Lecture Hall CDE | General

Diabetes in Pregnancy

Available Credits
CE 0.9
CPME 0.75
CDR 1
ACPE 0.75

Lois Jovanovic
Lois Jovanovic, MD
CEO and Chief Scientific Officer
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Southern California-Keck School of Medicine
Adjunt Professor of Biomolecular Science and Engineering
University of California-Santa Barbara
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Lois Jovanovic, an international expert on diabetes in pregnancy, offers a thorough and informative overview of the Diabetic who becomes pregnant. She reviews the reasons for tight glucose control during pregnancy and the factors that contribute to macrosomia. Emphasis is placed on where to focus management in the pregnant patient with diabetes mellitus in terms of glucose monitoring and tight control. The issue of how exercise effects pregnancy and which exercises cause less fetal bradycardia is discussed.

Goal and Objective
After participating in this activity, the viewer should be better able to:
1. Describe how the HbA1c must be interpreted differently in the pregnant vs. non-pregnant patient.
2. Identify the major malformations that may occur within the fetus when glucose levels are poorly controlled in the diabetic patient who is pregnant.
3. Become aware of ways to diagnose women at risk for undiagnosed Type II Diabetes.
4. Be familiar with options for exercise for the pregnant diabetic patient that will not cause uterine contractions.
5. Describe the "fidgetey fetus Hypothesis" and how it may decrease in these fetuses the risk of being obese when born.
6. Describe the relationship between postprandial blood sugars of the mother and the birth weight of the baby.

Estimated time to complete this activity is 52 minutes.

Physicians, diabetes educators, and other health care professionals who treat patients with diabetesPhysicians, diabetes educators, and other health care professionals who treat patients with diabetes.
Accreditation and Designation of Credit
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health approves this activity for 0.9 contact hours and 0 pharmacological hours.

Release Date: 01/01/2007 Expiration Date: 08/31/2010
Peer Review: on 01/01/2007


The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM) is an approved sponsor of Continuing Podiatric Medical Education through the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME).

The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine credits this activity for 0.75 credit hour.

Release Date: 01/01/2007 Expiration Date: 12/31/2010
Peer Review: on 01/01/2007


PRESENT e-Learning Systems is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Registered Dietetic Technicians (DTRs) will receive 1 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.

Release Date: 10/16/2008 Expiration Date: 02/20/2011
Peer Review: on 10/16/2008


Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 0.75 contact hours of General Pharmacy Continuing Education.

Release Date: 01/25/2010 Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Peer Review: on 10/01/2009


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It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.
Lois Jovanovic, MD has disclosed that she has worked for or performed work for Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.