Diabetes in Primary Care

Registration Information

Cohort Series |  Offered Bi - Annually | 6 Sessions | Thursday | 12 - 1 PM Pacific Time

Our aim is to establish a community of practice between primary care providers in Nevada to share knowledge and best practices in managing patients with diabetes. This series will offer health care professionals the opportunity to collaborate and discuss cases with a multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts to enhance diabetes management.

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Our team

  • Karmella Thomas, RD, CDE. Karmella trained at the University of Nevada, Reno, in both biology and nutrition. She has a certificate of specialized training in adult weight management from the American Dietetic Association She also earned the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) credential in June 2012.
  • Heather Townsend, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS. Heather Townsend earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Idaho State University College of Pharmacy in 2007. She is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and board certified critical care pharmacist and was recognized as the pharmacist of the year by the Nevada Society of Health System Pharmacists in 2016. Heather has been a pharmacy clinical specialist at Renown Health since 2012 working to develop protocols and improve medication therapy in the emergency department
  • Kelsey West, M.D. Dr. West is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, as well as the Family Medicine Residency program. She currently serves as associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, as well as has her Board Certification in Obesity Medicine. Dr. West enjoys nature, soccer, reading and connecting with the community to promote healthful living and preventive care.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Accreditation

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1.0 hour of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 120894-1.

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is a provider of continuing education credit through the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy. This program is approved for 1 hours of continuing education credit for pharmacists.

Disclosure

As an accredited provider of continuing medical education through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In order to assure that information is presented in a scientific and objective manner, the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine requires that anyone in a position to control or influence the content of an accredited activity disclose all financial relationships within the prior 24 months with any commercial or proprietary entity producing health care goods or services relevant to the content being planned or presented. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Following are those disclosures

All presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing medical education activity have indicated that neither they nor their spouse/legally recognized domestic partner has any financial relationships with commercial interests related to the content of this activity.