Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about a new topic and earn 1 P.A.C.E.® credit per webinar from the comfort of your home (or wherever you have access to a computer). All upcoming webinars are free for ASCLS members ($10 for nonmembers). If you can’t attend live, register anyway—those who pre-register will receive access to the webinar recording.

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Upcoming Webinars

May 25, 1 pm Eastern

Topic: Diabetes Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention: The Past, Present, and Future

Speakers:

  • Minh Kosfeld and Carol RentasMinh Kosfeld, PhD, MLT(ASCP)CM, Saint Louis University
  • Carol A. Rentas, PhD, MEd, MT(ASCP) SCCM MBCM, George Washington University

Description: In this session, we will review current laboratory practices used in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and associated metabolic conditions. We will also explore new diagnostic tools and preventative therapies to reverse the epidemic trend in the United States.

Learning Objectives

  1. Generalize the recent trend in diagnosed diabetes mellitus cases, including contributing factors such as COVID.
  2. Review current classification of diabetes mellitus, American Diabetes Association’s diagnostic criteria and testing methods.
  3. Describe emerging diagnostic tools, therapeutics, and preventative treatments for pre-diabetes, diabetes, and its related disorders.

Instruction Level: Intermediate

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