DAC-Supported Projects Receive Grants
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:
- Four used our Knowledge Mobilization Consultation Service
- Four collaborated with our Patient Partners and received letters of support.
“We are thrilled to see CIHR funding projects that recognize the vital role of Patient Partners in Knowledge Mobilization”, says Tracy McQuire, Diabetes Action Canada’s Executive Director. “We look forward to working alongside these teams to help move this important research to action and impact.”
The funded projects are:
- Integrating an online training platform into type 1 diabetes clinical care to empower self-management (Support implementation) PI: Anne-Sophie Brazeau
- Connecting Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programs in Ontario. Mobilizing Knowledge across the Health System PI: Val Rac
- Optimisation d’un parcours de soins pour la prise en charge de la santé en post-partum des personnes ayant développé un diabète gestationnel PI: Sophie Desroche
- Demystifying Diabetes Remission: A Knowledge Mobilization Opportunity PI: Diana Sherifali
- Freedom and Flexibility – Communicating the Experiences of Beta Cell Replacement to Patients and Providers PI: Peter Senior
- Working Towards Novel Policy Solutions to Address Diabetes Among People Experiencing Homelessness PI: David Campbell
- Advisory groUp of adult patients and caRegivers Of childRen and youth with type 1 diAbetes mellitus (AURORA) Study PI: Padma Kaul
- Supporting High School Students with Type 1 Diabetes: Mobilizing Experiential Knowledge to Combat Diabetes-Related Stigma PI: Ian Zenlea
Congratulations to all of the funded teams!
Learn more about DAC’s Knowledge Mobilization Consultation Service and Practice Tools.
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Knowledge Mobilization
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Knowledge Mobilization Consultation Service
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