Grand Rounds On the Web (GROW)

Has a grand rounds speaker ever had to cancel at the last minute or missed a plane? What did you do?

Now, iDOC has a solution! The 3 topics below are discussed in-depth by well-known thought leader and clinical endocrinologist Carol H. Wysham, MD. All are eligible for CME credit and all can be available immediately and at no cost for a grand round at your facility via a streaming video/slide program.

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor (GLP-1R) Agonists and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) Inhibitors: How Do They Exert Their Metabolic Actions?

Educational Objectives

  • Discuss GLP-1 physiology in normal glucose tolerance in diabetes.
  • Examine the clinical effects of DPP-4 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists. 
  • Review the differences in the mechanisms of action of GLP-1 analogs, DPP-4 inhibitors, and GLP-1 receptor agonists. 

Overcoming Injection Anxiety in Your Diabetes Patient

Educational Objectives

  • Explain the root causes of injection phobia.
  • Discuss the prevalence of injection anxiety.
  • Review effect of injection anxiety on treatment outcomes.
  • Identify effective approaches to help patients manage injection anxiety.

Leveraging Weight Loss in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Educational Objectives

  • Discuss the relationship between type 2 diabetes and body weight.
  • Review the weight effects of currently available diabetes therapies.
  • Explore combination therapy options for people with type 2 diabetes that would provide beneficial secondary effects on body weight. 

To learn more and gain access to one or more of these programs, contact:

GrandRounds@idoc.org