Conference: Focus on Pumping - September 29 - October 1, 2006

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

Focus on Pumping: A Regional Conference and Expo

September 29 - October 1, 2006

Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel in Chicago, Illinois

Efficacy research has shown that using an insulin pump is one of the best ways to manage type 1 diabetes... It is our intent with this conference to offer basic pumping information to those people who are brand new to insulin pumps, and to offer more cutting-edge research information to those people who already know quite a bit about insulin pumps, perhaps wear one, and want to improve their diabetes management....

Some very exciting faculty will be joining us! Pediatric endocrinologist Bruce Buckingham will open the conference with an exploration of "Why Pump Insulin?" and later in the conference will take a look into the future of pumping with a discussion of sensor technology and closed loop systems. Gary Scheiner, author of Think Like A Pancreas, will cover two areas of great concern to pumpers: Strike the Spike (Managing Post-Prandial Highs) and Preventing and Managing Hypoglycemia.

John Walsh, author of Pumping Insulin, a text considered one of the best overall resources for pumpers, will present a session on The Basics of Pumping, which is a must for anyone considering switching from MDI to an insulin pump. Additionally, for those who have been pumping successfully for awhile and would like to address some of the more difficult or advanced concepts of pumping, John will offer a second session called Advanced Pumping Concepts.

For more information and registration details, please see:

http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/activities/Chicago2006/