2026 T1DX-QI Learning Session Agenda
November 10-11, 2026
DAY 1
Tuesday, November 10
All times are local to San Diego. Sessions are in the Emerald Ballroom unless otherwise noted.
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Greetings, Logistics, and Agenda Overview
Nicole Rioles, MA · T1D Exchange
8:45 – 9 a.m. | Introduction and Welcome from San Diego
Carla Demeterco-Berggren, MD, PhD · Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Jodi Nagelberg, MD, MHA · UC San Diego Health
9 – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome
David Walton, MBA · T1D Exchange
9:15 – 9:55 a.m. | Keynote
From Genomes to Clinics: Translating Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Risk into Patient Care
Kyle Gaulton, PhD · UC San Diego Health
9:55 – 10:10 a.m. | Break
10:15 – 11:25 a.m. | Breakout Session #1
Concurrent sessions.
Crystal | Improving Care for Youth with Type 2 Diabetes
Moderator: Liz Mann, MD · University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Healthcare Transition Education for Youth with Type 2 Diabetes
Jessica Schmitt, MD, MSHQS · University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital - Multicenter Quality Improvement Initiative Tracking Weight Trends and Glycemic Management in Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes via a Shared Database Platform
Tossaporn Seeherunvong, MD · University of Miami Health System - Beyond the Fingerstick: Easing Diabetes Distress in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes
Stephanie Ogburn, BSN, RN, CDCES, LSSGB · Cook Children’s Medical Center - Improving Lipid Screening and Management in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes
Angel Nip, MD · UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Topaz | Early T1D: Screening, Diagnosis & Disease-Modifying therapies
Moderator: Carla Demeterco-Berggren, MD, PhD · Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
- Development and Implementation of a Multi-Disciplinary “Early” Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Program to Improve Care for Individuals at Risk of T1D
Millie Nandi-Munshi, MD · Seattle Children’s Hospital - Implementing a Standardized Disease-Modifying Therapy Pathway for Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
Shideh Majidi, MD · Children’s National Hospital - Optimizing Teplizumab Delivery in Stage 2 Type 1 Diabetes: Development of an Electronic Health Record Order Set
Arati Nagarkar, BS · Stanford University School of Medicine - Real-World Utility of Random C-Peptide Measurement at New-Onset Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes: Implications for Disease Modifying Therapy Eligibility
Alexandra Ghaben, MD, PhD · Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Opal | Adult Diabetes Care: Outcomes, Psychosocial Support & Quality Improvement
Moderator: Andrew Welch, DO · University of Cincinnati Health- Implementing Type 1 Diabetes Distress Screening in an Adult Clinic
Joseph Erardi, BS · SUNY Upstate Medical University - Expansion and Sustained Quality Improvement for Back-Up Basal Insulin Among Insulin Pump Users
Ankitha Dindigal Rajesh, MD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Screening for Diabetes Distress and Depression in Veterans with Type 1 Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Pilot
Julia Martins de Oliveira, MD · University of Miami Health System
11:25 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Panel Discussion
It Takes a Network: Mentorship in Endocrinology – Building Connection, Community, and Careers in Diabetes Care
Moderators:
Linda DiMeglio, MD, MPH · Riley Children’s Health at Indiana University
David Maahs, MD, PhD · Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford
12:10 – 1:10 p.m. | Lunch
1:10 – 2 p.m. | Poster Session
Location: Crystal II
2:05 – 3:15 p.m. | Breakout Session #2
Concurrent sessions.
Crystal | From QI Ideas to Scholarship: Building a Pathway for Early-Career Investigators
Facilitated by the T1D Exchange Medical Advisors
How can we develop, connect, and inspire the next generation of T1D leaders—and make the Collaborative a place where members can build their careers?
Topaz | Diabetes Technology: Early Adoption of CGM & AID
Moderator: Priya Prahalad, MD, PhD · Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford- Improving Early Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Initiation in Youth with New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is Associated With Lower A1C
Jacqueline Carmer, DNP, CPNP-PC · CU Anschutz Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes - Improving Automated Insulin Delivery Use Among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes
Nadine Houmani, MD · University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s - Enhancing the Early Adoption of Automated Insulin Delivery in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Siham Accacha, MD, CDCES · Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health - Introduction to Diabetes Technology at Diagnosis
Kristina Cossen, MD · Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Opal | Person-Centered Diabetes Care: Psychosocial Support, Language, and Patient Partnership
Moderator: Alissa Roberts, MD · Seattle Children's Hospital- Integrating Type 1 Diabetes Distress Assessment for Diabetes Educator Visits: A Quality Improvement Project
Ryan Tweet, PsyD · Oregon Health & Sciences University - Identifying Diabetes Distress in Children with T1D
Emily Coppedge, NP · Weill Cornell Medicine - Development and Early Feasibility of a Diabetes Family Partnership Council
Sean DeLacey, MD · Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago - Implementing Diabetes Distress Screening in Adolescents with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Kimberly Vidmar, MD · University of Wisconsin–Madison
3:15 – 4 p.m. | Panel Discussion: What’s Next for Health Equity?
