ADA Scholars 2025 | On-Demand-ADA Scholars 2025

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The video captures a comprehensive session with multiple speakers addressing advancements and strategies in diabetes care, patient advocacy, obesity management, diabetes technology, and professional networking.<br /><br />Dr. Rodriguez opens with insights into patient advocacy within diabetes care, emphasizing that every healthcare professional and researcher plays a role. He shares his personal journey in advocacy, involvement with the ADA, and stresses the importance of supporting diabetes care at school, legislative advocacy, and patient education. He encourages active engagement at local and national levels, highlighting resources like the ADA's Safe at School program.<br /><br />Next, Dr. Kimberly Guggini discusses obesity as a chronic, multifaceted disease affecting many Americans. She outlines the shortage of obesity education in clinical training and the importance of obesity medicine certification. Dr. Guggini presents a treatment pyramid—from lifestyle modification to bariatric surgery—and highlights challenges including physiologic defenses against weight loss and insurance barriers. She stresses collaborative care models and forthcoming standards of care to improve obesity management and reduce stigma.<br /><br />Dr. Alice Okturk presents on transformative diabetes technologies. He advocates for early Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) initiation at type 1 diabetes diagnosis to improve long-term glycemic control. He details automated insulin delivery systems (AID), CGM accuracy testing, and disparities in technology access in the U.S. compared to Europe. He outlines differences among devices, discusses AI and machine learning’s future roles, and emphasizes the ADA standards recommending CGM and AID as standard care.<br /><br />Finally, Dr. Anila Bindal delivers practical advice on professional networking, highlighting its critical role in career advancement. She addresses common networking misconceptions, body language, the “elevator pitch,” gender differences, managing uncomfortable situations, and the importance of follow-up. She encourages broad networking beyond clinical circles and offers strategies specific for leveraging opportunities during scientific conferences.<br /><br />Overall, the session blends clinical, technological, advocacy, and professional development topics to equip attendees with knowledge and tools to improve diabetes care and careers.

Keywords

diabetes care

patient advocacy

obesity management

diabetes technology

professional networking

ADA Safe at School program

obesity medicine certification

treatment pyramid

bariatric surgery

continuous glucose monitor

automated insulin delivery

CGM accuracy testing

AI in diabetes care

networking strategies

scientific conferences