Schedule of Didactic Sessions | Session 2
Session 2
Date: Thurs. 4/2/09
Topics and Speakers:
The Patient's Perspective: Anna Simos, MPH, CDE, and Kyle Rose
The Physician's Perspectives on Diabetes and Research Needs: Bruce Buckingham, MD (Pediatric Endocrinology)
Topic 1: The Patient's Perspectives
TBA
Topic 2: The Physician's Perspectives on Diabetes and Research Needs
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Learning Objectives: After attending this session, the learner should be able to:
- appreciate the patient's experience of diabetes
- describe the role of the medical doctor in treating diabetes
- understand how patients measure their own blood glucoses
Key words:
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glucose meter, insulin pump, carbohydrate, mucor mycoses, immunosuppression, organ transplantation
Before this session please read the following.
Assignment:
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Endocrinology An Integrated Approach, by SS Nussey and SA Whitehead: The Endocrine Pancreas (NOTE: Portions of this chapter will be read throughout the course; you can read it in its entirety, or in selected sections listed as we go). Read the following sections only (links on left panel of website):
- Definition and diagnosis of DM
- Etiology of Type 1
- Prevention of Type 1
- Type 2 DM
- Causes of DM
- Complications of DM
- Treatment of DM--rationale and practical considerations
- Hypoglycemia
- Physiological responses to hypoglycemia and its treatment
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Diabetes Parent Handbook: Symptoms of Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia (pages 14-22, 39-41 of pdf file; pages 9-17, 34-36 of handbook)
Before Session 2, browse and bookmark: http://imed.stanford.edu
- Review Project Specifications and Project Topics in the Projects section
Handouts: None.