closing Remarks, Drawing

CE Total 11/13 only: 5.5
7 hours of CEs total for two-day attendance.

Tentatively:
1.5 hours of CEUs total, Day 1
5.25 hours of CEUs total, Day 2
6.75 hours of CEUs TOTAL for TWO-day attendance.

If you are a vendor wishing to exhibit at or sponsor this event, please email volunteerengagement@adces.org.