Diabetes Action Canada
Improving Lives with Diabetes Through Research, Patient Engagement, and Knowledge Mobilization
Our Network consists of a diverse team of patient partners, researchers, diabetes specialists, primary care practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, data specialists, and health policy experts committed to improving the lives of persons living with diabetes.
Patient Engagement
Engaging people with diabetes as active partners in health research to maximize the benefits of research for all communities.
Digital Health
Using health data to better understand those living with diabetes and transform diabetes self-management.
Knowledge Mobilization
Knowledge mobilization (KM) involves activities that help create and use research in practical ways. For example, working together with patient partners to develop research and sharing the results with others are both KM activities. The goal of KM is to close the gap between research (what we know) and practice (what we do), enabling research to be applied in real-world settings more quickly to improve the lives of patients and the public.
Recent News
Webinar – How to Develop a Knowledge Mobilization Plan for your Grants or Existing Research Projects: Introducing the KMap Tool
Join us on February 6, 2025, from 1-2 p.m. (EST) for a live webinar on How to Develop a Knowledge Mobilization Plan for your Grants or Existing Research Projects: Introducing the KMap Tool. Planning for knowledge mobilization (KM) involves preparation, intention, and action. If done early, it can optimize both the mobilization and application of […]
Looking Ahead to 2025: Hopes and Reflections from the DAC Community
At Diabetes Action Canada (DAC), we know that research is about more than data—it’s about people, their lived experiences, and the hope for a better future. This guiding principle was at the heart of our first-ever DAC Patient Partners Holiday Gathering, where we watched The Human Trial and came together to discuss our hopes and […]
Knowledge Mobilization Team Launches KMap Tool
In the summer of 2024, the DAC 2.0 Knowledge Mobilization-Implementation Science (KM-IS) Program team undertook a review of the overall program and its tools and resources. This mid-point review inspired several updates, including a revision of the KM planning tool to optimize its user-friendliness. Now called the KMap Tool (Knowledge Mobilization Action Planning), the new […]
Webinars
Connect1d – Narrated Video for Researchers
This video was created to demonstrate Connect1d for researchers using the platform to upload studies and recruit participants.
Podcasts
Amputation Prevention
On episode four, Patient Partner Tom Weisz and Dr. Charles de Mestral discuss the work being done by the Diabetes Action Canada foot care and amputation prevention team, which is looking at community-based approaches to improving treatments and avoiding lower limb amputations.