Webinars
Upcoming webinars
HCP webinars
Overview of the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines
Presented by Dr. Robyn Houlden, as part of the Diabetes Canada 2018 CPG Webinar Series
Type 2 Diabetes and Indigenous Peoples
Presented by Dr. Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe, as part of the Diabetes Canada 2018 CPG Webinar Series
Diabetes from a Psychiatric Perspective: 2018 Guidelines and Beyond
Presented by Dr. David Robinson, as part of the Diabetes Canada 2018 CPG Webinar Series
Diabetes and Pregnancy: What’s new in the 2018 Guidelines
Presented by Dr. Denice Feig, as part of the Diabetes Canada 2018 CPG Webinar Series
Ramadan and Diabetes for Healthcare Professionals
Dr. Mohamed Hassanein, consultant endocrinologist at Dubai Hospital, and Vivian Ng, registered dietitian at Flemingdon Health Centre in Toronto, discuss Ramadan and Diabetes for Health-Care Professionals.
This webinar is designed for healthcare providers supporting patients living with diabetes to have a better understanding of the following:
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What is Ramadan fasting and what physiological changes occur during that time period with diabetes
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How to assess the risks associated with fasting for people with diabetes
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The role of education and pre-Ramadan planning
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Treatment adjustments that best suit a person with diabetes wishing to fast during Ramadan according to latest research and clinical guidelines
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Dietary recommendations for people with diabetes who plan to fast during Ramadan
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Insights from clinical practice in supporting clients to fast safely
Opening Pandora’s Box: A Dialogue Regarding Psychosocial Issues in Diabetes webinar
Co-presenters, Dr. Michael Vallis, Ph.D, R.Psyc (Halifax, NS) and Lori Berard, RN, CDE (Winnipeg, MB), offer a practical education opportunity for healthcare providers to learn about assessment, discussion and follow-up when working with the psychosocial aspects of diabetes.
This webinar was held live November 30 2016.
Topics covered include:
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Coping strategies
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Patient-provider relationship
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Assessment tools
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Diabetes distress
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Diabetes burn out
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Motivation
Please visit The Importance of a Healthy Mind: Dealing with the Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes for more tools and resources that were assembled and developed for healthcare providers and patients, to support complex psychosocial issues in diabetes self-management.
Click here to download and view the slides from “Opening Pandora’s Box”.
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