Diabetes, weight loss topics of WSCC Nursing event

Hanceville, Ala. — It’s hard to escape the commercials advertising drugs for managing diabetes and weight loss, and for many they may cause more questions than answers for either healthcare workers or patients. With that in mind, Wallace State Community College is hosting an event aimed at providing answers and educational opportunities for healthcare professionals. “Fresh Perspectives on Diabetes Management and Weight Loss” will be held Friday, April 25, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Peinhardt Conference Center in the School of Nursing and Center for Science.

Topics to be discussed and presenters include:

• Educating the Patient with Diabetes, Lisa Ellard, Wallace State Nursing faculty
• Diabetes and Nutrition, Kim Addison, Cullman Regional Medical Center
• Obesity Medications, Dr. Nakayla Ruse, Cullman Internal Medicine
• Insulin Pump Therapy, Jill Meggs, Medtronic Diabetes, North Alabama
• Comorbidities and Diabetes Medications, Lisa Ellard, Wallace State Nursing faculty
• Considerations for Compounded Biosimilar Medications, Chris Borden, Borden Family Pharmacy

Deborah “Pepper” Hoover, chair of the Wallace State Department of Nursing Education, said the event would be beneficial to all healthcare workers. The topics discussed, as listed above, should empower the participants to more effectively assist people with diabetes and issues with obesity, she said.

Vendors scheduled to attend the event include ATI, UAB School of Nursing, Athens State University, Ken Glover Drug, Cullman Diabetes Center, Julie Mobley and Novo Nordisk.

Healthcare professionals attending the event can earn six contact hours for continuing education. Nursing educators can submit posters through April 11 for a display to be shown at the event.

The fee for the event, which includes breakfast and lunch, is $50 through April 15 and $75 after. Proceeds from the event fund scholarships for Wallace State Nursing students.

Register at http://bit.ly/43FiqgY. For more information, contact Rachel Kreps at rachel.kreps@wallacestate.edu or call 256.352.8411.

The Wallace State Nursing program is currently accepting applications for Fall 2025 entry, with a May 15 deadline. Visit www.wallacestate.edu/nursing for more information or email nursingapplicant@wallacestate.edu.

Priority registration for the summer and fall semesters will begin April 7, with Summer 2025 classes beginning May 27 and Fall 2025 classes beginning Aug. 19. For more information, visit www.wallacestate.edu, visit Lion Central in the lobby of the Bailey Center, or call 256.352.8000.

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About Wallace State

Wallace State Community College (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally recognized by the Aspen Institute as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, Wallace State is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit Wallace State’s beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at www.wallacestate.edu, or call 256.352.8000.