[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] CHILD-BRIGHT is thrilled to announce that registration for our 2019 Summer Learning Series (SLS) is now open! The SLS is an opportunity for participants to virtually gather and delve deeper into different topics related to patient-oriented research. This year we will be hosting 4 webinars that are free and open to members of […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The Standing Committee on Health (all Party) for the Canadian House of Commons has just released its report, A Diabetes Strategy For Canada. Over the course of six meetings held in the spring and fall of 2018, the Committee heard from 32 witnesses and received 12 briefs.  Of these meeting Diabetes Action Canada […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] After months of hard work, stakeholder consultations and training, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new bilingual website!  The new site has the same URL as the previous site and can be found at http://s971398767.online-home.ca/. Our goal with this new interactive website is to provide our Researchers, Patient Partners, […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Hypoglycemia is the most life-threatening complication faced by persons with type-1 diabetes (T1D) and is exacerbated by physical activity. This risk often deters individuals with T1D from engaging in active lifestyles. In a recent study by Dr. Jonathan McGavock and colleagues published in Nature Scientific Results, the effects of adding vigorous intensity intervals […]

How is diabetes managed in the frail elderly? Read how OSSU, Better Access and Care for Complex Needs (BeACCoN) and Diabetes Action Canada address these complex health conditions in a complex health system, a first-of-its-kind collaboration. The full story can be seen in OSSU’s newsletter. Click Here to read  full story  

  The National Diabetes Repository is making great strides in transforming health outcomes for Canadians.  The National Diabetes Repository is a secure research environment in which researchers can run advanced analysis on health data-sets to study behaviour trends and how to better treat people with diabetes to prevent complications.  In a recent article by Compute […]

Message from the Ontario SPOR SUPPORT UNIT (OSSU) OSSU is pleased to share with you a special supplement highlighting the value of patient engagement in research through 17 innovative OSSU-funded IMPACT Demonstration projects. Engaging Patients in Health Research: the Ontario Experience, published today in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), features in-the-trenches experiences, tips and challenges […]

  SUDBURY—The CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Medical Mobile Care Unit will once again serve around 4,500 patients on its annual tour of Northern Ontario. However, this will be the last time the present unit will make the trip, as a new unit will be in place for next year’s tour. Click Here […]

Diabetes Action Canada will like to congratulate Dr. Michelle Greiver on her appointment as the new Gordon F. Cheesbrough Research Chair in Family and Community Medicine at North York General Hospital (NYGH) and Director of the University of Toronto Practice-Based Research Network (UTOPIAN) at the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) Dr. Greiver comes to the role after more than 15 years of experience with PBRNs. She was a founding member […]

DAC Training and Mentorship Program Fellowship Awards 2018-2020   This year, the Diabetes Action Canada Training and Mentoring Program will be granting one Post-doctoral Fellowship Award, peer-reviewed by Diabetes Canada, of $50,000/year for a period of two years. We are pleased to announce the successful recipient of the scholarship award for the Post-doctoral Fellowship 2018-2020: […]