November is Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the growing burden of diabetes and the importance of early intervention. To support physicians in advancing equitable care, the California Medical Association (CMA) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are offering a free, on-demand continuing medical education (CME) program titled Break the Bias: Health Equity and the Importance of Screening and Referring for Diabetes Prevention.

This two-hour virtual session features experts discussing how physicians can promote health equity by screening patients for prediabetes, referring eligible patients to the National Diabetes Prevention Program, and identifying and overcoming barriers to screening and referral.

California experienced a 17.7% increase in diabetes-related deaths between 2019 and 2020, with disparities widening across racial and ethnic groups, according to CDPH data. This CME aims to help clinicians recognize these inequities and implement practical strategies to close gaps in care.

Participants will learn how to:

• Recognize patients with prediabetes
• Refer appropriate patients to the National Diabetes Prevention Program
• Understand how implicit bias and systemic inequities affect screening, diagnosis, and referral patterns

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the join providership of the California Medical Association (CMA) and California Department of Public Health. CMA is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The California Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.