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Obesity is a key focus area for AACE as shown by several recent AACE statements outlining a chronic care model and new terminology (adiposity-based chronic disease) for obesity to more accurately reflect obesity as a chronic disease. This new consensus statement summarizes important areas of agreement around the topics of obesity stigma and weight bias from the perspectives of the individual, clinicians, and the health care system following the May 2022 AACE Consensus Conference on improving obesity outcomes.…
moreAACE Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm provides concise visual guidance in the form of algorithms to assist with clinical decision-making for the management of persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus and related comorbidities and complications. It incorporates newer therapies and management approaches that build on previous versions of the algorithm but also aligns with the 2022 update of the AACE evidence-based clinical practice guideline “Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan.”…
moreAACE strives to deliver trustworthy, unbiased, and up-to-date information that ensures clinician and patient confidence in AACE content. AACE reviewed its guidance document development processes against the National Academy of Medicine Standards for Trustworthy Guidelines and the Council of Medical Specialty Societies Principles for Development of Specialty Society Clinical Guidelines to determine areas for improvement. The 2023 updated protocol for development of clinical guidance documents summarizes changes to AACE’s methodology, processes, and policies. Highlighted changes include…
moreThis is Your Shot: Be a Vaccine Champion to your Patients with Diabetes!
Learn about AACE's 4-year Effort to Improve Vaccine Coverage for Adults with Diabetes.
AACE supports the recommendations of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that all persons with diabetes mellitus receive age-appropriate vaccinations according to the
CDC/ACIP schedule. AACE also recommends endocrinologists learn about and implement the…
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AACE supports the recommendations of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that all persons with diabetes mellitus receive age-appropriate vaccinations according to the CDC/ACIP schedule. An important section of the 2022 AACE Diabetes Guideline is
Question 28: Which vaccinations should be given to persons with diabetes mellitus? Within that section are 11 recommendations and the evidence base for each on the types of vaccines adults with diabetes should receive.
Table 21 of the guideline (as shown below) provides a concise list…
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Congratulations to Dr. Sandhya Bassin
Dr. Sandhya Bassin: Sandhya (Sandy) Bassin is a first-year endocrinology fellow at Mount Sinai. She is passionate about nutrition and incorporating lifestyle changes into clinical practice. Sandy has published several papers regarding nutrition training in medical education and plans to develop lifestyle medicine modules for endocrinologists through AACE. She would like to improve communication between Endocrine fellows through networking opportunities during conferences and virtual sessions regarding topics of interest to fellows,…
moreCall for vice chair, authors, and a methodology fellow to participate in updating the AACE Algorithm for the Management of Persons with Dyslipidemia.
Submissions open: May 31 - June 14, 2023
AACE is seeking a vice chair, authors, and a methodology fellow to update the 2020 algorithm on the management of persons with dyslipidemia to align with the clinical practice guideline on management of dyslipidemia, which is currently in development. This consensus statement will provide (1) visual guidance in concise graphic algorithms to assist with clinical decision-making of health care…
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