UW Medicine Diabetes Update for Primary Care 2026
+ Include: 15 Videos (.mp4) + 15 Subtitles (.vtt) + 17 PDFs, size: 7.55 GB + Target Audience: primary care physicians, endocrinologists and family practitioners + Information:1. Overview
The UW Medicine Diabetes Update for Primary Care 2026 provides a comprehensive, evidence-based review of modern diabetes management. The course covers pharmacological advancements, lifestyle interventions, continuous glucose monitoring integration, and strategies for managing diabetes-related complications and atypical presentations in primary care settings.
Course Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:00 AM – Friday, February 27, 2026, 5:00 PM, University of Washington | Tower, Seattle, WA
2. Learning Objectives
- Accurately identify and differentiate types of diabetes using patient history, physical assessment, laboratory findings, and social determinants of health.
- Develop, implement, and reinforce individualized nutrition and physical activity plans for patients with diabetes, incorporating nursing and physician-led patient education, motivational interviewing, and interprofessional follow-up to support sustained behavior change.
- Evaluate newer and established pharmacologic therapies for diabetes and apply profession-specific responsibilities—including prescribing, administration, patient education, monitoring for adverse effects, and adherence support—to optimize safe, team-based medication management.
- Apply evidence-based strategies for managing type 1 diabetes in the primary care setting, including team coordination of glucose monitoring, insulin administration education, sick-day management, and prevention of acute complications.
- Utilize case-based approaches to initiate and titrate insulin in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, integrating nursing assessment, protocol-driven dose adjustments, patient education, and timely communication among members of the healthcare team.
- Identify, monitor, and manage cardiometabolic comorbidities and complications associated with diabetes, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, and metabolic liver disease to determine appropriate referral, escalation of care, and follow-up.
- Apply interprofessional documentation, communication, and care coordination strategies to improve continuity of care, reduce diabetes-related complications, and enhance patient-centered outcomes.
3. Target Audience
Best for primary care physicians and family practitioners who want updates on diabetes pharmacology, CGM, and complication management.4. Topics
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Continuous Glucose Monitors Workshop
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Diagnosing Typical and Atypical Forms of Diabetes- What the Primary Care Physician Needs to Know
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Exercise Prescriptions for People with Diabetes
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How and When to Use Insulin in Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (Pharmacology)
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Lifestyle Management for People with Diabetes
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Lipid Management in Diabetes (Pharmacology)
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Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Primary Care (Pharmacology)
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Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease- Update for Primary Care in 2026
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Older Therapies – When to Use- (Pharmacology)
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Pearls in Hypertension Management in People with Diabetes (Pharmacology)
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Practical Use of Insulin Therapy- A Case-Based Approach (Pharmacology)
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Screening and Treatment of Diabetes Complications (and When to Refer)
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SGLT2 Inhibitors in 2026- Glucose Lowering and Beyond (Pharmacology)
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Update on Incretin Based Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes- What’s New in 2026 (Pharmacology)
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Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring in People with Diabetes
