American Diabetes Association Collaborates with Pri-Med in Texas.

Entities Team Up to Educate Texas Primary Care Physicians

BOSTON -- For the first time, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is collaborating with a continuing medical education (CME) organization to help increase primary care practitioners' knowledge of and confidence in preventing and treating diabetes. The ADA has joined with Pri-Med, a leading provider of high quality, multi-channel medical education for physicians, to offer a program in Dallas, Texas for primary care physicians on May 19th. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in Texas.

Primary care physicians have very active diabetes practices: Texas clinicians see an average of 23 patients per week with Diabetes according to Pri-Med research. They are also the sole providers of care for 90 percent of people with diabetes. Because of the growing prevalence of diabetes overall - 1.5 million new cases were diagnosed in adults in 2005 - the role of a primary care physician is ever more crucial and so is the need to continually educate them about managing their patients.

The program, Diabetes in Depth - "Cardiometabolic Risk: Evaluation, Education, Prevention, Treatment", is part of a series of programs held nationwide. The first program will be held in Dallas, Texas on May 19th at the Omni Dallas Park West. Diabetes in Depth will offer a full day of education on cardiometabolic risk through case-based and evidence-based sessions. Physicians will be provided with the tools to assess cardiometabolic risk, create treatment methods using both traditional and new therapies, define aggressive glycemic control and treatment advancement and explore emerging treatment options. Participants can also earn 7.5 APA category 1 credits free of charge.

Registration can be found online at www.pri-med.com/ada. Please enter registration code 11A11-C6K when registering online or call toll free 877-263-1074.

About Pri-Med

Pri-Med, an accredited provider of continuing medical education, creates integrated learning curriculums for physicians based on well-established needs assessments. Pri-Med provides a range of continuing medical education activities for physicians including live conventions and meetings in eight countries, 45+ U.S. cities, online activities and print publications. Pri-Med's multi-channel educational activities accelerate the impact of knowledge, so that physicians can apply what they learned at Pri-Med

and use it in their practice the very next day.

About ADA

The American Diabetes Association is the nation's premier voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the Association's mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. The Association's commitment to research is reflected through its scientific meetings; education and provider recognition programs; and its Research Foundation and Nationwide Research Program, which fund breakthrough studies looking into the cure, prevention, and treatment of diabetes and its complications. Visit the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org or call 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383).