D18 - Understanding and Adapting to Generative AI in Clinical Practice

Sunday, August 10, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM MST

CE/CME Hours: .75 CE

Pharmacology Hours: 0.0 CE

As generative AI tools become increasingly prevalent in healthcare information seeking, diabetes care and education specialists (DCESs) face new challenges and opportunities. This session explores how patients use these technologies, analyzes their benefits and limitations in healthcare settings, and provides practical guidelines for DCESs to effectively integrate them into practice while maintaining quality care. Participants will gain insights into managing AI-informed patient interactions and leveraging these technologies in their practice.

Disclosure(s):

Ka Hei Karen Lau, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES: No financial relationships to disclose

Anita Gharse, MPH, BSN, BA, BS, RN, CDCES: No financial relationships to disclose

Primary Presenter(s)

Ka Hei Karen Lau, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Clinical & Registered Dietitian
Joslin Diabetes Center
Braintree, Massachusetts

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Presenter(s)

Anita S. Gharse, MPH, RN, CDCES (she/her/hers)

Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator
Joslin Diabetes Center
Malden, Massachusetts

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Host(s)

Sarah Keegan, MS, RDN, CDCES (she/her/hers)

Clinical Nutrition and Diabetes Education
University of Nebraska Medical Center
NELIGH, Nebraska

Disclosure information not submitted.