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AHA Cardiometabolic Health and Diabetes Summit

On December 5, 2017, the American Heart Association hosted the Cardiometabolic Health and Diabetes Summit. The summit brought together stakeholders across the continuum of care, including healthcare professionals, organizations, health systems and patients to develop a strategic plan for the next 3-5 years by discussing gaps and potential solutions in cardiometabolic disorder and diabetes management.

More than 90 individuals participated in the Summit including representatives from 15 agencies and organizations. The Summit was sponsored by AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim/Lilly, and the Pfizer-Merck Alliance and supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc., with representatives from each company in attendance as well.

• Final Program (PDF)
• Complete Presentation Deck (PDF)

Presentations:

• Welcome & Why Addressing Cardiometabolic Health & Diabetes Care is Important to the AHA (PDF)
  Speaker: Nancy Brown
• Epidemiology and Interdependencies of Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Metabolic Diseases on Cardiovascular Health (PDF)
  Speaker: Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP
• Cardiometabolic Disorder and Diabetes Management in the U.S. Plenary Presentations (PDF)
  Moderator: Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP
  Panelists: Bryce Smith, PhD; Samuel Arce, MD, FAAFP
• Understanding the Role of the Healthcare System and Quality Improvement in Supporting People with Cardiometabolic Disorders (PDF)
  Moderator: Robert Eckel, MD, FAHA
  Panelists: Gregory Schwartz, MD, PhD, FAHA; Robert Eckel, MD, FAHA; Jim Dudl, MD
• Prevention Through Increasing Patient Awareness Around Cardiometabolic Risk and Empowering Individuals to be Engaged in Their Care (PDF)
  Moderator: Anne Sumner, MD, FAHA
  Panelists: Kimberly Ketter, MSN, AGNP-C, CDE; Goutham Rao, MD, FAHA; Doris Browne, MD, MPH; Shannon Christen, RD, CDE
• Activating Communities and Leveraging Technology to Advance the Complex Health Needs of People Living with Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (PDF)
  Moderator: Tracy Wang, MD, FAHA
  Panelists: Cindy Lamendola, NP, MSN, FAHA; Kate Kirley, MD, MS; Patrick Wayte

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