Kidney disease is a common complication for those living with diabetes and a leading cause of end-stage renal disease, other illnesses and death.  Not all individuals who have diabetes, including those diagnosed at an early age, develop kidney disease.   To understand why some individuals get kidney disease while other do not, a recent study by […]

Diabetes Action Canada: A paradigm shift in Research – the title of a recent article about our SPOR Network in chronic disease written by Erika Opingari and published in IMS Magazine at University of Toronto. This article provides an excellent overview of Diabetes Action Canada and our contribution to developing a patient-informed learning health system. To […]

McGill University, in association with Manulife and the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean-Pierre Després, Professor at the Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval and pioneer in developing screening techniques for visceral obesity, is the winner of the 2018 Manulife Prize […]

ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM There is considerable evidence from several imaging cardiometabolic studies that excess visceral adipose tissue accumulation is associated with a constellation of cardiometabolic abnormalities for which hypertriglyceridemia is a key feature. This satellite symposium will provide an update on visceral obesity as a clinical entity requiring new tools for clinical assessment and management. […]

The Canadian government must match its public declarations with concrete action on issues such as disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples’ health, health system reform, and flagging levels of overseas aid, if it is to renew its legacy of leadership in health, according to a new issue of The Lancet examining Canada’s system of universal […]

  Drs. Jenny Ploeg, Maureen Markle-Reid, and Ruta Valaitis are pleased to receive $1.8 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in partnership with Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) and the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) to test their community-based diabetes self-management program for older adult with multiple chronic conditions […]

Don’t miss the Summer Institute 2018 – Keys to Collaboration Register for in Calgary on May 14-16, 2018 for this patient-oriented research conference where researchers, patients, clinicians, students, policy makers and more, gather to share insights, connect with colleagues and promote patient-oriented research.   Meet our Keynote Speakers We are delighted to welcome Victoria Maxwell, (BFA/BPP)* and Dr. Glenda […]

The 2018 National Indigenous Diabetes Conference brings together Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative Workers, Indigenous front-line workers, lead-ership, Diabetes Prevention Workers, diabetes educators, health managers, dietitians, nutritionists, nurses, academics, industry, and government reps from across Canada to learn about and share practices in diabetes prevention and self-management among Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Delta Halifax is offering a […]

Diabetes Action Canada Training and Mentoring Goal Group is pleased to continue to support efforts to build capacity in patient-oriented research.  To achieve this, Diabetes Action Canada has once again partnered with Diabetes Canada to offer a post-doctoral fellowship award.  Information on the application process can be found within the 2018 Diabetes Canada Research Grants […]

The Diabetes Action Canada Training and Mentoring Group in collaboration with the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) is pleased to invite you to participate in the Patient-Oriented Research Training Session in French on Thursday, March 15th and Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Université de Moncton (Léopold-Taillon Building, Room 157 Richelieu, 18 Antonine-Maillet St., Moncton). […]