Michelle Murray holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the Université de Moncton. After teaching for seven years, she worked as a project coordinator at the Université de Moncton and the Société Santé et Mieux-être en français du Nouveau-Brunswick. Prior to her appointment as the coordinator for the […]

        It is an exciting time to be part of Diabetes Action Canada.  We have now been in operation for almost a year and a half and already we are starting to see meaningful contributions to improving the lives of those living with diabetes.  So far we have organized ourselves into eight […]

    The Training and Mentoring Goal Group of Diabetes Action Canada aims to strengthen patient-oriented research capacity for diabetes and its complications in Canada. This Goal Group focuses on preparing the next generation of diabetes researchers across Canada in Patient-Oriented Research methods pertaining to all CIHR pillars. The Training and Mentoring Goal Group develops […]

On December 4 and 5, 2017, the inaugural Maritime SPOR Summit will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Building on the success of the New Brunswick SPOR Summit held in June 2017, the Summit will promote increased collaboration between the Maritime SPOR networks in ongoing research, priorities, and future initiatives. Participants will have the opportunity […]

  Diabetes Action Canada is proud to announce that Dr. France Légaré, Co-Principal Investigator for our Knowledge Translation Goal Group, has made the 2017 Highly Cited Researcher List! Ranked in the top 1% by citation for field and publication year in Web of Science for 2017, Highly Cited Researchers are leading the way in solving […]

  The SPOR Evidence Alliance (hereafter, the Alliance) is developed out of Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital. The vision of the Alliance is to create a rapid learning health system where patients receive the right intervention at the right time by facilitating access to high-quality evidence and accelerating its use in […]

Dr. Malcolm King has been appointed as the new Scientific Director for SCPOR (Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research). Dr. King will bring not only a background in basic science but experience in citizen-engaged research. Dr. King is a member of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. He completed a Ph.D. in polymer chemistry […]

It’s been an exciting year for Diabetes Action Canada! Read about our recent activities and events in our first Diabetes Action Canada Newsletter for November 2016.   Click on the link below to read our newsletter:   dac_newsletter_november2016_english

C’est une anée passsionate pour Diabetes Action Canada! consultez nos activités et événement récents dans notre première lettre d’information sur diabtes Action Canada pour Septembre 2017.     Cliquez sur le lien ci-dessous pour lire notre newsletter: DAC Newsletter french version    

                  GDM is a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. It occurs because the mother’s body becomes resistant to insulin due to the effects of changing hormones and the growing baby.  GDM has a greater impact for Indigenous women and their families.  Untreated, the baby may become […]