Seminar

S2710: Advances in Treatment of Pediatric Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Saturday, October 8, 2022

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM US PDT

Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 156/160

CME: 1.00

Topic(s): Endocrinology and Metabolism; Obesity

Rx (Pharmacology): 1.00

Obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes are increasing in the pediatric population despite preventive counseling. Type 2 diabetes-related comorbidities can progress much more rapidly in youths than in adults. This session will review several landmark pediatric clinical trials that have resulted in new pharmacologic agents for treatment of obesity and diabetes.

Faculty(s)

SA

Silva Arslanian, MD

Richard L. Day Endowed Professor of Pediatrics
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Slides