Diabetes Connection Learning Center
Overview
Welcome to the Diabetes Connection Learning Center, PTCE’s central location for the latest education and updates on the care and management of diabetes. This platform provides pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with essential information to advance their expertise in using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology to manage diabetes. By leveraging the latest innovations in CGM, this resource will equip professionals to:
- Help people living with diabetes achieve optimal glycemic outcomes
- Explain advantages and features of CGM devices, integrated insulin delivery systems, and continuous ketone monitoring
- Minimize the burden of diabetes and diabetes-related complications
- Incorporate CGM devices and glycemic target recommendations into clinical practice
Learn about the latest advancements in CGM technology, data interpretation, and integration, all in one convenient location. Select one of the tabs below to start exploring a variety of learning tools, including educational activities with expert insights, perspectives from people living with diabetes, and pharmacist counseling videos designed to provide resources to support optimal patient care.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
Chair & Steering Committee
Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES
Endocrine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Director, Education and Training in Diabetes Technology
Co-Director, Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Susan Cornell, PharmD, CDCES, FAPhA, FADCES
Director of Experiential Education
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy
Downers Grove, Illinois
Clinical Pharmacist / Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Bolingbrook Christian Health Center
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Clinical Pharmacist / Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Will Grundy Medical Clinic
Joliet, Illinois
Faculty
Amy Hess-Fischl, MS, RDN, LDN, BC-ADM, CDCES
CDCES, Quality Coordinator
Departments of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology
University of Chicago Medicine Kovler Diabetes Center
Chicago, Illinois
Davida F. Kruger, MSN, APN-BC, BC-ADM
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Henry Ford Health, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Diseases
Detroit, Michigan
Robert Nichols, PharmD, BCPS
Director of Clinical Operations
Greenwood Pharmacy and Compounding Center
Waterloo, Iowa
Joseph Walter, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Rutgers, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Piscataway, New Jersey
Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy/Family Medicine
JFK University Family Medicine Center
Edison, New Jersey
Heather P. Whitley, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, FCCP
Clinical Professor
Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Auburn, Alabama
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Baptist Health Primary Care Partners
Montgomery Family Medicine Residency Program
Montgomery, Alabama