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Forward2026 Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Diabetes Day
Join us in May for the 16th Annual Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Diabetes Day. This conference highlights advances in diabetes and obesity research and clinical diabetes care.
Submit abstracts here for consideration for oral presentations and posters at the 2026 Diabetes Day. Submissions are due by Friday, May 1st, 5 pm. If you have questions regarding your abstract submission, please contact Allison Walters ([email protected]).
Poster Submission Link - https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0jJ4H9oe5QtosT4
Target Audience
The aim is to provide medical providers such as pediatricians, internists, family practitioners, pharmacists, diabetes educators, nursing professionals, dieticians, social workers, and advance practice providers with up-to-date practical information pertinent to the managing of patients with diabetes through the lifespan.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Recognize the impact of Diabetes in the youth population
2. Identify the mechanisms of central control of peripheral metabolism and how this is altered in metabolic disease
3. Review the 2025–2030 DGA "Reset" Through a Clinical Lens
4. Implement screening tools for Diabetes Distress
5. Compare the effects of GLP1s and other weight management tools in type 2 diabetes
6. Identify important lessons for reframing diabetes care
7. Identify potential therapies for type 2 diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular conditions
Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Diabetes Day
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Location: Harris Ballroom, Gatton Student Center, Lexington, KY
Check-In and Setup
7:30 AM to 8:15 AM
- Check-In: Atrium, Harris Ballroom
- Breakfast: Harris Ballroom
- Poster Setup: Harris Ballroom
- Vendor Setup: Atrium, Harris Ballroom
Session I
8:15 AM to 8:25 AM
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Simon Fisher, MD, PhD – University of Kentucky
8:25 AM to 8:30 AM
CME Information and Course Overview
Kristina Naseman, PharmD, MPH – University of Kentucky
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Talk Title (TBD)
Amy Shah, MD – University of Cincinnati
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Talk Title (TBD)
Christoph Buettner, MD, PhD – Rutgers
10:30 AM to 10:50 AM
Coffee Break
Session II
Research Focus (No CE) – Harris Ballroom
10:50 AM to 11:50 AM
Podium Presentations
Clinical Education Focus – GSC 330AB
10:50 AM to 11:20 AM
Nutrition or Culinary Medicine
Sara Police, PhD - University of Kentucky
11:20 AM to 11:50 AM
Diabetes Distress: Implementation of Screening
Steven Lacount, MD; Rahul Purbey, MD - University of Kentucky
Lunch
11:50 AM to 1:00 PM
Harris Ballroom - Keynote Speakers will have lunch with select trainees
Poster Session and Vendor Showcase
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
- Poster Odd Numbers: 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
- Poster Even Numbers: 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
Session III
2:30 PM to 3:15 PM
Talk Title (TBD)
Tracey McLaughlin, MD - Stanford University
3:15 PM to 4:00 PM
Reframing T1D Care
Monica Gomberg, MD - Blue Circle Health
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Talk Title (TBD)
Silvia Corvera, MD - UMass Chan Medical School
4:45 PM to 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Simon Fisher, MD
Reception and Awards Banquet
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Harris Ballroom
- Remarks from the Dean – Charles H. Griffith III, MD
- Poster Awards
- Willie Barnstable Award
- Fred and Marcielle De Beer Award
- Entertainment: Everett McCorvey
The Gatton Student Center is your place for community. We are the hub of student involvement, entertainment, resources, and conveniences that improve the daily lives of the university community. Stop by Alumni Gym, grab a bite to eat, attend an event with friends, study, shop, and much more within the living room of campus. See you soon!
Available Credit
- 5.25 ACPE
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This knowledge-based activity will award 5.25 contact hour(s) (0.100 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers. Course JA-UAN Number: JA0000312-0000-26-027-L01-P
- 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This Live activity is designated for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This Live activity is designated for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation. Learners should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.25 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.25 nursing contact hour(s).
- 5.25 ASWB
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course.
Social workers completing this course receive 5.25 clinical continuing education credit(s).
- 5.25 ASWB - Clinical
- 5.25 Dietitians (UK HealthCare CECentral)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer dietetic continuing education by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course.
This program has been approved for 0.525 CPEU(s).
- 5.25 IPCE
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit(s) for learning and change.
Level of support: Gold: $3,000
Silver: $2,000
Bronze: $1,000
Blue: $250 - Blue level is set for local community companies with 50 or less employees.
Gold Support: Preferential choice for exhibit location, defined process among all gold supporters. Individual acknowledgement of gold status support with an exhibitor poster.
Silver Support: Secondary choice for exhibit location. Shared acknowledgment of status support- medium font.
Bronze Support: Assigned exhibit location. Shared acknowledgement of status support – small font.
Blue Support: Assigned exhibit location. Shared acknowledgement of status support – small font.