Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) is delighted to announce a new collaboration with the CanScreen T1D Consortium, a national initiative dedicated to developing and implementing a type 1 diabetes (T1D) screening program across Canada. Led by Dr. Diane Wherrett from The Hospital for Sick Children, CanScreen T1D is building a robust network to support clinical follow-up, […]

The inaugural DAC Network Action Session brought together a diverse group of researchers, patient partners, and community members, to see our Network in action! Thank you to everyone who joined us.   Research on Diabetes Remission: Insights from Dr. Diana Sherifali A special thank you to Dr. Diana Sherifali for her insightful presentation on diabetes […]

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of one of Diabetes Action Canada’s (DAC’s) long-standing and dedicated Patient Partners, Pascual Delgado. Pascual was involved with many DAC committees and programs and a Patient Partner on several projects with the Université Laval. He worked closely with DAC researcher Dr. Joyce […]

In February, a research team led by Dr. Jamie Boisvenue published their findings in the journal Health Expectations. Titled, Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study, the paper looks at how user experience design could improve healthcare for those […]

In January 2025, Dr. Neda Aminnejad from York University published, Predicting the onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for diabetic patients with aggregated longitudinal EMR data, in the journal PLOS Digital Health. This paper stems from a collaboration between DAC, the Fields Institute Centre for Quantitative Analysis and Modelling (Fields-CQAM), and the Vector Institute for […]

Join us on February 6, 2025, from 1-2 p.m. (EST) for a live webinar on How to Develop a Knowledge Mobilization Plan for your Grants or Existing Research Projects: Introducing the KMap Tool. Planning for knowledge mobilization (KM) involves preparation, intention, and action. If done early, it can optimize both the mobilization and application of […]

At Diabetes Action Canada (DAC), we know that research is about more than data—it’s about people, their lived experiences, and the hope for a better future. This guiding principle was at the heart of our first-ever DAC Patient Partners Holiday Gathering, where we watched The Human Trial and came together to discuss our hopes and […]

In the summer of 2024, the DAC 2.0 Knowledge Mobilization-Implementation Science (KM-IS) Program team undertook a review of the overall program and its tools and resources. This mid-point review inspired several updates, including a revision of the KM planning tool to optimize its user-friendliness. Now called the KMap Tool (Knowledge Mobilization Action Planning), the new […]

The entire team at Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) is thrilled to celebrate that eight out of the ten research projects funded through the CIHR Operating Grant: Knowledge Mobilization in Diabetes Prevention and Treatment received our support! Of these projects: “We are thrilled to see CIHR funding projects that recognize the vital role of Patient Partners […]

Everyone at Diabetes Action Canada was saddened to learn about the passing of our longtime Patient Partner, David Wells on November 22, 2024. David lived in Fredericton, New Brunswick and had been a Patient Partner with DAC since 2018 and the Maritime SPOR Support Unit (MSSU) since 2013. His work as a patient advocate and […]