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2010 Clinical Endocrinology Update

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Inpatient Management of Diabetes

Track : Saturday October 2, 2010

Program Code: 440

Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM to 9:15 AM EST

Location: Olympic 1

SPEAKER :

Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD, Emory Univ Sch of Med
Disclosure:Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD, has received research grant support from sanofi-aventis, Takeda, and Baxter.

Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and Associate Director of the General Clinical Research Center at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also Director of the Diabetes Clinic and the Diabetes and Endocrinology Section of Grady Health Systems, also in Atlanta. Dr. Umpierrez received his medical degree in Ecuador and completed his internal medicine residency and endocrinology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Umpierrez is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including 4 Best Clinical Science Professor Awards, 3 Golden Apple Awards for Best Clinical Teacher, the Silver Pear Award for Best Clinical Junior Faculty Mentor at Emory University, the J. Willis Hurst Outstanding Bedside Teacher Award, from the Georgia ACP, and the 2009 AACE Outstanding Service Award for the Promotion of Endocrine Health of an Underserved Population. He has published more than 100 scientific manuscripts and book chapters, and has presented over 100 research abstracts at national and international scientific meetings. Dr. Umpierrez�s current research interest includes mechanisms for β-cell dysfunction in African Americans; the effects of free fatty acids on insulin secretion, inflammation, and hypertension in obese patients; and management of hyperglycemia in critical and noncritical inpatients. His research program at Grady Hospital and Emory University is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association, and Georgia Healthcare Foundation. Dr. Umpierrez also oversees funding of a bilingual diabetes education program for Latino patients in Georgia, and serves as the principal investigator for several multicenter research studies in the area of inpatient glycemic control.

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Complete Clinical Endocrinology Update Compilation