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Registration is underway for the 81st Scientific Sessions! The ADA will present groundbreaking science in a virtual meeting June 25–29, building on the online programming delivered internationally to more than 12,500 attendees in 2020.
The health and safety of faculty, attendees, staff, and exhibitors amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was the driving force behind the decision to transition the Scientific Sessions to a virtual-only experience for a second year.
“As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, we will offer the most relevant and up-to-date science so that, together, we continue to improve the lives of millions of people worldwide living with diabetes,” said Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD, Chair of the 81st Scientific Sessions Meeting Planning Committee.
The educational program features more than 180 sessions highlighting the latest innovations in diabetes research, prevention, and care. Expert speakers will discuss COVID-19, kidney disease, obesity, heart failure, health equity, and more in the context of the 460 million people living with diabetes across the globe. Major trial results featured in the program include:
- Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin in Patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes Hospitalized with COVID-19—Results from the DARE-19 Global Randomized Controlled Trial;
- Results of the Glycemic Reduction Approaches in Diabetes—A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) Study;
- Tirzepatide—A Novel Dual GIP/GLP-1RA—Results from the First Phase 3 SURPASS Clinical Trials; and
- Update on SCORED and SOLOIST Cardiovascular and Kidney Outcomes Trials.
The Advance Program gives attendees their first opportunity to examine the meeting in-depth, with detailed speaker, topic, and schedule information. Over 330 oral presentations and over 1,000 poster presentations selected from abstract submissions will be included in this year’s program.
Professional Interest Group discussions and Achievement Award lectures help round out opportunities offered at the Scientific Sessions.
Late-breaking abstracts in basic, clinical, and translational science will be accepted via online submissions until March 15.
Health care professionals including physicians, family physicians, international physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, psychologists, social workers, and certified diabetes care and education specialists can earn up to 34.25 continuing education credits during the Live Virtual Meeting (June 25–29, 2021) AND up to 340 CE credits are available during the Post-Meeting Archive (June 30–September 29, 2021).
Registration should be completed via ADA’s secure online registration portal, which features special pricing for three categories of attendees: ADA members, non-members, and students/residents/fellows.
- Early bird registration deadline: March 11
- Member: $399
- Non-member: $599
- Student/Resident/Fellow: $129
- Advance registration: March 12–May 13
- Member: $449
- Non-member: $649
- Student/Resident/Fellow: $159
- Final registration: May 14–Sept. 29
- Member: $499
- Non-member: $699
- Student/Resident/Fellow: $189
All registration levels include access to all virtual content for 90 days following the June meeting. The first 4,000 U.S. attendees to register for the 2021 virtual meeting will receive a Welcome Box in the mail.
Meeting attendees also can sign up for the 5K@ADA Virtual Challenge. More than 4,000 runners and walkers from 89 countries took up the challenge in 2020. Organizers hope to increase participation to 100 countries in 2021 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin.
To stay up-to-date on news about the 81st Scientific Sessions before, during, and after the meeting, bookmark the ADA Meeting News website and look for #ADA2021 on social media.
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