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Join The American Journal of Managed Care in Princeton April 10-11 for "Patient-Centered Diabetes Care: Putting Theory Into Practice"

Nicole Beagin, Neighbor
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“Patient-Centered Diabetes Care: Putting Theory into Practice,” is a live meeting hosted by The American Journal of Managed Care. The meeting will examine how new knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes is being handled by physicians, employers, by healthcare delivery organizations, and by creators of new therapies. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Robert A. Gabbay, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President at Joslin Diabetes Center, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

The meeting will be April 10-11, 2014, at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal. We are including a discount code, PCDC99 to waive all cost of registration. Please use this code when completing online registration at www.ajmc.com/meetings/diabetes. If you have any questions, or need help with registration, do not hesitate to contact Nicole Beagin - nbeagin@ajmc.com/609-716-7777.

Our lineup of nationally acclaimed speakers includes:
Dr. Robert A. Gabbay, Joslin Diabetes Center.  Dr. Gabbay has been a leader in finding the best ways to engage patients in their own care, through models such as the patient-centered medical home.
Dr. Josh Benner, RxAnte. Dr. Benner is president of RxAnte, a provider of science-based information technology solutions for improving quality and lowering the cost of health care. He is a leading voice on medication adherence and a former fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Dr. Geoffrey Joyce, University of Southern California. Dr. Joyce concentrates on the costs of medical care and the role of insurance. His sponsors include leading public sector and quality care entities as well as industry. Dr. Joyce a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Rebecca Killion, McKenna Long & Aldridge. Ms. Killion is highly regarded for her work as a patient representative before the US Food and Drug Administration, and has type 1 diabetes herself.
Dr. Deneen Vojta, United Health Center for Health Reform and Modernization. Dr. Vojta has been a leader in initiatives that focus on prevention, and led the design and study of a scalable childhood obesity intervention. She partnered with entrepreneurs to disseminate technology delivering health care in the home.

Areas for discussion on April 11 include:

  • What can be done to overcome socioeconomic disparities in diabetes care?
  • How is diabetes management changing in the face of new practice and payment models such as ACOs and medical homes?
  • How do practitioners effectively individualize care for patients with diabetes within population-based disease management programs?
  • How are employers taking on diabetes and obesity in the workplace?
  • Who are the new members of the diabetes “care team,” and how do they work together?
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