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		Diabetes Care: Targeting the Barriers October 14-15, 2005 Over 150 healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, dieticians, and physician assistants participated in the Stark Diabetes Center Third Annual Conference at the Galveston Island Convention Center. The 2-day conference was designed to address the challenges patients face in living with diabetes in today’s world and how health professionals can make a difference. Major educational funding for the event was generously provided by the Emmett and Miriam McCoy Foundation. The conference theme was titled "Diabetes Care: Targeting the Barriers", and included a wide variety of topics. Karmeen Kulkarni, MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDE, Vice President of Health Care and Education for the American Diabetes Association gave a keynote address at a special luncheon. Special thanks to Dr Mandeep Bajaj, Director Stark Diabetes Center (course director), conference speakers, and all participants who made this event so successful. More information about the conference Over 150 healthcare professionals attended the conference Introduction to the conference by Dr Randall Urban   Dr Rolla addresses the audience Dr Bajaj discusses Treating Type 2 Diabetes: A Sound Approach Based on Pathophysiology Karmeen Kulkarni discusses Popular Diets, Do They Work of Not?
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