Preventing, Controlling and Managing Diabetes
Channeling Research & Knowledge into Action – Improving the Health & Well-being of Individuals at Risk for or Affected by Diabetes
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2016
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida
Building B, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458
2016 Education Symposium
Featured Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Celeste Philip, MD, MPH
Interim State Surgeon General and Secretary of the Florida Department of Health
Tallahassee, Florida
Paul Aoun, DO, PhD
Clinical Endocrinologist
Palm Beach Diabetes & Endocrine Specialists (PDBES)
Affiliate Assistant Professor, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, JFK Medical Center
Katina M. Bonaparte, MD, MPH
Medical Director, FoundCare, Inc.
Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University
Preceptor, Lakeside Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program
Susan Boston, MD
Associate Staff
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Gary K. Levenston, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice
Boca Raton, Florida
Patricia McDonald, PhD
Assistant Professor
Associate Scientific Director
Department of Molecular Therapeutics
SCRIPPS Research Institute Florida
Eugenia Millender, PhD, RN, MS, PMHNP-BC, CDE
Founding Director, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Community Health Center,
Assistant Professor, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Assistant Professor, Clinical Biomedical Science (Secondary) Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Florida Atlantic University
Alberto Pugliese, MD
Professor of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Head, Immunogenetics Program
Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Jupiter Medical Center and The Diabetes Coalition of Palm Beach County. The Jupiter Medical Center is accredited by the Florida Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) requires instructors, planners, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of activities to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of the activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by JMC for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendation. JMC is accredited by the Florida Medical Association to provide continuing education for physicians.
The Jupiter Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Financial Disclosure
The planners and the speakers of the program have not reported any relevant financial disclosures relevant to the content of the program.