The Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) Virtual Conference
Written by: Beyond Type 1 Editorial Team
2 minute read
August 13, 2020
The annual ADCES Conference has gone virtual! Our team covered the latest developments in diabetes education for the type 1 community.
Every summer, the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists’ (ADCES) holds their annual conference where original research is presented, important topics in diabetes care are discussed, and the organization recognizes excellence in diabetes care and education.
This year’s conference will be virtual as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, taking place online from Thursday, August 13 to Sunday, August 16.
The virtual event will include 53 sessions on topics surrounding diabetes care and education, including:
- Racial equity
- Clinical integration
- Technology
- Behavioral health
Expected Highlights
The Beyond Type 1 and Beyond Type 2 teams will be covering the meeting and keeping up with any late-breaking research news. Here are some of the topics our team is looking forward to covering for the type 1 and type 2 communities:
- Mobilizing for Health equity
- Promoting Food as Medicine in Native American Medical Centers
- The Sweet Truth about Low-Calorie Sweeteners
- Liver Disease in Diabetes
- Empowering African Americans with Diabetes through Positive Thinking
- Diabetes-related distress and predicted cardiovascular disease in Type 2 diabetes
People to Watch
Beyond Type 1 is thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Kellie Antinori-Lent (MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES) the current president of ADCES. We’ll be speaking with her on recent changes to the organization, the success of this year’s conference and the future of diabetes care.
Additionally, Anne Peters, MD, a member of the Beyond Type 1 Leadership Council will be headlining a discussion called the “Use of Technology in Underserved Populations.” Dr. Peters will talk about how although technology has revolutionized treatment in diabetes care, it is limited to those with higher incomes, education and enhanced insurance coverage. In her discussion, she’ll mention the barriers to accessing technology and how to overcome them with language, literacy and numeracy, as well as resources available to improve understanding and training in diabetes technology.
The ADCES conference will have another special guest: CDC Director Robert. R. Redfield, MD, who will discuss the valuable role of diabetes care and education specialists play against COVID-19, as well as the CDC’s commitment to diabetes self-management and education, and their support of the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
Follow Along!
Follow us on Twitter on both our English and Spanish channels to keep up with our live coverage of the ADCES Conference!
@BeyondType1 – English
@BeyondType2ESP – Spanish
See the full schedule of events at the ADCES conference here.

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