Managing Type 2 Diabetes – Collaborating with Patients to Improve Outcomes – EACCME
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free
EACCME
Endocrinology
2 Credits
Course Description
Course Details
Expiry Date: 2020-05-22
Professions: Physician
Faculty
Matthias Blüher (MD), Ronald Goldenberg (MD, FRCPC, FACE), Xavier Cos (MD), David Strain (MBChB, MD, FRCP)
Accreditation
Learning Objective(s)
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the importance of a multifactorial approach to pharmacotherapy in the management of type 2 diabetes, including glycemic control, weight reduction, increasing physical activity, improving dyslipidemia and CV risk reduction
- Understand the importance of weight on the management type 2 diabetes and antihyperglycemic selection
- Facilitate clinical decision making for selecting the appropriate class of drug for the individual patient
- Differentiate between GLP-1 RAs and SGLT2 inhibitors in vascular risk reduction