The Case for Universal A1C Screening at the First Prenatal Visit…and then What?

April 21, 2025

Overview

VIRTUAL  EVENT

The Physician Relations Lecture Series is an educational event offered periodically throughout 2025. Each session will explore specialized topics in the field of pediatric medicine, featuring talks and discussions from leading experts. 

Target Audience

Physicians, Advanced Practice and other interested community providers

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the rationale behind universal screening for pre-existing diabetes and early GDM at the first prenatal visit
  • Review the data that supports how a Hemoglobin A1C <6.5 can predict adverse pregnancy outcomes and GDM risk
  • Compare the latest guidelines by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) on the screening for pre-existing diabetes and early GDM
  • Comment on a campus-wide proposal for universal A1C testing at the first prenatal visit and what to do with A1C’s between 5.7-6.4
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/12/2025
Course expires: 
04/29/2025
Event starts: 
04/21/2025 - 12:00pm MDT
Event ends: 
04/21/2025 - 1:00pm MDT
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Physician Relations Lecture Series 2025
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Venue

Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO 80045
United States

Please note that this Physician Relations Lecture Series event is fully virtual, with no in-person attendance option available.

Faculty

Linda Barbour, MD, MSPH, FACP
Tenured Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Claire Ingram, MPAS, PA-C
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Disclosures

Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Accreditation

Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance

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Please note that this Physician Relations Lecture Series event is fully virtual, with no in-person attendance option available.