DIABETES update and DIAbetes Technology

Annual Workshop for EndocrinoLOGy Fellows.

October 9-12, 2025 Conference Schedule is available now!

Thursday, October 9, 2025

* Please note all sessions will be held in Mountain Standard Time.

6:00 - 9:00 PM: Welcome Dinner at the Barbara Davis Center

Friday, October 10, 2025

* Please note all sessions will be held in Mountain Standard Time.

Session 1* - Introduction to Diabetes and Updates

7:00 - 7:30 AM - Breakfast at Hotel

7:30 - 8:00 AM - Transportation to BDC

8:00 - 8:30 AM - Opening Remarks, Program Overview – Satish Garg, MD, H. Kaan Akturk, MD

8:30 - 10:00 AM: Introduction to Diabetes and Updates

8:30 - 9:00 AM: Diagnosing T1D – Aaron Michels, MD
9:00 - 9:10 AM: Q & A

9:10 - 9:40 AM: What to do at a First Visit- Type 1 Diabetes – Christie Beatson, MD
9:40 - 9:50 AM: Q & A

9:50 - 10:00 AM: Break


Session 2* - Prevention, Delay and Cure of Type 1 Diabetes

10:00 - 10:30 AM: Screening for Type 1 Diabetes, to Whom and When? – Andrea Steck, MD
10:30 - 10:45 AM: Q & A

10:45 - 11:00 AM: Meet with the ASK Team, T1D Screening

11:00 -11:30 AM: Prevention and Delay of Type 1 Diabetes – Kimber Simmons, MD
11:30 - 11:40 AM: Q & A

11:40 - 12:10 PM: Stem Cell Research, Are We Close to a Cure? – Christopher Schaaf, PhD
12:10 - 12:20 PM: Q and A

12:20 - 1:15 PM: Lunch and Optional Tour of the BDC


Session 3* - Hands-On CGM Workshop

1:15 - 1:45 PM: Overview of CGM Systems – David Ahn, MD
1:45 - 1:55 PM: Q and A

1:55 - 2:55 PM: Hands-On CGM Workshop: Dexcom G7, Libre 3, Medtronic Simplera, Eversense 365 - Liz Beck RD, Emily Nease RD, Christie Beatson RD, Kelli Ciesco, RN

2:55 - 3:05 PM: Break

1:55 - 2:40 PM: Interpretation of AGP and CGM Metric Goals - Greg Forlenza, MD

2:40 - 3:25 PM: AGP and CGM Metrics Workshop and Case Studies - David Ahn, MD
3:25 - 3:35 PM: Q and A

3:35 - 3:45 PM: Break

3:45 - 4:15 PM: Diabetes Technology in Inpatient Use - Cecilia Low Wang, MD
4:15 - 4:25 PM: Q and A

4:25 - 4:55 PM: Diabetes Technology in Pregnancy - Sarit Polsky, MD
4:55 - 5:00 PM: Q and A

5:00 - 10:00 PM: Dinner and Social Event


Dinner Program

5:00 - 10:00 PM: Dinner and Social Event

Saturday, October 11, 2025

* Please note all sessions will be held in Mountain Standard Time.

Session 4* -

6:30 - 7:30 AM - Breakfast at Hotel

7:30 - 8:00 AM - Transportation to BDC

8:00- 8:30 AM: Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Type 1 Diabetes – Zehra Haider, MD
8:30- 8:40 AM: Q and A

8:40- 9:10 AM: Alternate Ways of Insulin Delivery: Inhaled Insulin – H. Kaan Akturk, MD
9:10- 9:20 AM: Q and A

9:20- 9:50 AM: Prevention of Hypoglycemia and Glucagon Use – Sara Wettergreen, Pharm D
9:50- 10:00 AM: Q and A

10:00- 10:15 AM: Break

10:15- 11:15 AM: Smart Insulin Pens - Liz Beck, RD
11:15- 11:30 AM: Q and A


Session 5* - Hands-On Automated Insulin Delivery Systems

11:30- 12:30 PM: Tandem Control IQ and Mobi – Laurel Messer, RN, PhD
12:30- 12:45 PM: Q and A

12:45- 1:45 PM: Lunch

1:45- 2:45 PM: Omnipod 5 – Cari Berget, RN
2:45- 3:00 PM: Q and A

3:00- 4:00 PM: Medtronic 780G – Christie Beatson, RD
4:00- 4:15 PM: Q and A

4:15- 4:30 PM: Break

4:30- 5:30 PM: iLet - Steven Russell, MD
5:30- 5:45 PM: Q and A

5:45- 6:15 PM: Twiist - Viral Shah, MD


Dinner Program

6:15- 7:30 PM: Dinner and Jeopardy

7:30-8:00 PM: Transportation Back to Hotel

Sunday, October 12, 2025

* Please note all sessions will be held in Mountain Standard Time.

Session 6* - Interactive Case Discussions in Diabetes and Diabetes Technologies

7:00 - 7:30 AM: Breakfast at Hotel

7:30 - 8:00 AM: Transportation to BDC

8:00 - 9:00 AM: Case Discussions in Diabetes – H. Kaan Akturk, MD, Viral Shah, MD (Interactive Session)

9:00 - 9:15 AM: Break

9:15 - 10:15 AM: Challenging Diabetes Technologies – H. Kaan Akturk, MD, Viral Shah, MD (Interactive Session)

10:15 - 10:30 AM: Break

10:30 - 11:00 AM - Post-Test and Final Reflections

11:00 - 11:30 AM - Closing Remarks and Certificates - Marian Rewers, MD

11:30: Packed Lunch & Departure to the Airport

The program may change based on speakers’ availability after the announcement.