Rhode Island World Diabetes Day

801 Greenwich Avenue,Warwick RI 02886

14 November, 2022

Description

2022 Rhode Island World Diabetes DayJoin us in-person for a free morning full of helpful, eye-opening, and inspirational presentations, discussions, and question-and-answer sessions. Whether you're a clinician, caretaker, or person living with diabetes, there will be breakout sessions designed for you to learn while engaging with other members of your community. Attendees will be eligible for CME/CE credits for participating. Light refreshments will be available. For more information, visit: www.riwdd.org. Event schedule: 8:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. - Exhibit Hall 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.– Kickoff of Rhode Island World Diabetes Day 2022 presented by Barbara Morse, NBC10 anchor and Health Check reporter 9:10 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Diabetes Update from the Rhode Island Department of Health presented by Megan Fallon Sheridan, MS, RD and Nancy Sutton, MS, RD 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Keynote: Addressing Living with Diabetes by Ottis Anderson, Retired NFL Football player in partnership with Novo Nordisk 10:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. – Breakout Rooms Room #1 – Gestational Diabetes Tips for Patients presented by Niherika Mehta, MD Room #2 – The Diabetes Toolkit for Clinicians presented by Susan Oliverio, MD Room #3 – Type 1 Diabetes Information presented by Lisa Swartz Topor, MD Room #4 – Diabetes 101 presented by April Silvestro, RN, CDCES, CDOE 10:45 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. – Breakout Rooms Room #1 – Gestational Diabetes Update for Clinicians presented by Niherika Mehta, MD Room #2 – Nutritional Cooking Demonstration presented by SNAP-Ed Room #3 – Diabetes Technology: Meters and Continuous Glucose Monitoring presented by Alex Gianfrancesca, PharmD, CDOE, CVDOE Room #4 – Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Panel Discussion presented by Elaine Piasecki, RD, LDN, CDOE; Lori Mollo, Lifestyle and Health Coach; and Nicarlis Medina, Community Health Network Patient Navigator 11:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. - “RIWDD 2022 Rhode to Wellness Challenge” Results presented by Jennifer Fine, RD, CDOE and Kelsea Tucker, MS 11:40 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. - Grace Diaz Blue Light Award Presentation by Representative Grace Diaz 11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks by RIWDD Co-Chairs; Deborah Newell, RPh, CDOE, CVDOE; and Megan Fallon-Sheridan, MS, RD