Preventing Diabetes and its Complications Webinar Series

Endocrinology & Diabetes

PLP has an extensive program of work supporting clinical improvements in diabetes and obesity care, and we benefit from a strong team of house experts, including Drs. Darren Lau, Rose Yeung, Donna Manca, and Denise Campbell-Scherer, as well as strong partnerships in the health care system. This year, we delivered a 6-part webinar series on preventing diabetes and its complications. In addition, other projects seek to understand the impact on continuity of care on diabetes, assist patients using continuous glucose monitors, and develop an online cholesterol management tool to improve cardiovascular health. We have also provided family physicians with individual practice data and resources to improve care for patients living with obesity and diabetes In partnership with the AHS Diabetes, Obesity, and Nutrition SCN (DON SCN), Diabetes Canada, and the Alberta Diabetes Institute, a 6 webinar series was developed and delivered to inform physicians and clinical teams on recent Alberta-based data and tools, pathways, and research opportunities available for patients with prediabetes and diabetes. This webinar series provided health care providers with information and tools to advance care for patients living with diabetes