IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE WITH LONGER WEAR INFUSION SETS SYMPOSIUM

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Meeting Agenda (All Times Pacific)

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

9:00

Introduction by Moderators

John Pickup, MA, BM, DPhil, DSc, FRCPath
King’s College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Ralph Ziegler, MD
Diabetes Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Muenster, Germany

ADVANCEMENTS IN Insulin Pump THERAPY (SESSION 1)

9:05

Overcoming Barriers to Insulin Pump Therapy

Jannet Svensson, MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark

9:15

Improving the Patient Experience with Insulin Pump Therapy

Jenise C. Wong, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

9:25

Insulin Stability and Longer Wear Infusion Sets 

Sarnath Chattaraj, PhD, MS
Senior Research Director, Medtronic, Northridge, California, USA

EFFICACY OF LONGER WEAR INFUSION SETS (SESSION 2)

9:35

Comparison of Efficacy and Performance of 2-3 Day Sets vs. Extended Infusion Sets on Comfort and Duration of Wear

Ohad Cohen, MD
Director of Medical Affairs, Medtronic Diabetes EMEA, Tolochenaz, Switzerland

9:50

Pivotal Data of Extended Insulin Infusion Technology

Bruce Buckingham, MD
Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

INNOVATIONS TO REDUCE PLASTIC AND INSULIN WASTE (SESSION 3)

10:05

Cost Savings of Reduced Insulin Waste with Longer Wear Sets

Robert Vigersky, MD
Medtronic Diabetes, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

10:15

The Green Initiative to Reduce Plastic and Insulin Waste

Lutz Heinemann, PhD
Science Consulting in Diabetes GmbH, Kaarst, Germany

10:25

Questions & Answers and Summary 

John Pickup, MA, BM, DPhil, DSc, FRCPath
King’s College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Ralph Ziegler, MD
Diabetes Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Muenster, Germany

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