Moderator: Jenise Wong, MD, PhD · UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
4 – 4:30 p.m. | Addressing the Unmet Need in DKA: Advancing Earlier Recognition and Action
Jennifer Sherr, MD, PhD – Yale School of Medicine
This presentation is supported by a contribution from Abbott.
4:30 – 5 p.m. | Optimizing EHR Advisories and Diabetes Device Integrations in 2027
Nestoras Mathioudakis, MD, MHS · The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
5 – 5:20 p.m. | Inhaled Insulin for Pediatrics
Lily Chao, MD · Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
This presentation is supported by a contribution from MannKind.
5:20 – 5:25 p.m. | Group Photo
6:30 – 9 p.m. | Dinner
Brigantine Seafood & Oyster Bar
1360 N Harbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92101
Located in Portside Pier
DAY 2
Wednesday, November 11
All times are local to San Diego. Sessions are in the Emerald Ballroom unless otherwise noted.
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast
8:30 – 8:50 a.m. | Awards
8:50 – 9:20 a.m. | GLP-1 Use in T1D
Jodi Nagelberg, MD, MHA · UC San Diego Health
9:20 – 10 a.m. | Operationalizing Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment for T1D Stage 1, 2 & 3
Daniel DeSalvo, MD · Texas Children’s Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine
This presentation was developed independently by T1D Exchange and is supported in part by a healthcare contribution from Sanofi.
10 – 10:15 a.m. | Break
10:15 – 11:25 a.m. | Breakout Session #3
Concurrent sessions.
Crystal | Preventing DKA and improving safety for people with diabetes
Moderator: Malek El Muayed, MD, MSCI · SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Reducing Hospital Readmissions in Youth with High Risk of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Risa Wolf, MD · The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Improving Diabetes Mellitus Safety in PICU
Nicole Vetalice, MSN, APRN, PNP-PC · Texas Children’s Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine - Reducing Readmissions for DKA in Type 1 Diabetes Through Standardized Discharge Education
Camille Andre, MD · UC Davis Medical Center - From Pump Adoption to DKA Prevention: Outcomes of a Longitudinal Quality Improvement Program in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes
Grace Nelson, MD · Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Topaz | Innovating Care Delivery: Remote Monitoring, Research-to-Practice
Moderator: Stephanie Crossen, MD, MPH · UC Davis Medical Center
- Bridging the Gap Between Research and Care: Operational Lessons from Transitioning a Research Protocol into Standard of Care
Franziska K. Bishop, MS, CDCES · Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford - Key Steps in Supporting Families with Remote Patient Monitoring in the 4T Program: Three Years of Quality Improvement
Miriam Trigo, MS · Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford - Remote Patient Monitoring for Newly Diagnosed Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: Implementation and Reimbursement Feasibility
Jacqueline Carmer, DNP, CPNP-PC · CU Anschutz Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes - TIDE Integration for RPM Use: Overview and Group Discussion
Glooko and Tidepool will provide an overview of TIDE integration for RPM use, and time will be provided for group discussion.
Opal | Diabetes Outcomes & Transition Programs
Moderator: Deborah Plante · UC Davis Medical Center
- Improving Type 1 Diabetes Outcomes: HbA1C and CGM Five-Year Trend across 19 Pediatric and 6 Adult Centers
Ori Odugbesan, MD, MPH · T1D Exchange - Transition Confirmation of T1D Pediatric to Adult Care
Jordan Ross, MD · Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Improving Transition Readiness in Adolescents with Diabetes: Outcomes from the BUILT Transition Program: Year 1
Jennifer Pfieffer, PCNS-BC, APRN, ESMHL · Nemours Children’s Health: Jacksonville, FL
11:25 – 11:45 a.m. | CGM for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Not on Insulin Therapy: the CONNECT Randomized Controlled Trial
David Ahn, MD · Hoag Hospital
This presentation is supported by a contribution from Dexcom.
11:45 – 11:55 a.m. | A Review of T1DX-QI 2026 Survey Results
Sydney Alairys, MS · T1D Exchange
Claire Rainey, BA · T1D Exchange
11:55 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Looking Forward and Evaluation
David Walton, MBA · T1D Exchange
12:10 – 1 p.m. | Lunch
12:30 – 2 p.m. | Topic Sessions
- Crystal: Beta Cell Preservation Planning for 2027
- Topaz: EHR Solutions for the Learning Health Network