Jose Florez, ADA 2020: Highlights of the ADA 2020 Virtual 80th Scientific Sessions

touchENDOCRINOLOGY were delighted to speak to Jose Florez, Committee Chair for the ADA’s Scientific Sessions Meeting Planning Committee, about his highlights of the conference, organising such a large virtual platform, advances in genetics in patients with type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes and how healthcare biobanks can accelerate clinical research.

1. What were your highlights of the 80th ADA 2020 Virtual Scientific Sessions? (0:06)
2. What was your experience organising a virtual conference of this size, and are you pleased with how it has turned out? (1:41)
3. Please summarise the research that you are involved in on genetics in patients with type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes (3:09)
4. Please provide an overview of the benefits of healthcare biobanks and how they can accelerate clinical research (5:24)

Speaker disclosure: Jose Florez has received one honorarium from Novo Nordisk to speak at a scientific meeting on a topic of his choice.

Support: Interview commissioned and filming supported by Touch Medical Media.

Filmed in coverage of the ADA 2020 Virtual 80th Scientific Sessions