Media Advisory - Canadian Diabetes Association Conference highlights the latest in diabetes research and care

OTTAWA, Oct. 24, 2016 /CNW/ - The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) and the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) will hold their 19^th annual Professional Conference and Annual Meetings in Ottawa from October 26 to 29, 2016. The conference brings together top health-care professionals and scientists from across Canada to share the latest research into the understanding, care and management of diabetes.

Media can attend sessions. Interviews with many of the presenters can be arranged in advance or during the conference.             

Where:	Shaw Centre
	55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa
	Follow us on Twitter @DiabetesAssoc and #CDAConf16
When:	Wednesday, October 26 to Saturday, October 29, 2016

Select conference highlights

Thursday, October 27:

Opening Ceremonies (10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.)

Taking a Stand Against Obesity and its Effects (1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

• Obesity: Hidden in Plain Sight – Dr. Denise L. Campbell-Scherer, MD (Ottawa, ON)
• Emerging Medical Approaches to Obesity – Dr. Sean Wharton, MD (Hamilton, ON)
• Management After Bariatric Surgery – Dr. Laurent Biertho, MD (Laval, QC)
• Swimming Against the Flood: How Our Food Culture Fosters Obesity – Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, MD (Ottawa, ON)

Friday, October 28:

Plenary Lecture: Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Canada: Today and Tomorrow – Dr. Peter Senior (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)

Diabetes and Exercise: Going for the Gold – Jonathan McGavock, PhD (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)

Saturday, October 29:

Isabel Lockerbie Address: The Long and Winding Road to the Bionic Pancreas – Edward Domiano, PhD (9 a.m. to 10 a.m.)

Meeting the Challenge: Diabetes Management in High-Risk Groups (Saturday, October, 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.):

• The Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative: Learning from the Past and Moving Forward
• Norwest Mobile Diabetes and Kidney Screening and Intervention Project
• Understanding How the Social Determinants of Health Relate to the Diabetes Education Needs of People with Severe Mental Illness: Findings from an Exploratory Study
• Successful Intervention in our Population with Severe Mental Illness: Is Supportive Housing the Issue?
• Improving the Quality of Life for the Person Living with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder and Diabetes by Using the Personal Outcome Measure of "Best Possible Health"

For a complete list of conference activities, you can find the full program on the CDA website.

About the Canadian Diabetes Association
The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) is the registered national charity that helps the 11 million Canadians with diabetes or prediabetes live healthy lives, and educates those at risk. In communities across Canada, the CDA:

• offers educational programs and support services;
• develops resources to health-care professionals on best practices to care for people with diabetes;
• advocates with those affected by diabetes to governments, schools and workplaces; and,
• funds research to improve treatments and find a cure.

For more information, visit diabetes.ca or call 1-800-BANTING (226-8464).

SOURCE Canadian Diabetes Association

or to schedule an interview, please contact: Krista Lamb, Communication Manager, Canadian Diabetes Association, Office: 416-408-7088, Mobile: [phone], [email protected]; Sherry Calder, Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications, Canadian Diabetes Association, Mobile: [phone], [email protected]