Live in San Diego | ENGAGING THE DISENGAGED | Strategies for Promoting Behavior Change in Diabetes | Oct. 24th

ENGAGING THE DISENGAGED:
Innovative Strategies for Promoting Behavior Change in Diabetes

Join us live on October 24, 2026, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm PST
Marina Village | San Diego, CA | Lunch Provided

Program Schedule

Transform how you engage patients with diabetes — master behavior change, reduce distress, and overcome medication hesitancy.

Why do so many patients know what they should do — but still struggle to do it? The answer lies in the psychology of diabetes. In this transformative full-day course, world-renowned experts William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES and Susan Guzman, PhD from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute reveal the hidden psychosocial forces that drive — or derail — diabetes self-management. You’ll walk away with a completely new toolkit for breaking through patient resistance, dissolving medication hesitancy, and creating clinical encounters that actually inspire change.

This isn’t a lecture — it’s an immersive, skills-building experience. Using a collaborative, person-centered approach, you’ll practice real communication strategies that enhance motivation, build patient confidence, and make self-management feel doable. From diabetes distress to action planning to long-term adherence, every skill you gain is immediately applicable in your practice.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe the complex role of motivation in diabetes self-management
• Perform a comprehensive assessment of the common psychosocial obstacles to effective self-management, including cardiometabolic medication-taking behaviors
• Describe the key strategies for addressing patient reluctance to initiate new cardiometabolic medications and/or maintain medication adherence over time
• Describe the major strategies for addressing depression and diabetes distress
• Demonstrate collaborative communication skills aimed towards enhancing patients’ belief that adequate self-management is necessary and worthwhile
• Demonstrate the use of diabetes-focused action planning strategies
• Describe the key strategies for providing the ongoing support and resources needed to make self-management doable over the long-term

What's Included:

• 6.0 CE credits (AMA PRA Category 1™, ACPE, ANCC, CDR accredited - see more details under the "Accreditation" tab below)
• Full-day live in-person event — 8:30 am to 4:00 pm PST
• Lunch provided
• Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and Behavioral Diabetes Institute
• Supported by an independent educational grant from Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
• Activity dates: 10/24/2026
• Estimated completion time: 6 hours

Target Audience: This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants/physician associates, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, and other healthcare practitioners who care for patients with diabetes.

Expert Faculty:

William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES - Faculty, Planner
President, Behavioral Diabetes Institute
Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego
www.behavioraldiabetes.org

Susan Guzman, PhD - Faculty, Planner
Director of Clinical Education, Behavioral Diabetes Institute
www.behavioraldiabetes.org

Accredited by: AMA PRA Category 1™, ACPE, ANCC, CDR! Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and Behavioral Diabetes Institute. This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. More details in the "Accreditation" tab below.

Program Schedule

Evidence-Based. Person-Centered. Practical.