Educational Activities and Events

The next DIABETES UPDATE will be held on
Friday, April 12, 2013
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building

Program and registration information will be available in the fall of 2012.

 

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Diabetes Update 2011, an accredited, full-day continuing education event, attracted over 600 diabetes health care professionals from across Ontario. The Banting & Best Diabetes Centre would like to thank the members of our Care & Education Committee, the Office Continuing Education & Professional Development, and the following participants for helping to make Diabetes Update 2011 another successful and informative event:

Guest Speaker:
Stuart A. Weinzimer, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Yale Children’s Diabetes Program

Toronto Speakers:
Gillian Booth, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Alice Y.Y. Cheng, MD, FRCPC
Margaret De Melo, RD, CDE
Nicola Donovan, RN, MN, CDE
Marsha Feldt, RD, CDE
Marcia Frank, RN, MHSc, CDE
Lorraine Gougeon, RD
Gary Lewis, MD, FRCPC
Lorraine Lipscombe, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Louis Liu, MD, PHD, FRCPC
Bruce A. Perkins, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Sandra Robinson, RN(EC), MN
Ruth Slater, PhD, CPsych
Margo Small, RSW, MSW
Sanjeev Sockalingam MD, FRCPC
David Starr, MD, FRCSC
Bernard Zinman, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP

Major Corporate Supporters:
Eli Lilly Canada
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck Canada Inc.

Corporate Supporters:
BD Medical
LifeScan/Animas
Medtronic of Canada
Nova Biomedical
Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.
Roche Diagnostics
Sanofi-aventis
Stand Up to Diabetes, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Toronto Central LHIN Diabetes Regional Coordination Centre
Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet

If your organization wishes to obtain an exhibit space at Diabetes Update 2013, please contact:
Rose LaBarbera, Business Manager
Banting & Best Diabetes Centre
Phone: (416) 978-4656   
E-mail: diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca