(DENVER — April 26, 2022) – The 2022 EPIC, or Empowering Patients for Individualized Care, Diabetes Conference is being held virtually from Denver, Colorado on Saturday, May 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. MDT. This annual event educates people about caring for type 1 and type 2 diabetes in a comfortable, understanding, and positive environment. This is a great way to continue your diabetes education outside of appointments and learn from the nation’s top diabetes specialists through presentations and Q&A sessions. Individual tickets for viewing on a single device are $10, and for families of three or more who will be viewing on multiple devices, a family ticket is $25.

 

The online conference offers three different content tracks: pediatric, adult, and a brand-new sponsor-hosted track. For the sponsor-hosted track, attendees are able to ask questions and interact with sponsors on a more personal level. Workshops include a 15-minute presentation by the speaker or speakers, followed-by 45 minutes for questions from attendees. Session topics include Adult & Pediatric Diabetes Technologies, Non-Insulin Therapeutics for Pediatrics, Mental and Behavioral Health, The Future of Weight Management, Drugs and Therapies, and Anticipating Needs in a Changing Adult & Pediatric Environment.

Barbara Davis Center Research Director and EPIC Keynote speaker, Lori Sussel, Ph.D. will discuss the recent progress and challenges in developing new treatments for type 1 diabetes (T1D), including the generation of alternative sources of insulin-producing cells and novel transplantation approaches. She will also speak about the cutting-edge diabetes research that is currently ongoing at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.

 

Dr. Sussel says, “I am excited to be the keynote speaker for this year’s EPIC Diabetes Conference. 2022 has already been an exciting year for clinical trials to test the safety of stem cell therapies for T1D. My talk will describe the pros and cons of the current stem cell therapies and how research at the BDC is moving the technology forward.”

 

To learn more about Dr. Sussel and the BDC visit https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/barbara-davis-center-for-diabetes/research/basic-and-translational-research-division.

 

For more information about the conference visit https://www.epicconferences.org/.

 

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