DIME's New Type 2 Diabetes eJournal Club Will Enhance Clinician Competence

CME activity addresses gaps in knowledge and competence among physicians and other healthcare professionals who treat and manage patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes eJournal Club , an online continuing medical education (CME) activity designed to address gaps in knowledge and competence among physicians and other healthcare professionals who treat and manage patients with type 2 diabetes. In the first half of 2011, the Diabetes eJournal Club will meet on the first Tuesday of the monthMarch 1, April 5, and May 3, and again on July 12. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. The Diabetes eJournal Club is directed to endocrinologists, primary care physicians, internists, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who treat and manage patients with type 2 diabetes. Each interactive monthly session discusses a recent peer-reviewed journal article and its relevance to clinical behavior in everyday practice. Diabetes eJournal Club sessions include:     A live, 15-minute discussion between the moderator and lead author of a recent peer-reviewed publication; participants may download a copy of the journal abstract (or article in the public domain) to read in advance of the session     Learner participation; a live, 15-minute question and answer session gives participants an opportunity to query the author about the article's relevance to everyday practice     Continuing medical education certification for physicians     Session availability for 1 year as archived streaming media or MP3 download; archived activities include the discussion, Q&A, and pre- and posttests The Diabetes eJournal Club focuses on cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes, who are two to four times more likely to be diagnosed with heart disease or suffer a stroke than people without diabetes. CME activity show that a substantial number of clinicians need help implementing treatment strategies for type 2 diabetes that will achieve established therapeutic targets for glucose, blood pressure, and lipids and meet the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. The goals of the Diabetes eJournal Club are to help clinicians understand the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes and enhance their competence in prescribing new and established pharmacotherapeutic agents and following consensus guidelines for treatment...Additional live or archived discussion groups focus on atherothrombosis and multiple sclerosis...Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc, and Lilly USA, LLC...Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association...For additional information, please visit http://www.DIMedEd.org Contact