By Krista Lamb For decades, sex and gender were often missing from the list of things considered during the research process. Unfortunately, this led to some health care interventions that were inappropriate or potentially harmful for some patients. These days, sex and gender are recognized as important to health research—a development applauded by Diabetes Action […]

Diabetes Action Canada is excited to continue it’s webinar series in October with our research spotlight featuring our Knowledge Translation program. Please note that all presentations will occur in French Below you will see the list of topics and presentations for this October webinar series: Tuesday October 6th at 1PM EST [bs_button size=”lg” type=”info” value=”Register […]

By Krista Lamb For older Canadians, diabetes is often one of multiple conditions they are trying to manage—all while encountering barriers that are specific to their age. This is why a research team at Diabetes Action Canada is dedicated to working together with older adults with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers to promote optimal […]

  A paper from Diabetes Action Canada researchers Drs. Peter Senior, Bruce Perkins and Remi Rabasa-Lhoret, along with Patient Partner Kate Farnsworth, was recently released in the journal Springer Nature. The paper, Assessment of Risks and Benefits of Beta Cell Replacement Versus Automated Insulin Delivery Systems for Type 1 Diabetes, looks in detail at these […]

Diabetes Action Canada is thrilled to restart its highly successful webinar series this September, October and November.   Each month we will be featuring a different research programs and this September we will highlight the Training and Mentoring Program and the work of our awardees and trainees. Below you will see the list of topics and […]

To explore ways in which data can remain safe while also becoming more easily accessible to researchers who examine issues of public interest, Diabetes Action Canada and the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at the University of Toronto teamed up in late 2019 to host a collaborative, cross-disciplinary workshop. The event helped to […]

By Krista Lamb Thanks to the work of Diabetes Action Canada researchers Dr. Alanna Weisman and Dr. Gillian Booth, it is now possible to distinguish type 1 diabetes from type 2 diabetes in Ontario’s electronic medical records and administrative databases. This is an important step forward, as for years Ontario researchers had to take a […]

July 15th, 2020 at 10am EST Diabetes Action Canada Research Spotlight – National Diabetes Repository  The National Diabetes Repository was launched only two years ago and today we are seeing an increase in researcher awareness and interest in applying this novel tool to investigating diabetes in Canada. In this session we will learn of projects […]

This is a friendly reminder that on Wednesday July 8th at 10AM Diabetes Action Canada is holding it’s first of a series of webinars as part our 2020 virtual workshop.  We are excited to hear about some important progress in patient engagement as we discuss the following research projects: Strengthening the Collaborations Between Patient Research […]