Latest Patientinvolvement Podcast Episodes
Patient Partnership in Clinical Trials
Actions on Diabetes - February 16, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutesClinical 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 ep...
Supporting the Mental Health Needs of People with Type 1 Diabetes
Actions on Diabetes - January 15, 2024 14:24 - 32 minutesDiabetes is a 24-hour condition with no vacations or days off. Those who live with it understand that diabetes distress – the term for mental health challenges specific to diabetes – is very real and can be very challenging to manage. It can also have a big impact on other aspects of diabetes ca...
Improving Access to Eye Screening for Newcomers to Canada
Actions on Diabetes - November 09, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutesOften newcomers don’t know about access to eye screening, or there are cultural or other barriers that aren’t being addressed. But early detection of diabetic retinopathy can save sight and have a huge impact on the overall health of a person. Today’s guests want to make sure those barriers ar...
Reshaping How we Research Type 1 Diabetes
Actions on Diabetes - June 07, 2023 16:01 - 23 minutesOn this episode of Actions on Diabetes, host Krista Lamb will be chatting with two guests who are looking at ways to improve the coordination of care for people living with type 1 diabetes. The Reshape T1D project tries to understand how people interact with the health care system by involving t...
Health Coaching Program Research Project
Actions on Diabetes - March 20, 2023 19:41 - 29 minutesHost Krista Lamb talks with Dr. Diana Sherifali from McMaster University’s School of Nursing and Patient Partner Seeta Ramdass who are working together on a project aimed at using virtual health coaching to better support people living with type 2 diabetes.
Islet Biologists Embrace Patient-Oriented Research
Actions on Diabetes - February 15, 2023 21:30 - 29 minutesThink Patient Partners can't participate in discovery-level research? Think again! Host Krista Lamb talks with Dr. Rob Screaton from the University of Toronto, Patient Partner Zoe Hilton and trainee scientist Cassie Locatelli. These three guests are working on a project incorporating Patient P...
Researching ways to manage hypoglycemia
Actions on Diabetes - August 31, 2021 16:00 - 30 minutesOn this episode Dr. Anne-Sophie Brazeau and Nathalie Kinnard discuss the BETTER registry and the research they are doing in Quebec to help people with T1D manage or prevent hypoglycemia.
Reducing the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy
Actions on Diabetes - August 11, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutesWhile people living with diabetes are at increased risk for diabetic retinopathy, they often face barriers to getting their eyes checked—or simply don’t know they need to go every year. In this episode, Malcolm Sissmore and Dr. Michael Brent from UHN Research discuss their work on Project OPEN...
Using data to improve health care
Actions on Diabetes - July 26, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutesUsing data to improve health care is an important area of research, especially since so many people don’t quite understand how and why it’s done. Guests Devin Cleary and Dr. Alanna Weisman discuss their research projects in this area - in particular how they are trying to improve outcomes for ...
Diabetes and Older Adults
Actions on Diabetes - July 12, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutesOlder adults often live with multiple chronic conditions, including diabetes. But they are rarely involved in research into how they are managing. At Diabetes Action Canada, the Aging, Community and Population team is working to change this. In this episode, Ron Beleno and Dr. Rebecca Gannan d...
Diabetes in the South Asian Community
Actions on Diabetes - June 28, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutesFor years, we have heard that people from a South Asian background are more at risk for type 2 diabetes, but the reasons for why were never quite clear. And those that were suggested often fed into stereotypes. In this episode, Amina Khan and Dr. Ananya Banerjee talk about their work on a rese...
Diabetes and Homelessness
Actions on Diabetes - June 14, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutesWhen we think about housing insecurity and homelessness, we don’t often consider what it’s like to manage a chronic illness on top of that. For many, however, the need to contend with diabetes and housing insecurity is very real. Anna DiGiandomenico and University of Calgary researcher Dr. Dav...
Using Data to Change Lives
Actions on Diabetes - November 26, 2020 05:00 - 21 minutesTrying to figure out the needs of the diabetes community can be complicated – especially if we don’t have data to help us determine where the greatest need is or how current treatments are working. That’s where the Diabetes Action Canada National Diabetes Repository comes in. This resource hel...
Diabetes and Technology
Actions on Diabetes - November 12, 2020 05:00 - 26 minutesTechnology has changed so much about how diabetes is managed – especially for those with type 1. Now, as people with diabetes adapt to continuous glucose monitors and closed loop systems, there’s even more research being done on new treatments – and there’s a need to find those who will particip...
Amputation Prevention
Actions on Diabetes - October 29, 2020 01:34 - 22 minutesAmputation is one of the most feared complication of diabetes and preventive foot care can have an enormous impact on avoiding this outcome. The Diabetes Action Canada foot care and amputation prevention team is looking at community-based approaches to improving treatments and avoiding lower l...
Closed Loop Technolgies and the DIY Community
Actions on Diabetes - October 15, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutesDr. Bruce Perkins and Patient Partner Kate Farnsworth discuss closed loop technologies for type 1 diabetes, and the DIY looping community. Learn more about this topic: https://diabetesaction.ca/life-inside-the-loop/
Respectful engagement of Indigenous Peoples in patient-oriented research
Actions on Diabetes - October 01, 2020 04:00 - 22 minutesThe Diabetes Action Canada Indigenous Patient Circle defines their mission as “Indigenous partners empowering holistic approaches to wellness”. Its members are ensuring their voices are heard as they address the most important diabetes-related health challenges for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. ...
Patients as Research Partners
Actions on Diabetes - September 16, 2020 20:08 - 21 minutesWhen research studies are designed, there is often a critical party absent from the table – patients. More often than not, those who are expected to benefit from a new treatment or technology aren’t involved with the process or development—and that can be an enormous problem. Dr. Holly Witte...
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