Past Conferences
 

2010 CDC Diabetes Conference

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) will convene its annual Diabetes Translation Conference April 13–16, 2010, at the Westin Crown Center Hotel, 1 East Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64108. The conference will bring together more than 600 participants from a wide range of local, state, federal, and territorial governmental agencies and private-sector diabetes partners.

Conference Goals

• Explore science, policy, education, program planning, implementation, and
  evaluation to enhance public health approaches and strategies to prevent and control diabetes.
• Increase knowledge and awareness of successful, cost-effective, public and private diabetes programs and best practices.
• Present innovative strategies to increase awareness about how to prevent complications, disabilities, and burden associated with diabetes.
• Share and showcase effective strategies towards eliminating diabetes-related health disparities.
• Provide opportunities for skill-building, information-sharing, and networking.

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Conference Attendees

2010 CDC’s Diabetes Translation Conference will bring together a wide range of local, state, federal, and territorial governmental agencies and private-sector diabetes partners. Our main constituents are the state-based diabetes prevention and control programs (DPCP), their partners, and the following:

• Federal, state, and local public health professionals.
• Managers, directors, and executives from affiliated health profession associations.
• Health profession associations and consultant partners in prevention and control activities and programs.
• Managers, directors, and executives from health management organizations.
• Health care providers, nutritionists, dieticians, pharmacists, and diabetes educators.
• Vision, kidney, obesity, and chronic disease partners.
• Representatives from special interest groups and industry.
• Academic and research staff from educational institutions.
• Undergraduate and post-graduate students in public health-related fields.
• Policy, media, and communication staff.

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DDT’s 2010 conference was a great success. Whether you were able to join us in Kansas City or just if you want to take your time to review a session you may have missed, we are providing a link to “ALL” of the outstanding presentations for your review at https://www.SignUp4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=20101014E.

Persons with disabilities experiencing problems accessing the diabetes conference PowerPoint presentations should contact cdcinfo@cdc.gov, or call 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636).

2009 CDC Diabetes Conference

April 21–24, 2009
Hyatt Regency Hotel, 200 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California.

** New format for this years conference **

• Wednesday will offer symposia sessions.
• Thursday afternoon will offer educational opportunities! Make sure to register for one of these educational sessions!

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2008 CDC Diabetes Conference

May 5–8, 2008
Wyndham Orlando Resort Hotel
8001 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
Telephone: 407-351-2420 or 800-421-8001

The CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation will convene its annual Diabetes Conference May 5–8, 2008, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Hotel, 8001 International Drive, Orlando, Florida. The conference will bring together more than 600 participants from a wide range of local, state, federal, and territorial governmental agencies and private-sector diabetes partners.

Conference Goals

• Explore science, policy, education, program planning, implementation, and evaluation to enhance public health approaches and strategies to prevent and control diabetes.
• Increase knowledge and awareness of successful, cost-effective, public and private diabetes programs.
• Present innovative strategies to increase awareness of diabetes and how to prevent its complications.
• Provide opportunities for skill-building, information-sharing, and networking.

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2007 CDC Diabetes Conference

April 30–May 3, 2007
Atlanta Hilton
255 Courtland Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 404-659-2000 or 877-667-7210

The CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation convened its annual diabetes conference April 30–May 3, 2007, at the Atlanta Hilton, 255 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia. This conference discussed diabetes issues. The conference brought together approximately 600 participants from a wide range of local, state, federal, and territorial governmental agencies and private-sector diabetes partners.

Conference Goals

• Explore science, policy, education, program planning, implementation, and evaluation to enhance public health approaches and strategies to prevent and control diabetes.

• Increase knowledge and awareness of successful, cost-effective, public and private diabetes programs.

• Present innovative strategies to increase awareness of diabetes and how to prevent its complications.

• Provide opportunities for skill-building, information-sharing, and networking.

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2007 CDC Diabetes Public Health and Research Short Course

Diabetes experts presented a short course on diabetes and public health, translation research, health economics, social and behavioral research, and program development in 2006.

Additional information about the conference is available.