Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents

Faculty

Needs Statement

Obesity has become a national issue.  Kentucky, specifically, ranks in the top 10 states for obesity and sedentary lifestyle, in addition to diabetes.  Type 2 diabetes used to be “adult onset diabetes”; however, in recent years, diabetes in adolescents is on the rise, primarily due to obesity.  Health care professionals need to recognize the problem, identify children and adolescents at risk, and understand appropriate treatments.

Target Audience

Multidisciplinary primary care health care professionals including but not limited to physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dietitians, social workers, dentists, podiatrists, psychologists, and optometrists who encounter adolescents in their practice sites.

Objectives

   1. Identify the diagnosis criteria for type 2 diabetes in children
   2. Review treatment and monitoring options for children with type 2 diabetes
   3. Describe the long-term consequences of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes
   4. Recognize the need for a multi-disciplinary healthcare team for patient management

Accreditation

CME
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

CPE
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This knowledge-based activity has been assigned ACPE # 022-000-09-126-H01-P and will award 1.00 contact hour(s) (0.1 CEU(s)) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers.

Statements of credit will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity. The College complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.

Faculty Disclosure

Dr. Holly Divine has nothing to disclose.