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Diabetes Medication Management and Nutritional Consideration

  • Event
  • Wednesday, October 06, 2021
Details:

(SEMDA) Southeastern Massachusetts Dietetic Association-October 6th,   


CEU Virtual Event-


Diabetes Medication Management and Nutritional Consideration


Objectives



  1. Discuss nutritional clinical pearls with utilization of select glucometers

  2. Provide an overview of medication management of diabetes

  3. Compare and assess diabetes food-drug interactions

  4. Evaluate patient case and recommend nutrition management with relation to diabetes


 


Speaker: Joanna W, Wong,PharmD, BCPS, MBA


Joanna Wong is a Pharmacotherapy Board Certified Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Veterans Health Administration Hospital in Bedford, MA. She has completed a hospital pharmacy residency at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington and a post-graduate year 2 (PGY2) residency in Dayton, Ohio specializing in ambulatory care, managed care, and academia. Joanna is involved in the implementation and enhancement of primary care clinical activities regarding disease state management including diabetes, pain, weight loss, advance liver disease, anticoagulation, renal and cardiac management of Veterans. She continues to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide health care practitioners and patients whole health education and population management. She serves on the Pharamcoeconomic Workgroup and Clinical Practice Pharmacy. Joanna is an active member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and serves on the continuing education committee of the Massachusetts Pharmacist Association.


 


Wednesday October 6th,2021 – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (EST)


 


2 CEU’s


 


Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Members- $20


Professional non-Academy Members- $30


Dietetic Full time Students-$10


 


Pre-registration required – please register on Eventbrite with link below:


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diabetes-medication-management-and-nutrition-considerations-tickets-169656776987


 


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diabetes-medication-management-and-nutrition-considerations-tickets-169656776987

Contact:
Amy Rose Sager
amyrose@leapintowellness.com
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