Issue link: https://viewer.e-digitaledition.com/i/122157
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents | APRIL 2013 | 6 FEATURE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TRANSFORMS LIVES FOR TRANSPLANT PATIENTS 6 As waiting lists for organ donors continue to grow and available organs from deceased donors become more difficult to find, University Hospital in San Antonio has expanded its therapies beyond transplantations. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013, the hospital's University Transplant Center program seeks new ways to help patients faced with a variety of liver and pancreas diseases. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: DIABETES 12 TECH SUPPORT: TECHNOLOGY KEEPS PACE WITH RISING TIDE OF DIABETES 20 The incidence of diabetes is on the rise. To curb the influx of new diabetic patients and help those who already have the condition better manage it, medical professionals may look to technology to enhance patient understanding and encourage healthful lifestyles. DIET AND GESTATIONAL DIABETES 22 New studies scrutinizing the link between gestational diabetes and the development of type 2 diabetes later in life suggest healthful eating can curb the onset of both conditions. DEPARTMENTS BANKING 10 COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES 11 HUMAN RESOURCES 12 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 13 CME EVENT 14 IT UPDATE 16 MARKETING STRATEGIES 17 LEGAL 18 18 ON THE COVER University Transplant Center transplant surgeons (from left): Gregory Abrahamian, M.D.; Glenn Halff, M.D.; Jose Almeda, M.D.; and Kenneth Washburn, M.D. 22