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12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Zoom Arrival/Visit Exhibit Hall
12:55 PM - 1:00 PM
Welcome
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Discovery and Development of Insulin
Lawrence Blonde, MD, FACP, MACE
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Advances in Glucose Monitoring and Diabetes Technology
Susan Karam, MD
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Cost of Diabetes Management/Public Health Implications
Pavan Chava, DO
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
Q&A Session
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
Break/Visit Exhibit Hall
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Who Will Benefit from a Pancreas Transplant?
Humberto Bohorquez, MD
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Virtual: Islets Transplantation: State of the Art
Piotr Witkowski, MD, PhD - UChicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Virtual: Glycemic Management and Metabolic Outcomes After Pancreas Transplantation
Michael R. Rickels, MD, MS - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM
Q&A Session
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Break/Visit Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Beyond Insulin: The Other Hormones of the Islets of Langerhans
Gabriel Uwaifo, MD
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Q&A Session
4:40 PM
Closing Remarks/Adjourn