Attend Canada’s most highly anticipated diabetes-related conference in the comfort of your own home and learn about significant advances in diabetes research, treatment, and care. Through the course of the conference, delegates will have the opportunity to attend original research presentations and take part in information sharing with leading diabetes, endocrinology, and related field experts. More information on programming to come! Grab your spot today.
For more information about the 2021 Diabetes Canada/CSEM Professional Conference, please visit dcanconference.ca
*Note: all times in ET. Overview of schedule is informational only.
Theme: Plan your journey: from publishing your science to developing your career
Speaker(s): TBA
Jennifer Moore Rattray; TBA
Speaker(s): TBA
Co–Developed Accredited Lunch: Obesity Management in Your Practice: Simple Recommendations to Improve Patient Case – Obesity Pharmacotherapy
Faculty: TBA
Speaker(s): TBA
Co–Developed Accredited Symposium: Hybrid Closed-Loop technology: A Reviewed Role for the Diabetes Healthcare Team
Faculty: Shahzan Amed, MD, MSc; Alexander Abitbol, MDCM, FRCPC; Michelle Chrisp, BN, CDE; Céline Huot, MD, FRCPC
Award Receipient: Mary-Ellen Harper, PhD
Dr. Bernard Zinman
Chair: Dr. Kerry Mansell
Dr. JM Gamble
Chair: Dr. Kerry Mansell
Dr. Barry Simon
Chair: Julia Bannister
Dr. Jennifer Yamamoto; Dr. Adam Millar
Chair: Cynthia Keith
Dr. Sean Wharton
Chair: Susie Jin
Co–Developed Accredited Lunch: Expanding the Understanding of Incretins in Type 2 Diabetes: The role of Dual GIP-GLP-1 Agonism
Faculty: Julie Lovshin, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Alice Y.Y. Cheng, MD, FRCPC; Daniel Ngui, MD, FCFP; Lisa Maks, CNS; Mahua Ghosh, MD, FRCPC
Chair: Leta Philip
Honouring the Stories and Experiences of Indigenous Peoples with Diabetes through Trauma-informed Care
Speaker: Barbara MacDonald
Patient Perspectives on Virtual Care for Diabetes Management in the Era of COVID-19
Speaker: Paul Beamish
Self-Foot Screen for Patients to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers During a Pandemic
Speaker: Melanie Mainville
Chair: Susie Jin
COVID-19 Impact on Diabetes Management
Speaker: Alexandra Ratzi-Leewing
Does having better knowledge on type 1 diabetes management is associated with lower reported hypoglycemic risk during and after physical activity?
Speaker: Karine Paiement
Types of Social Support offered through a Virtual Peer Support Network in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes
Speaker: Nancy Wu
Chair: Cynthia Keith
Diabetes and Technology: The Dietitian's Perspective on Nutrition Therapy in the virtual world
Speaker: Piraveena Piremathasan
Policy reform to support insulin injections in Nova Scotia schools: A 3I analysis
Speaker: Megan Kean
Improving Diabetes Care and Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients: An Endocrinology Quality Improvement Initiative
Speaker: Shaily Brahmbhatt
Chair: Dr. Zaina Albalawi
A Scoping Review of Foot Screening in People with Diabetes Mellitus across Canada
Speaker: Jahnhavi Patel
Connect1dCanada validation study in patient-driven design to accelerate research in type 1 diabetes
Speaker: Peter Senior
Starting the Process of Quality Improvement in Edmonton’s Tertiary Diabetes Clinics: Getting our Data Ducks in a Row
Speaker: Roseanne Yeung
Validation of Short-term Projection of Diabetes Prevalence using the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System
Speaker: Helene Gardiner
Cecilia Hamming
Chair: Leta Philip
Dr. Peter Senior; Dr. Harpreet Bajaj
Chair: Susie Jin
Jennifer Brown; Piraveena Piremathasan
Chair: Kim Young
Dr. Louise Maple-Brown
Chair: Gail MacNeill
Shawn Shepheard
Chair: Dr. Kerry Mansell
Co–Developed Accredited Symposium: Cardiorenal Protection in Diabetes
Faculty: Christine Lapointe, IPSSA; Akshay Jain MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM, DABOM; Veronica Silva MD, FRCPC; Robert Goldberg, MD, MScCH, FRCPC
Award Receipient: Francis Lynn, PhD
Dr. James Shapiro
Chair: Dr. Christine Doucette
Dr. Camille Powe; Dr. Luigi Bouchard
Dr. Amelia Linnemann; Dr. Scott Soleimanpour
Chair: Dr. Peter Thompson
Dr. Anna Gloyn; Dr. Siri Greeley
Dr. Elizabeth Rideout; Dr. Michaela Devries-Aboud
Co–Developed Accredited Lunch
First-line pharmacotherapy for incident type 2 diabetes: Prescription patterns, adherence, and associated costs
Speaker: David Campbell
Incorporating Treatment Pauses, Dosing Flexibility, and Education to Support GLP-1RA Therapy Persistence
Speaker: Peter Lin
Participant-directed Intervention Tailoring is Associated with Improvements in Glycemic Control for South Asian adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Speaker: Rawel Sidhu
Offspring Birthweight and Long-Term Risk of Maternal Diabetes
Speaker: Tina Nham
Impact of the PGC-1α Gly482Ser Polymorphism on Mouse Metabolism
Speaker: Nathalie Jouvet
The HNF-1αG319S Variant Shifts β-cell Metabolism Towards Fat Oxidation in MIN6 β-cells and Mouse Islets
Speaker: Taylor Morriseau
Profiling Calcium-Dependent Gene Expression and Identifying Functional Diversity in Human Islet Cell Types
Speaker: Ji Soo Yoon
Sex Differences in β-cells Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response
Speaker: George Brownrigg
Mechanistic insight regarding how NRF1 and NRF2 protect against non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Speaker: May Akl
Suppression of ABHD6 Promotes Healthy Expansion of Adipose Tissue in Obesity
Speaker: Pegah Poursharifi
Female Renal Tubule-Specific Adipose Triglyceride Lipase Knockout Mice Develop Glucose Intolerance with Advancing Age
Speaker: Kalsha Diaguarachchige De Silva
Metabolic and Cardiovascular Impact of Ketotic Extreme Carbohydrate Restriction
Speaker: Cassandra Locatelli
Impaired Function and Altered Morphology in the Skeletal Muscles of Adult Men and Women with Type 1 Diabetes
Speaker: Thomas Hawke
ProIAPP1-67 Measurement in Type 1 Diabetes: a Novel β-cell Biomarker?
