Hypoglycemia Prevention Starts in Primary Care: Evidence-Based Interventions for Mitigating Risk and Improving Patient Outcomes

Target Audience

This educational program is directed toward primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) who treat patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Program Overview

In this online, on-demand virtual webcast, expert faculty review key resources, updated guidelines, and current standards of care for identifying and managing patients at risk for hypoglycemia. Faculty will discuss preventive strategies and describe newer options for treatment of severe hypoglycemic episodes. Patient case presentations and the recorded Q&A session will help to focus the discussions on clinical practice.

This educational activity is an archive of a webcast held September 22, 2020.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Recognize the risk and occurrence of hypoglycemia in the management of patients with diabetes
Integrate new guideline recommendations in the prevention of hypoglycemic events into practice for patients with diabetes
Describe how patients at risk for severe hypoglycemic episodes and their caregivers can be counseled on how to use new hypoglycemic rescue products
Evaluate the efficacy and safety of newly approved and emerging therapeutic agents for severe hypoglycemic episodes to reduce fear and barriers associated with decisions to intensify dosing of antihyperglycemic therapies