The Diabetes Coalition of Massachusetts (DCOM) hosts two statewide meetings each year. These
meetings are conveniently located to accommodate the diverse geography of the DCOM membership.
The Spring statewide meetings center around DCOM's Programs of Excellence. Every year the Diabetes
Coalition of Massachusetts recognizes outstanding programs that contribute to the field of diabetes
prevention, education and management throughout the Commonwealth.
The Fall meetings tend to focus on bringing excellent keynote speakers and offering attendees
CEC/CEU credits. Each fall the theme varies to reflect important issues of interest to professionals
working with diabetes. Many of the Fall meetings also offer breakout sessions and workshops for the
attendees.
The 2009 Statewide Meetings will be held on May 1 and October 2, 2009.
Statewide Meeting Archive:
Spring 2009 - The theme of this meeting was How to Help Your Program and Patients Survive in
Tough Economic Times. The 2009 Programs of Excellence were also recognized at this meeting.
Fall 2008 - The theme of this meeting was Diabetes Prevention. This meeting featured a timely and
interesting keynote lecture from Commissioner John Auerbach of the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health. An additional keynote was given about Diabetes in the Latino/Hispanic population:
Converting challenges into opportunities.
Spring 2008 - Besides recognizing the Programs of Excellence, the Spring 2008 meeting had an
interesting keynote address titled "The Promise of Stem Cell Biology."
Fall 2007 - The meeting was themed "Updates on the Newest Clinical Advances. From Research to
Practice Changing the Paradigm of Healthcare...Advocacy, Awareness and Advancement."
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| Learn about the Spring Statewide Meeting from May 1, 2009! |
