• Most health professionals can “talk the talk” of patient empowerment, but few seem to “walk the walk.” Discover skills that can bring clinical practice into agreement with empowerment philosophy. Workshop-length offerings include skill-building practice.

Obesity Today: How Did We Get Here? What Do We Do?

• Latest figures indicate that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. Emerging science in the biologic regulation of appetite, metabolism, and adiposity is beginning to show how this serious public health problem has developed. It also points to more evidence-based approaches to weight management and to the diseases fueled by obesity.

Making Diabetes Magic: Tips and Tricks from an Experienced Magician

• Creating the magic of patient engagement and learning in the short time available to clinicians and educators is a huge challenge. But with the insights and techniques presented in this program, anyone can become a Diabetes Magician. Workshop-length offerings include skill-building practice.

Sweet Kids: Taming the Diabetes Gorilla

• Diabetes arrives on the family scene like a 500-lb. gorilla, disturbing life in myriad profound ways. Balancing food, exercise and insulin while raising a happy, healthy child is a Herculean task—especially when you factor in the very real, nearly universal short and long-term fears of the parents. Learn how new therapies and old parenting wisdom can combine to tame the diabetes gorilla. Workshop-length offerings include skill-building practice.

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How to Unite Your Family in the Care of a Child with Diabetes

• Raising a happy, healthy child with diabetes is like moving a ten-foot sofa down a long flight of stairs. It’s awfully hard.. and it’s too big a job for one person. But few families seem to get the help they want and need. Using insights and suggestions from many families on the front lines, this program describes the common barriers to successful family support and practical means to overcome them.

Sweet Kids: Taming the Diabetes Gorilla

• Diabetes arrives on the family scene like a 500-lb. gorilla, disturbing life in myriad profound ways. Balancing food, exercise and insulin while raising a happy, healthy child is a Herculean task—especially when you factor in the very real, nearly universal short and long-term fears of the parents. Learn how new therapies and old parenting wisdom can combine to tame the diabetes gorilla.

Diabetes Myths, Misconceptions and Big Fat Lies!

• The dictionary says a myth is a “false belief,” or a “imaginary story.” Myths often grow up around things that are important. Or around things that are hard to understand. Well, diabetes certainly qualifies on both counts! And so misinformation about diabetes is very common. When people believe these common misconceptions, it can stand in the way of a happier and healthier life with their diabetes. If you still believe that “People with diabetes can’t eat sugar,” or that “The doctor takes care of my diabetes,” this presentation will open your eyes to a new world of hope and success with your diabetes.