GS01 - President's Address and Celebrating 50 Years of ADCES

Friday, August 4, 2023

7:45 AM – 9:00 AM CT

Location: Hall E

CE/CME Hours: 0.25

CE/CME Hours: .25
Pharmacology Hours: 0.0
Activity Type: Knowledge-based
UAN: JA4008258-0000-23-131-L01-P
CHES/MCHES: .25

Join us as we celebrate 50 years of advancing diabetes care and education. The session kicks off with a stirring video, followed by an address by ADCES 2023 President Lucille Hughes. She’ll share memorable and very relatable interactions that solidified her passion for being a diabetes care and education specialist. This is followed by a conversation with CDC’s Director of the Division of Diabetes Translation, Dr. Christopher Holliday where they will reveal upcoming collaborations designed to promote DSMES and improve health equity.

Congratulations to the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient - Barb Schreiner

Congratulations to the 2023 Allene Van Son Distinguished Service Award Recipient - Joan Bardsley

Congratulations to the 2023 Rising Star Award Recipient - Baleana Watts-McGilberry

Primary Presenter(s)

Lucille Hughes, DNP, MSN/Ed, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES

AVP, Diabetes Education and Program Design (2023 ADCES President-Elect)
Catholic Health
Westbury, New York

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Presenter(s)

Christopher S. Holliday, PhD, MPH, MA, FACHE (he/him/his)

Director, Division of Diabetes Translation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Oak Park, Illinois

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