Speaker: Lindsay Pallo
Physical Activity and Nerve Structure and Function in Patients with Longstanding Type 1 Diabetes
Speaker: Evan Lewis
Ketogenesis and Ketone Excretion Before and After Empagliflozin Use in Type 1 Diabetes
Speaker: Daniel Scarr
Dr. Jonathan Campbell; Dr. James Johnson;
Chair: Dr. Erin Mulvihill
Dr. Changting Xiao; Dr. Erin Mulvihill
Chair: Dr. Scott Widenmaier
Dr. Iliana Lega; Dr. Joshua Niznik
Chair: Dr. Lorraine Lippscombe
Speaker(s): TBA
Chair: Dr. Jonathan Schertzer
Dr. Heather Denroche; Dr. Sara Vasconcelos
Dr. Sarah Mah;
Dr. David Napier
Dr. Pedro Geraldes; TBA
Sean McKelvey; Dr. Hertzel Gerstein
Chair: Dr. James Johnson
Co–Developed Accredited Symposium: Reflecting on the partnership between Primary Care and Endocrinologists
Faculty: Dr. Zubin Punthakee, MD, FRCPC, ABIM; Dr. Upender Mehan, MD, CCFP, FCFP; Joyce M. Arsenault, RN, CDE
Please visit the posters and ask questions of the presenters.
Dr. Stan Van Uum
Co-chair DC/CSEM Professional Conference; CSEM President-Elect
Moderator: Dr. Sabrina Gill
CSEM Poster Viewing
Dr. Leanne Ward
Dr. Rick Adachi
Moderator: Dr. Breay Paty
Dr. Robert Hegele
Moderator: Dr. Naomi Severin
CSEM Residents’ Day Review
The Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) is excited to offer the 2021 Residents' Day Review Course virtually on Monday, November 22, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., prior to the 2021 Diabetes Canada/Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism Professional Conference.
Residents’ Day consists of workshops and lectures on endocrinology topics led by experts in the field. It is specially designed to prepare you for the upcoming Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification exam in endocrinology. NEW THIS YEAR! Join our Meet-the-Professor sessions: small group, interactive case discussions with experts. There will be lots of time to ask questions.
Resident clinical vignettes and research project abstracts can be submitted here before September 6, 2021 at 11:55p.m ET.
Diabetes Action Canada Trainee Day
The Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) Training and Mentoring Program in collaboration with Diabetes Canada is pleased to offer again in 2021 the Diabetes Action Canada Virtual Trainee Day – Plan your journey: from publishing your science to developing your career. The event will take place on Monday, November 22, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET prior to the Virtual 2021 Diabetes Canada/Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism Professional Conference.
The full conference registration fee includes access to all sessions, exhibits, posters, and sponsored events.
| Registration Category | Until September 29, 2021 | September 29-TBD | TBD-November 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Conference Member | |||
| Member (Diabetes Canada Regular/Student Membership, CSEM Trainee/Student Membership) Full Conference Pass | $100 | $120 | $150 |
| Full Conference Member | |||
| Non-member Full Conference Pass | $250 | $300 | $350 |
| Membership Fees | |||
| Diabetes Canada Regular Professional Membership | $120 | $120 | $120 |
| Diabetes Canada Student Membership | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CSEM Trainee/Student Membership | $0 | $0 | $0 |
All post-secondary students (e.g. Bachelors, Masters, PhD, post- doctoral or M.D.) enrolled at a college or university in a diabetes/health-care related field are eligible to become student members
Student members enjoy the same benefits as regular members free of charge for up to two years.
Complete the application form and email it along with your proof of enrollment to professional.membership@diabetes.ca. All applicants must provide proof of full-time status that confirms the start and end dates of their program.
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