Agenda

Oct. 30, 2026

7:15 a.m. 
Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits

7:45 a.m.
Welcome
Sulman Hashmi, MBBS
Assistant Professor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC

8 a.m.
Keynote Presentation: New and Newer Treatments for Diabetes
Joseph A. Aloi, MD, FACE
Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

9 a.m.
Sugar Rush: The Fast-Moving World of Diabetes Medications
Caressa Trueman, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM
Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Nebraska Medicine

10 a.m.
Break / Exhibits 

10:15 a.m.
Run, Lift, Repeat...but Don't Crash: Managing Glucose Around Exercise
Leslie A. Eiland, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC

11:15 a.m.
Diabetes in Pregnancy 
Neil A. Hamill, MD
Associate Professor, Section Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UNMC

12:15 p.m.
Lunch / Exhibits 

1:15 p.m.
Nutrition and Diabetes Standards of Care: Best Practices, Updates, and Expert Q&A
Panel:
Morgan Brummels, RD, LMNT
Dietician, Nebraska Medicine

Jackie Patterson, MMN, RDN, LMNT, LD, CDCES
Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist, Nebraska Medicine

Kimmie Sharp, MMN, RDN, LMNT, LD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Allied Health Professions, UNMC

Victoria Stengel, MS, RD, LD, LMNT
Diabetes Educator, Nebraska Medicine

2:15 p.m.
Obesity Standards of Care
Brianna E. Johnson-Rabbett, MD, DABOM
Assistant Professor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC

3:15 p.m.
Break / Exhibits 

3:30 p.m.
Bone Health and Diabetes
Laura A. Graeff-Armas, MD, MS, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC

4:30 p.m.
Closing Comments
Sulman Hashmi, MBBS

4:45 p.m.
Adjourn