Speaking & Education
National Speaker & Educator
Lucia is available for keynotes, grand rounds, advisory boards, continuing education programs, and consulting engagements.
Featured Topic
Optimizing GLP-1 Therapies Across Diabetes & Obesity
The evolution from exenatide to tirzepatide and beyond. How next-generation therapies are transforming metabolic care, with practical clinical strategies for optimization.
Core Topic
Overcoming Clinical Inertia in Diabetes Management
Evidence-based strategies to address treatment delays at both the practitioner and patient levels. Practical frameworks for timely therapy intensification.
Core Topic
The Diabesity Crisis: Integrated Management Approaches
Addressing the intersection of diabetes and obesity with comprehensive treatment strategies, including the latest pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions.
Core Topic
Insulin Access, Affordability & Equity
Navigating the evolving landscape of insulin pricing, biosimilars, and access programs to ensure equitable care for all patients.
Specialty
Cardiovascular & Kidney Complications in Diabetes
Managing the full spectrum of diabetes-related complications with a focus on cardiovascular risk reduction and renal protection strategies.
Specialty
Advanced Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
From CGMs to automated insulin delivery, navigating the rapidly evolving technology landscape for improved patient outcomes.
Recent & Upcoming Engagements
AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) 2026
Improving Early Identification and Integrated Management of Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Risk in Family Medicine
Dinner Satellite CME Symposium · Presented by CME Outfitters (CMEO) · With Dr. Jay H. Shubrook, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP, BC-ADM, D-ACD
Satellite CME Symposium · October 20, 2026, 7:00–8:30 PM CT · Nashville, TN
NPACE Pharmacology Conference — Napa 2026
Targeting Aldosterone in Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
Regional Conference · November 2–4, 2026
Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association Conference 2026
The Obesity Society’s Best Practices in Obesity Management
With Dr. Thomas George, DNP, FNP-C, NASM-CPT/WLS, FOMA
Regional Conference · November 12–13, 2026
Cardio-Renal-Metabolic-Endocrine Assembly (CaRMA) 2026
Medications and Obesity Management: A Clinical Guide for Healthcare Providers
Beyond the Expected: Hypercortisolism as an Under-recognized Driver of Resistant Hypertension
National Conference · November 13–14, 2026
Pri-Med Southwest 2026
Breaking the Cycle of Therapeutic Inertia
National Platform
Obesity Medicine 2026
Attitudes Toward Obesity Diagnosis & Management (Poster)
National Conference
ADCES Annual Conference 2025 · Phoenix, AZ · Aug 8–10, 2025
How Obesity Weighs-In on the Management of T2D With Co-Morbid ASCVD and/or Heart Failure
T1D and Autoantibodies: Clinical Implications and the Role of the CDCES (selected for simultaneous live-streaming)
Entrepreneurship in Diabetes Care and Education: Expert Panel Discussion
Panel with Constance Brown-Riggs, MSEd, RDN, CDCES, CDN; Gary Scheiner, MS, CDCES, FADCES; and Sarah Hormachea, MS, RD, CDCES, BC-ADM
Harvard Medical School: Diabetes Update
Identifying Different Types of Diabetes in Practice
Continuing Education
ACP Internal Medicine Meeting
A Tethered Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Care
National Conference