In March 2013, the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) held its 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in San Francisco, CA.

Peers for Progress was invited to lead a symposium on Peer Support Programs for Diabetes Management, which included presentations from Ed Fisher, Michele Heisler, Monika Safford, and David Thom. You can download these presentations using the links below, or visit the SBM Annual Meeting presentations webpage.

Master Lecture: “Psychological Factors and the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes: A 30 Year Perspective”
Richard S. Surwit, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine
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Symposium 30: Outcomes of Peer Support Programs for Diabetes Management – Peers for Progress

Edwin B. Fisher, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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“Process and Clinical Outcomes of the Pleased Intervention”
Michele Heisler, MD, MPA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Brandy R. Sinco, BS, MS, University of Michigan, Detroit; Gloria Palmisano, BS, MA, REACH Detroit Partnership, Community Health & Social Services Center, Inc.; Tricia Tang, PhD, The University of British Columbia; Marthi Funnell, RN, MS; Edith C. Kieffer, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Michael Spencer, PhD, MSW, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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“Volunteer Peer Support in Rural Alabama”
Monika M. Safford, MD, Jewell H. Halanych, MD, MSc, Michelle Y. Martin, PhD, Susan J. Andreae, MPH, Debra S. Clark, MS, Ethel Johnson, BS, Joshua S. Richman, MD, PhD, Christopher M. Gamboa, MPH and Andrea L. Cherrington, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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“Peer Health Coaching Improves Glycemic Control in Low-income Patients with Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial”
David H. Thom, MD, University of California at San Francisco; Amireh Ghorob, MPH, University of California at San Francisco; Danielle Hessler, PhD, University of California at San Francisco; Diana De Vore, BS, University of California at San Francisco; Ellen Chen, MD, Silver Avenue Health Center, San Francisco, CA; and Thomas A. Bodenheimer, MD, University of California at San Francisco
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