This webinar featured projects from our trainees from across the country with representation from Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Quebec. Topics and speakers include:
Person Impact Story: Debbie Sissmore
Restructuring Type 1 Diabetes and Exercise Research in the Context of Patient Engagement
Presented by: Nika Klaprat
Narrative inquiry into understanding the type 1 diabetes lived experience and its motivations in seeking diabetes health services and education in Alberta
Presented by: Jamie Boisvenue
Artificial Intelligence for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Presented by: Gabriel Lepetit-Aimon & Clément Playout
Tele-ophthalmology program in Canada with Diabetes Action Canada
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes and accounts for 80% of diabetic-related blindness. It is the leading cause of blindness for working age Canadians. Early detection of diabetic retinopathy by regular screening effectively avoids vision loss from diabetes as necessary treatments prevent irreversible retina damage.