Area clinicians got their fix of evidence-based updates during the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism’s annual continuing education conference last week. Presenters shared the latest research, technology, and patient care practices in diabetes and obesity management while overlooking the University of Iowa’s west campus from the fourth floor of the Levitt Center. Healthcare professionals socialized […]
The department’s Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism held their annual continuing education conference in a new location this year: the bright and well-designed Art Building West on the University of Iowa campus. Sunlight streamed in the floor-to-ceiling windows near the atrium, where industry vendors and the day’s food were paired for perusing. Once up the […]
As the post-pandemic continuing medical education (CME) calendar settles in to a more traditional rhythm and set of expectations, leaders continue to innovate curriculum for their annual conferences. Relaunched in 2018 and continuing to expand, organizers from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism added a second half-day to their conference structure this year, dedicated in […]
When the CME event was revived in 2016, leadership in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism were eager to blend the research breakthroughs occurring in the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center with clinical innovations in various UI Health Care clinics in one day-long event for area clinicians interested in the latest in diabetes […]
This annual CME event was revived in 2016, and for its fourth since that revival, organizers have continued to innovate the day-long symposium’s content. Because diabetes intersects with, and even causes, so many other conditions, conference directors opened the floor to more presenters than just endocrinologists and dietitians, though of course their expertise was welcome […]
At last year’s inaugural revival of the day-long conference, attendees packed a small room on the edge of the health sciences campus. This year and based on interest from last year’s attendees, conference organizers wanted to expand a bit, holding it in the Medical Alumni Auditorium. Attendees arrived from around the region ready to connect […]
Our commitment to education runs just as deeply for practicing providers as it does for our medical students. This is why so many of our faculty regularly participate in Continuing Medical Education conferences. Later this month, the 4th Annual Advances in Cardiovascular Diagnosis & Therapy will take place at the Clarion Highlander Hotel in Iowa […]
On Friday, health care providers from around eastern Iowa and western Illinois attended a day-long series of presentations and workshops focused on issues surrounding diabetes and obesity. Sponsored by Continuing Medical Education (CME) and the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the revival of this conference found an audience of nearly 90 primary care providers, nurse […]