Conferences
2026 Hybrid Diabetes Management Conference for School Nurses
Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Join Texas Children’s Hospital for a full-day continuing professional development conference to improve your diabetes management skills.
Target Audience
This conference is designed to meet the educational needs of school nurses, dietitians, social workers and other healthcare providers in managing students with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the school setting. This year’s conference will have both an in-person and hybrid option. Please note the vendor fair and skills lab are only available for in-person attendees.
8:05 am - 9:05 am: Introduction to Diabetes – Bonnie McCann-Crosby, MD
9:05 am - 9:50 am: Type 2 Diabetes – Sophia J. Ebenezer, MD
9:50 am - 10:00 am: Bathroom Break
10:00 am – 10:45 am: Diabetes Technology - Daniel J. DeSalvo, MD
10:45 am – 11:30am: Burnout in Diabetes – Katherine A. Gallagher, Ph. D
11:30 am – 12:15pm: Nutrition in Diabetes – Jennifer, Cleveland, MS, RD, LD, CDCES
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm: Lunch Break
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm: Diabetes Math & Common Scenarios – Rebecca Hutchinson, BSN, RN, CDCES
1:30 pm – 2:15pm: Resources for Diabetes Management - Rebecca A. Butler, LMSW & Amelia Martinez, BSN, RN
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm: Diabetes: Your Questions Answered! A Panel Discussion:
Caroline Elenburg, RDN, LD, CDCES
Alejandro F. Siller, MD, MSCI
Angela Orgeron, BSN, RN, NCSN
Mili Vakharia, APRN, FNP-C, CDCES
3:15 pm – 3:30pm: Break/Virtual Conference Ends
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Skills lab and Vendor Fair (Only available to in-person attendees)
American Diabetes Association
Dexcom
Omnipod
Betabionics iLet
Freestyle Libre
Sanofi
BraveOne
Medtronic
Tandem
Twiist
Contact Us
For questions on this conference, contact Jennifer H. Bailey, Community Outreach Coordinator at jjhiser@texaschildrens.org or 936-267-5285.
Accreditation Statement
Texas Children's Hospital is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity awards up to 6.5 contact hours.
The CPE activity application for 2026 Diabetes Management Conference is pending CDR review (for Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians Registered) and approval for 6.5 CPEUs.
All presenters have reported no relationships with proprietary entities related to the content of this activity. Persons involved in the planning of this activity have reported no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest.