Innovations in Islet Cell Research
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.
Statement of Need
The purpose of this podcast is for physicians and clinicians to gain a deepening understanding of pancreatic islet cell transplantation research and its application for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis as well as future treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Objectives
1. Explain the role of pancreatic islet cells and their function in glucose homeostasis and insulin regulation.
2. Discuss emerging research and investigational advances in islet-cell therapies.
3. Differentiate allogenic, xenogenic and autologous islet cell transplantation, as well as islet cell transplantation via stem cells in the management of chronic pancreatis and Type 1 diabetes.
Moderator
Mark McDonald, M.D., MHA, CPE
System Vice President Pediatric Medical Affairs
Medical Director, Norton Children's
Louisville, Kentucky
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care
UofL School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Speaker
Balamurugan Appakala, Ph.D.
Norton Islet Cell Research and Transplant Program Director
Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute, a part of Norton Healthcare and Norton Children's
Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology
UofL School of Medicine
Planners, Moderator and Speaker Disclosure
The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Commercial Support
There was no commercial support for this activity.
Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 ANCC CE contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
Resources for Additional Study/References
Islet cell transplantation in children
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32571510/
Current status of pancreatic islet xenotransplantation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39924969/
Date of Original Release | June 2026; Information is current as of the time of recording.
Course Termination Date | June 2029
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
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