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AB - Editor Lawrence Blonde, MD, FACP, FACE Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA. E-mail: lblonde@ochsner.org ACE/A ACE/ADA Improving Inpatient Diabetes Care: A Call to Action Conference http://www.aace.com/meetings/consensus/IIDC/ As a result of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ (A ACE) Consensus Development Conference on Inpatient Diabetes and Metabolic Control in 2003, there has been increased awareness in the importance of glycemic control in the hospital setting. However, there remain obstacles to improving inpatient care of patients with hyperglycemia. As a result, the American College of Endocrinolog y (ACE), the A ACE, and the American Diabetes Association (ADA), along with several co-sponsoring organizations, conducted the “Improving Inpatient Diabetes Care: A Call to Action Conference – Consensus Development Conference” on Januar y 30 and 31, 2006, at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington, DC. The conference was followed by a press event on Februar y 1, 2006, at which the position statement was presented and distrib- uted. It is available at the above website and addressed the following questions. • Question 1: Does Improving Glycemic Control Improve Clinical Outcomes for Inpatients with Hyperglycemia? • Question 2: Is 
TI - Web alert
JO - Current Diabetes Reports
DO - 10.1007/s11892-006-0016-9
DA - 2006-05-15
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/web-alert-4AbjGe3zCW
SP - 88
EP - 89
VL - 6
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
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