Joslin Diabetes Center Professional Education

Treating diabetes and its related conditions is complex and constantly changing. It is challenging for the clinician and for the patient. Industry professionals need a familiarity with the spectrum of treatments and patient care issues that impact people with diabetes and those who care for them. Other conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, which is a major complication and the leading cause of premature death among people with diabetes, impact this care.

Since 2009,
over 7,000
industry professionals participated in
Joslin-produced
educational activities

The Joslin Diabetes Center Professional Education Department provides customized programs designed to meet the industry professional’s specific educational objectives. Targeted to non-clinicians, these interactive, practical educational programs present an overview of the management of diabetes and its related conditions from both the clinician and patient perspectives in a useful and realistic way.

Joslin education programs can incorporate a variety of teaching techniques, including:

• Lectures
• Case vignettes
• Patient testimony
• Hands-on activities

Education Objectives

The goal of Joslin education programs for industry professionals is to provide participants with a better understanding of the complexity of the management of diabetes and its related conditions and delineate the available treatments. Joslin education programs for industry professionals are designed to:

• Develop a greater understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and its related conditions from a variety of views
• Provide necessary tools to allow individuals to be knowledgeable in their respective therapeutic area
• Enhance the ability to effectively participate in discussions with clinicians and other healthcare professionals

Joslin Faculty

A distinguished faculty of doctors, researchers, nurses, dietitians, exercise physiologists and mental health professionals from Joslin Diabetes Center, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, conduct our programs. Their academic expertise, combined with a clinical perspective, address the issues involved in prevention, early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of diabetes and its related conditions. Educational programs for industry professionals can include such topics as:

• Physiology and pathophysiology of diabetes
• Insulin therapy for diabetes management
• Oral medications to treat type 2 diabetes
• Diabetic nephropathy
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Incretin function
• Practical experience in living with diabetes
• Hypertension
• Obesity
• The metabolic syndrome
• Cardiovascular risk
• Treating dyslipidemia
• Nutrition and exercise
• Cultural aspects of disease management

Learn More

For more information about how your company can participate in Joslin Diabetes Center’s Industry Education opportunities, contact Anne Gregory by phone at 617-309-5927 or e-mail Anne.Gregory@joslin.harvard.edu.