Endocrine and Metabolism PRN Focus Session — Navigating Optimal Medication Strategies and Deprescribing in the Landscape of Intensive Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes for Persons with Type 2 Diabetes

The Endocrine and Metabolism PRN Education Committee presents an educational session focused on integrating lifestyle medicine interventions with medication deprescribing in persons with type 2 diabetes (T2D).  The session serves as a practical, comprehensive guide to the effective integration of lifestyle medicine principles with medication deprescribing for improved and sustained clinical outcomes in persons with T2D. Specific topics will include a (1) review of guideline recommendations of specific dietary and other lifestyle interventions for persons with T2D; (2) review of clinical trial evidence and the use of specific dietary interventions for achievement of glycemic targets and related clinical outcomes; and (3) best practices in deprescribing and/or safe pharmacologic management for persons with T2D implementing intensive or specific dietary interventions. The target audience includes pharmacists, residents, fellows, and students with an interest in enhancing their knowledge of effective and safe pharmacologic management in the setting of intensive therapeutic lifestyle changes (ITLC). The primary purpose of this session is to educate and summarize practical insights and tools to integrate evidence-based lifestyle medicine interventions with medication deprescribing, contributing to more comprehensive and personalized T2D management.

Moderator: Megan E. Wesling, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCPS Interim Chair and Associate Professor in Pharmacotherapy, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; Director and Clinical Pharmacist – Ambulatory Care, HSC Health Fort Worth, Texas   View Biography

Sweet Liberation: Defeating Diabetes with Lifestyle Interventions 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM Speaker: Alaina Van Dyke, Pharm.D., MBA, DipACLM, BCACP Assistant Professor Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy Dallas, Texas   View Biography

Lifestyle Interventions in Type 2 Diabetes: Research Insights and Strategies 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM Speaker: Sarah A. Kain, Pharm.D., BCACP, TTS Manager and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care Community Health Network Indianapolis, Indiana   View Biography

Precision Care: Deprescribing Antihyperglycemics in the Setting of Intensive, Therapeutic Lifestyle Interventions in Type 2 Diabetes 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM Speaker: Nicole Paolini Albanese, Pharm.D., BCACP, CDCES Clinical Associate Professor Assistant Dean for Student Success and Engagement University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy Buffalo, New York   View Biography