TypeOneNation Summit – Pittsburgh

February 10, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA
9:00 am

Join us for our Pittsburgh TypeOneNation Summit! The day will be filled with education programming, connectivity, and fun. We’ll hear about The Quest for A T1D Cure: Why Screening Matters from Keynote Speaker and JDRF’s own Dr. Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill, AVP, T1D Education and Clinical Implementation. Along with the keynote speaker and vendor fair, additional breakout sessions will be offered this year! Registration is now open and includes admission to the Carnegie Science Center following the event. Click below to register for free today!

Schedule

  • 9:00am – Registration, Vendor Fair and Light Breakfast – (PointView Hall)

    9:45am-10:15am – Kids Camp Check In (Classroom C)

    10:15am – Welcome and Opening Remarks (PointView Hall)

    10:30-10:45am – Break

    10:45am-11:30am – Breakout Sessions (Choose 1)

    1. New and Emerging Technologies In Type 1 Diabetes with Dr. Anastasia Albansese-O’Neill, Ph.D., APRN, CDCES – (PointView Hall)
    2. Navigating Nutrition & Diabetes: Exploring the effects of food on blood sugars with Cara Reifschneider, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES – (Science Stage)
    3. Parent Panel: Navigating the First 18 Months Following Your Child’s Diagnosis (For Parents & Caregivers) – (Classrooms A/B)

    11:30am-11:45am – Break

    11:45am-12:45pm – Keynote Speaker: The Quest for a T1D Cure: Why Screening Matters with Dr. Anastasia Albansese-O’Neill, Ph.D., APRN, CDCES (PointView Hall)

    12:45pm-1:00pm – Closing Remarks (PointView Hall)

    1:00pm – Summit and Kids Camp Concludes

Speakers

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Dr. Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill

Keynote and Breakout Session Speaker

AVP, T1D Education and Clinical Implementation

Bio

Dr. Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill

Keynote and Breakout Session Speaker

AVP, T1D Education and Clinical Implementation

Dr. Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill has been involved diabetes care, education, advocacy, and research since 2008, and has dedicated her career to improving the lives of people with diabetes. At JDRF, she serves as AVP, T1D Education and Clinical Implementation, with a focus on accelerating progress toward a cure for T1D. Anastasia spent 14 years in academic medicine, and directed the Pediatric Diabetes Clinic and Diabetes Education Program at the University of Florida. As a professor in medicine and nursing, she published research findings on diabetes education, diabetes technologies, and quality improvement in journals including The Lancet, Diabetes Care, and Pediatric Diabetes. She was recently chosen by ADCES as the 2023 Diabetes Care and Education Specialist of the Year. Anastasia plans to retire when a cure for T1D is discovered, but not a moment earlier.

Venue

Carnegie Science Center

1 Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Event Contact

Kristina Howell
| khowell@jdrf.org

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