Patient Partners as Agents of Change – 2024 Workshop Report
The Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) 2024 Workshop, held on May 30th and 31st at the Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto, marked our most successful event to date. This gathering brought together researchers, healthcare professionals, Patient Partners, trainees, and collaborators in patient-oriented diabetes research under the theme “Patient Partners as Agents of Change.”
Our new report provides an overview of the event and highlights all of the learnings from this two days dedicated to improving patient-engagement in research.
Patients as Research Partners
Episode one features an interview with Patient Partner Dana Greenberg and Dr. Holly Witteman about the role of patients as Research Partners.
Respectful engagement of Indigenous Peoples in patient-oriented research
Respectful engagement of Indigenous Peoples in patient-oriented research
Patient Partnership in Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are the way we test new drugs or therapies on people, and they’re incredibly important to moving diabetes research forward. However, they can be challenging and complicated to develop and fund.
That’s where the new Diabetes Clinical Trials Network in Canada comes in.
This episode’s guests are Dr. Hertzel Gerstein, who is leading this new Network, and Diabetes Action Canada’s Executive Director, Tracy McQuire. They explain why the organizations have partnered with a goal of improving the pathway to moving the best clinical trials in diabetes forward faster.
