Schedule

• Keynote: Accelerating Breakthroughs: Delay, Prevent and Cell Therapies for T1D
  Come along with us as we go on a journey through the latest advancements in type 1 diabetes research. We will focus on prevention and cell therapies

  Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of life-changing breakthroughs that are coming their way.

  Presented by:

  Dr. Thomas Blevins, MD, FACE, FNLA, Founder of Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology

  Room: Auditorium

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
• Breakout Session: Beyond Insulin: GLPs and T1D
  Presented by:

  Dr. Thomas Blevins, MD, FACE, FNLA Founder of Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology

  Room: Ridgetop

  10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
• Breakout Session: What Everyone Living with Diabetes Needs to Know, But Often Never Hears
  Dr. Ponder will walk you through the 5 keys to gaining ownership of this disease and finding our own personal motivation. Bring your questions, he wants to hear from you and will answer questions that you want to know more about.

  Presented by:

  Dr Stephen Ponder, MD, Pediatric Endocrinology, creator of Sugar Surfing

  Room: Ridgetop

  11:00 AM – 11:45
• Breakout Session: Travel and T1D
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  • Emily and Meason Bakunas, T1D, Road Trip Family
  • Samantha Nelson, T1D, TSA pro
  • Davis Moore, T1D, Off the Grid

  Presented by:

  Davis Moore, Samantha Nelson, Emily and Maeson Bakunas

  Moderator:

  Hannah Hamlin, DO, IFMCP

  Room: Highland

  10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
• Breakout Session: Nothing You Can’t Do: Sports and T1D
  If you are a teen or an adult looking to hear how to play sports, workout and train with T1D, this is for you. Learn from our panel of local athletes:

  •  High School Senior Athlete Blake Bridges, Football, Lacrosse
  • High School 10^th Grade Athlete Wesley Howard, Basketball
  • DSP Athlete Adam Rosenfield, Running, frisbee, yoga, weights, HIIT
  • DSP Athlete Patrick Devlin, Ironman, running, parenting

  Moderator:

  Hannah Hamlin, DO, IFMCP

  Room: Highland

  11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
• Breakout Session: Psychosocial effects with T1D
  Speakers:

  Dr. Shannon Clark and Dr. Christie Gardner

  Presented by:

  Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin

  Room: Georgian Acres

  10:00 AM – 10:45

Speakers

Dr. Thomas Blevins

Founder of Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology

Endocrinologist and Researcher

Dr. Stephen Ponder

Creator of Sugar Surfing

Pediatric Endocrinologist

Davis Moore

Travel and T1D panelist

Bio

Davis Moore

Travel and T1D panelist

Diagnosed with T1D at six years old in the summer of 2003. Shortly after being diagnosed, he quickly became involved in the Little Rock, Arkansas chapter of JDRF as an ambassador with the support of his family. His older brother, Jett, was diagnosed with T1D five years later in 2008.

When Davis is outside of the office, you can find him watching Razorbacks sports, listening to live music, riding his bike, hunting, playing basketball and golf, wakeboarding, and most importantly, spending time with friends and family.

Dr. Christie Gardner

Texas Children's Hospital

Adam Rosenfield

DSP Athlete

Blake Bridges

High School Senior Athlete

Bakunas Family

Patrick Devlin

DSP Athlete

Dr. Shannon Clark

Texas Children's Hospital- North Austin

Hannah Hamlin

Samantha Nelson

Wesley Howard

High School Athlete

Venue

Austin Stone St. Johns

Volunteer

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