14th Annual ‘Care of Students with Diabetes’ Conference
Friday, Sept. 26
UI Health will host its 14th annual Care of Students with Diabetes Conference on Friday, Sept. 26.
Hosted by the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, the Care of Students with Diabetes Conference provides education and training in support of the federal “Safe at School” law, which gives students the right to receive the diabetes care they need to be safe and participate in school activities. It is a state requirement for each school to have at least one representative attend an annual diabetes training.
The conference features presentations, workshops, and other resources to ensure schools provide:
- Trained staff to monitor blood glucose (blood sugar) levels and administer insulin and glucagon
- Trained staff to provide diabetes care during field trips, extracurricular events, and all school-sponsored activities
- Capable students permitted to self-manage their diabetes anytime, anywhere
This year’s conference features a presentation, “Doctor with Diabetes: Living & Learning”, by UI Health pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Guido Alarcon Mantilla. Other featured sessions include:
- Diabetes Self-Management: Your Students’ Needs
- Exercise & Diabetes
- Technology in Diabetes: Insulin Pumps & CGMS
- Psychosocial Challenges & Tools for Students with Diabetes
- Diabetes Self-Management Tools Demonstrations
- Insulin Administration (syringes, pens, pumps)
- Blood Sugar Monitor (meter, continuous glucose monitoring system)
- Glucagon Administration (pen, syringe, nasal tube)
- Carbohydrate Counting/Insulin Calculations
Location
UIC Student Center West
828 S. Wolcott Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
Date/Time
Friday, Sept. 26
8 am – 12:30 pm
Registration/Breakfast: 7:30 am
How to Register
To register, contact Marla Solomon, RD, LDN, CDCES, at marlacs@uic.edu or call 312.996.1795 with your name and school information.
