Grand Rounds, August 14, 2025


August 12, 2025

Presentation Title: The Latest in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Speaker: Absalon Gutierrez, MD


Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: MSB 2.103
Learning Format: In-Person and Online


Series Objectives:

  • Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based medicine.
  • Discuss current research and its potential for application to patient care.
  • Discuss the latest clinical practice guidelines relevant to clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Apply a conceptual framework for the treatment of T2DM.
  • Choose situations for optimal use of non-insulin agents in the management of T2DM.
  • Identify and properly use newer insulins in the management of T2DM.

Credit Designation:

  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Statement: 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.


Event Disclosures:
Speakers:
Absalon Gutierrez, MD, Internal Medicine has no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.


Planners and other Administrative Support:
Charani Kamath Shenoy, MD and Andrew Sullivan, MD have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.


Commercial Support:
This activity is not commercially supported.


Accreditation Statement:
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


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