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 […]

  Training and Mentorship Group Mentorship and Fellowship Awards 2017-2018 Knowledge Translation Group Scholarships Awards 2017-2018   Training and Mentorship Group Mentorship and Fellowship Awards 2017-2018 This year, the Diabetes Action Canada Training and Mentoring Group will be granting four Mentorship Awards of $10,000 for a period of one year and one Post-doctoral Fellowship Award, […]

We are delighted to announce that Clarence Nepinak was honoured at the 16th Annual Keeping the  Fires Burning event. Clarence Nepinak was selected by Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg for his lifetime contribution to the well being of the First Nations people and communities. Keeping the Fires Burning was started in 2001. Over the past 16 […]

Indigenous-Health-Webinar-poster Date: Thursday, June 29, 2017 Time: 10:30 a.m. PDT / 1:30 p.m. EDT Youtube link of the webinar    

    Dr. Michelle Greiver and the team at the University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community conducts study on individualizing glycemia control. Read the study

      Review of MedsCheck Diabetes Program in Ontario (Thursday, April 6, 2017 – Toronto, ON) – There are more than 2 million Canadians currently living with diabetes, costing the healthcare system 13.1 billion dollars a year. It is the leading cause of adult onset blindness, kidney disease, and non-traumatic lower limb amputations, and […]