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Breaking Barriers: Expanding Access to New Diabetes Treatments for All
Member-Exclusive Webinar 

Join fellow professionals for a live 60-minute panel discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities in improving diabetes care through access to the latest treatments. This session will address barriers to healthcare, especially for populations at higher risk for diabetes, and highlight innovative strategies to overcome them.  
Description

Member-Exclusive Webinar 
Join fellow professionals for a live 60-minute panel discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities in improving diabetes care through access to the latest treatments. This session will address barriers to healthcare, especially for populations at higher risk for diabetes, and highlight innovative strategies to overcome them.  

Experts will discuss how treatment approaches can be personalized to serve different communities better. These differences can impact diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment planning, making culturally informed care essential for improving outcomes.  

Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of patient-centered diabetes care and connect with professionals committed to advancing health access. 

Learning Objectives
  • Define the role of incretin memetics as obesity pharmacotherapy for cardiovascular-kidney metabolic syndrome risk reduction 
  • Recall the barriers to treatment with incretin memetics 
  • Examine the potential solutions for improving the accessibility of incretin memetics 
  • Recall US obesity trends and its potential impact on the epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases 
  • Understand how fat distribution impacts biology and outcomes
  • Analyze the role of the environment on obesity definitions and its impact on health outcomes 
Date & Time

Date: July 14, 2025

Time: 12:00– 1:00 p.m. ET 

Speakers

Tiffany Powell-Wiley, MD, MPH 

Physician-Scientist 

National Institutes of Health 

Wen-Chih “Hank” Wu, MD 

Chief of Medicine, Providence VA Medical Center 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Moderator

Richard Pratley, MD 

Medical Director & Senior Investigator, Diabetes Program Lead  

AdventHealth Diabetes Institute & Translational Research Institute 

Summary
Availability:
Registration Required
Expires on Jun 16, 2027
Location:
Online Meeting
Date / Time:
Jul 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Cost:
FREE
Credit Offered:
1 CME Credit
1 ABIM-MOC Point
1 ACPE Credit
1 ANCC Credit
1 AAPA Credit
1 CDR Credit
1 COP Credit
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