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Each year the City of Hope Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism holds an annual diabetes and obesity symposium in memory of the late Dr. Rachmiel Levine, the scientist responsible for clarifying the nature of insulin action. 

The 12th Annual Rachmiel Levine Symposium, entitled "Advances in Diabetes Research", will be held February 15-18, 2012 at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California.  The meeting will cover topics linking pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.  Also highlighted will be results of recent diabetes clinical trials, debate sessions, a poster session, and a keynote dinner lectureship.
Desired Results
At the end of this activity learners will be better able to 1) identify up-to-date research and applications in diabetes, which will be applicable to both laboratory studies and patient care practices, as well as the enhancement of future funding opportunities and 2) identify patients at risk for diabetes and understand how to manage.

Special Assistance
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, all reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate persons with disabilities at the meeting.  If you have any special dietary or accommodation needs, please notify the program coordinator, at levinesymposium@coh.org, prior to the conference. It is important to notify us in advance of your special needs to help us better serve you.
Objectives

  • Discuss advances in islet transplantation.
  • Examine beta cell development.
  • Examine therapeutic beta cells.
  • Outline controversies in diabetes immunology.
  • Review diabetes, lipids and metabolomics.
  • Outline updates in type 2 diabetes.
  • Assess obesity and bariatric surgery.
  • Review mathematical carbohydrate metabolism.
  • Discuss new technologies and insulins for type 1 diabetes.
  • Outline major controversies in clinical diabetology.

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Who Should Attend

  • Endocrinologists
  • Diabetologists
  • Islet biologists
  • Stem cell and gene transfer scientists
  • Transplant scientists
  • Immunologists
  • Cell biologists
  • Young investigators in all these areas
  • Health care professionals who manage patients with diabetes, from both the U.S. and abroad
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