Bookmark and Share

Utah Diabete Telehealth Series Register for classes Current Live Program Telehealth Archives

Link to the Diabetes in Utah Alliance ListServe


Online Registration
(for live programs)

The Utah Diabetes Prevention and Control Program offers a FREE monthly continuing diabetes education series for professionals on the third Wednesday of each month from to Noon to 1pm in Utah. Participation is available via video-conference, telephone and webstreaming. The purpose of the series is to keep healthcare professionals abreast of the latest information in diabetes care and education. Continuing education units are available for nurses (1.5 hours), dietitians (1 hour) and a general certificate of participation can be provided for all other groups (e.g. CHES). Take the pre-test before the pogram and the post-tests after the program to qualify for a certificate of your participation.


Current Live Program

Gender, Heart Health & Diabetes

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Lillian L. Khor, M.B.B.Ch., M.Sc.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (MST)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PST)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.(CST)
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 pm.(EST)

Register by February 8, 2012

  • Register to receive participation instructions

Before the Program

  • Take the Pre-Test

At Start of the Program

  • View/Download the Presentation Slides
  • Join the Live Presentation and post comments or questions

After the Program

  • Take the Post-Test

CEU certificates will be emailed within two weeks of the program.

Presenter Biography

Photo of Dr. Lillian KhorDr. Lillian L. Khor is the Medical Director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation at the University of Utah Hospital and Healthcare, while also working part-time at the Salt Lake VA Medical Center. Dr. Khor is active in the community as the President of the American Heart Association's (AHA) Board of Directors, which is instrumental in fundraising for research dollars. The AHA also promotes heart healthy nutrition at schools and a fit-friendly working environment. Dr. Khor's research interests include outcomes research in Acute Coronary Syndrome and preventive strategies pre and post cardiac events in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. She has published on the gender and age-related differences in the prognostic value of a biomarker (C-reactive protein) in patients with established coronary artery disease, and is particularly interested in the use of imaging tools for screening cardiovascular risks in obesity.


Utah Telehealth Network Live Webstreaming 

  • Before the presentation, fill out the Online Registration and Pre-Test
  • At the start time of the event click on the play button to view the presentation. Refresh your Internet browser if the image freezes.
  • After the presentation, fill out the Evaluation and Post-Test

Ask questions in this Meebo chat window LIVE during the presentation. Diabetes Program Staff will forward them to the presenter:

The UtahDiabetes Meebo Chat account is managed by staff of the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.

Standard Telehealth Information

Sign-in form (.doc) recommended for those participating in groups

Registration is requested by the Thursday before the program. Please contact Betsi Patino by e-mail or at (801) 538-6593 to schedule telehealth-video or telephone links at least one week prior to each conference.

Certificates will only be available to those who fill out the pre- and post-tests. Certificates will be sent electronically within two weeks of the broadcast.


Upcoming Live Programs

March 21: Teens, Mental Health & Diabetes with Dr. Cynthia Berg, Ph.D. & Amy Hughes M.S.
April 11: Nutrition, Renal Disease & Diabetes with Joan Warner, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.
May 16: Updates in the American Diabetes Association's Practice Recommendations
June 20: Diabetes Compliance & Comorbidities with Dr. Kristi Kleinschmit, M.D.
July 18: Metabolic Syndrome – More than just the sum of its parts? with Dr. Timothy Graham M.D.

The Eccles Health Sciences Library is partnering with the Utah Telehealth Network and other health education / health services organizations to provide information support to their training and continuing education programs. Currently, the Eccles Library, the Utah Telehealth Network and the Utah Department of Health are working together to present the Utah Diabetes Telehealth Series. Librarians are available to assist you or your organization.


Continuing Education Units

CEUs are provided by Utah Nursing Association Logo
and the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentially agency for the American Dietetic Association.


For more information, please contact:

Grant Sunada, MPH
Health Program Specialist & Telehealth Coordinator
Utah Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
PO Box 142107
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2107
Phone: (801) 538-6896
Fax: (801) 538-9495
E-mail: gsunada@utah.gov
Facebook: UtahDiabetes
Twitter: @UtahDiabetes