Professor Dr. Katherine O’Neil Provides Opening Presentation at the National ADCES Conference

Professor and Vice Chair of Operations with the College of Pharmacy, Dr. Katherine O’Neil serves as the 53^rd President for the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists.  This is the 2^nd time in the history of ADCES a pharmacist has been president.  At the national conference, Dr. O’Neal started off strong in Columbus, Ohio, with a powerful call for cultural humility and clinician well‑being.  President Dr. Katherine O’Neal urged DCESs to pair clinical expertise with deeper cultural awareness, sharing personal stories to illustrate how implicit bias and cultural assumptions can undermine patient trust.  She introduced practical frameworks – the “four Cs” of cultural sensitivity and humility – to guide respectful, individualized care.

 ADCES^® is an interdisciplinary professional membership organization dedicated to advancing the quality of diabetes care and education. ADCES aims to enhance understanding, prevention, and management of diabetes, ultimately improving the lives of those at risk for and affected by the disease.