[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We are pleased to announce the successful recipients of the 2019-2020 Patient-Oriented Research Intercentre Trainee Internship Awards and their affiliations:   1- Celia Laur – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, WIHV, Women’s College Hospital   2– Heather Kewageshig – PhD (in progress), Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto   Congratulations and good […]

In October 2018, Diabetes Canada held its annual professional conference in Halifax, NS.  Diabetes Action Canada supported two Patient Partners, Doug Mumford and Robert Fenton, as Scientific Ambassadors, to attend the Diabetes Canada Conference and participate in sessions of interest.  We are pleased to now have a full report on their experiences at the conference.  […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”MSP_Main_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] On May 31st- June 1st, 2019, member of Diabetes Action Canada came together for its fourth Annual Workshop. After three full years in operation, we highlighted our many accomplishments – presented by Patient Partners, Investigators, Trainees, Clinicians and Partners. By all accounts, our 2019 Diabetes Action Canada Annual Workshop, was the most successful […]

[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 […]