Recently, the Diabetes Action Canada Tele-Retina Screening Program was featured in the media. Dr. Michael Brent was interviewed for a segment on CTV News specifically about this program. He also appeared on the Diabetes Canada Podcast to discuss this and other programs related to diabetic retinopathy research in Canada. Diabetes Action Canada is working […]

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, which is an opportunity for Diabetes Action Canada to highlight the organization’s work in developing patient- and research-informed health care delivery that is accessible to all and designed to prevent diabetes and its related complications. Diabetes Action Canada is part of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research Strategic Patient-Oriented Research […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] In April, the Diabetes Action Canada Training and Mentoring Program launched a new Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition. A total of 8 applications were received and an evaluation committee comprised of researchers and patient partners was assembled for the adjudication process.This year, the Training and Mentoring Group will be granting 4 Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards of […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] National Diabetes Repository Diabetes Action Canada has successfully launched the first National Diabetes Repository in Canada.  This novel, secure analytics platform designed and implemented by Dr. Michelle Greiver (University of Toronto) and colleagues now contains information from over 110,000 individuals with diabetes in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Quebec, along with […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Répertoire national sur le diabète Action diabète Canada a lancé avec succès le premier Répertoire national sur le diabète au Canada. Cette plateforme analytique sécurisée innovante a été conçue par la Dre Michelle Greiver (Université de Toronto) et des collègues. Elle contient maintenant des données sur plus de 110 000 personnes vivant avec le diabète […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] As Diabetes Action Canada enters its fourth year of funding, it is necessary to critically evaluate our programs and progress to plan for the next phase of our SPOR Network.  We are already well underway in conducting an internal network evaluation, led by Dr. Valeria Rac at the THETA Collaborative, University of Toronto […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Diabetes Action Canada Training and Mentoring Enabling Research Program is pleased to announce the 2019-20 awardees for the Patient-Oriented Research Inter-centre Trainee Internship Awards. Congratulation to the awardees who each received $10,000 for a period of one year! The Patient-Oriented Research Inter-centre Trainee Internship Awards in Diabetes and its Complications promotes networking and […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Diabetes Action Canada’s National Diabetes Repository launched its inaugural grant competition in April 2019.  Our investigators were invited to submit proposals to address meaningful patient-oriented research questions using the Secure Analytic Virtual Environment (SAVE) of the National Diabetes Repository and three research proposals awarded $15,000 each.  Applicants submitted their proposals  through our new […]

The Banting and Best Diabetes Centre’s (BBDC’s) Knowledge Translation and Optimizing Care Models Program and Diabetes Pharmacists Network, recently released the second edition of their highly-regarded BBDC Guidebook on Diabetes Management. Led by Dr. Lori MacCallum, a Diabetes Action Canada researcher, the latest edition incorporates recommendations from Canadian clinical practice guidelines in diabetes, hypertension, lipids […]