This activity will explore the value of PRO measures in the health system and discuss methods of optimally integrating these measures. It will discuss strategies that the health care team and health system can use to interpret and apply PRO data to add value to current care delivery practices.

This activity will highlight new updates in our understanding of how diabesity develops and describe the negative physiologic effects of this disease on multiple body systems, notably the cardiovascular and renal systems. Optimal treatments for diabesity will be identified, along with an overview of the health burden of diabesity related to long-term complications and reduced function, quality of life and life expectancy. 

This activity will explore recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Pompe disease and other LSDs, including current clinical trials. It will also share insights and perspectives from and provide strategies to support the well-being of both the individual and their family/caregiver(s) and highlight the role of the interprofessional team in evaluating and improving care for patients with these conditions.

Health equity is achieved when every person, regardless of race, place, or circumstance, has the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Some of the known barriers are referred to as Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and are determined by the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, play and age. These barriers, driven by structural racism, discrimination and stigma, include poverty, lack of access to quality education, housing, good jobs and comprehensive, high quality health care. Communities that are overwhelmingly impacted by these obstacles are underserved, including communities of color, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, women, and those who live in rural or frontier settings. This activity will define health equity, distinguish between equity, equality, and justice, discuss health equity and inequities, and identify individual strategies to promote health equity.