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This World Diabetes Day 💙, we're highlighting innovative projects the Network is working on. This panel discussion, moderated by
@kristalamb.bsky.social
, shows the need to meet people where they are to ensure health interventions actually reach those who need them most.
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Our team is at the
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workshop in Winnipeg this week! Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe presented about the Network’s progress and our trainees Amrit Thandi and Jashnoor Chhina presented posters. Congrats to Amrit for winning best oral presentation! 🙌
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This Diabetes Awareness Month, we are sharing what our Graduate Award Program awardees are looking forward to in their program. Today, we're highlighting Ibrahim Ghanem from
@utm.utoronto.ca
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Our next Seminar Series talk examines the critical gap in race-based healthcare data in Ontario. Rayshaun Whyte, will present on November 17, at 12pm EDT. Register now and join us!
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Banting & Best Diabetes Centre
5 days ago
🌟 Application Deadline: 4 p.m. Eastern Time, December 2, 2025 This program supports scholarly and innovative research initiatives in quality improvement in diabetes care and/or patient safety in diabetes care. Learn more and apply now!
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This Diabetes Awareness Month, we're featuring our fabulous Graduate Award Program winners. Today, we're highlighting Batool AlMousawi from
@ihpmeuoft.bsky.social
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This Diabetes Awareness Month, we're featuring our fabulous graduate award program winners. First up, Alexandra Auyeung from the
@uoftm.bsky.social
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Kudos to Dr. Ghazal Fazli and Aimen Zehra, who recently published "A Scoping Review on Community-based Diabetes Screening Interventions: Paving the Pathway to Early Care and Prevention of Diabetes" in Current Diabetes Report.
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A Scoping Review on Community-based Diabetes Screening Interventions: Paving the Pathway to Early Care and Prevention of Diabetes - Current Diabetes Reports
Purpose of Review This review mapped evidence on community-based screening interventions for early detection of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D), and identified barriers and strategies for develo...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11892-025-01605-2
10 days ago
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Did you miss our Seminar Series with Dr. Lee-Ling Lim? Watch it now on our YouTube channel! This is a great discussion about how data is being used in the fight against diabetes in Malaysia.
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NHP members recently co-authored an article in the Journal of Participatory Medicine: Principles and Practices of Community Engagement in AI for Population Health: Formative Qualitative Study of the AI for Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Project.
jopm.jmir.org/2025/1/e69497
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Principles and Practices of Community Engagement in AI for Population Health: Formative Qualitative Study of the AI for Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Project
Background: Preventing diabetes is a priority for governments and health systems worldwide. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to inform prevention and planning. But there is little guidan...
https://jopm.jmir.org/2025/1/e69497
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Join us on Nov. 17 from 12-1 for our Seminar Series with Rayshaun Whyte. This talk will examine the critical gap in race-based healthcare data in Ontario, with a specific focus on the Black, African, and Caribbean communities. Register now and join us!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/network-fo...
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For their 2024 Catalyst Grant project, the “Enhancing Sense of Belonging Through Physical Activity,” team explored with youth the connection between feeling a sense of belonging through physical activity. Learn more about their project!
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
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DREAM Theme
about 1 month ago
Introducing the second keynote speaker of the DREAM
#Symposium
: Making Connections for Innovation, Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe from
@utoronto.ca
! Mark your calendars for Nov 13📅 Register here:
tinyurl.com/5d6em33b
@chrimanitoba.bsky.social
@um-radyfhs.bsky.social
@nhp-uoft.bsky.social
#Diabetes
#Research
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U of T Mississauga (UTM)
about 2 months ago
Sept. 30 | Orange Shirt Day at OISE Library Book Club Join UTL and OISE for a book club discussion of Tanya Talaga's 'The Knowing'. ⏰ 1 - 2 p.m. 📍 OISE Library The book club is open to everyone at
#UofT
. 🧡
#OrangeShirtDay
#NDTR
. More info 📙
https://bit.ly/42axmST
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U of T Mississauga (UTM)
about 2 months ago
Sept. 30 | Orange Shirt Day 2025 Event Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a university-wide event to recognize
#OrangeShirtDay
and
#NDTR
. ⏰ 10 - 11:30 a.m. 📍 Hart House OR virtually More info & event registration ➡️
https://bit.ly/4807cWy
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U of T Indigenous Research Network
about 2 months ago
Hosted by
@utm.utoronto.ca
’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives, the Oct. 4 All-Nations Powwow marks the third year people will gather on campus to celebrate Indigenous culture, community and tradition 💙
#UofTIRN
#UofTIndigenous
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2025 All-Nations Powwow - Indigenous Research Network at the University of Toronto
A Powwow is an Indigenous social celebration where community members can gather and enjoy traditional singing and dancing. All community members, including non-Indigenous, are welcome and strongly enc...
https://irn.utoronto.ca/events/2025-all-nations-powwow/
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U of T Mississauga (UTM)
about 2 months ago
Get ready! The
#AllNationsPowwow
is coming to
#UTM
in just one week. Free ticket and event info ➡️ uoft.me/utmpowwow25
#UTMPowwow
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Join us on Thursday, October 16 at 12 p.m. for our October Seminar Series event. Dr. Lee-Ling Lim from Universiti Malaya will present on From Data to Action in the Fight Against Diabetes and NCDs in Malaysia. Register now!
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about 2 months ago
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EARLY Diabetes
3 months ago
Showcasing our students' research
@uhn.ca
ORT STAR Research Day and
@nhp-uoft.bsky.social
Summer Student Research Day! A big kudos and shout-out for their accomplishments and dedication👏
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We're celebrating the incredible work done by our summer students today. This cohort has created a wealth of research projects throughout this term and our Summer Student Research Day is their opportunity to share the findings.
3 months ago
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We're celebrating the incredible work done by our summer students today. This cohort has created a wealth of research projects throughout this term and our Summer Student Research Day is their opportunity to share the findings.
3 months ago
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The
@calvin-ke.bsky.social
lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! Apply to join the team, where you will lead community-engaged, equity-focused type 2 diabetes research (qualitative & mixed-methods).
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EARLY Diabetes
4 months ago
We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! Exciting opportunity to join our research program
@uhn.ca
leading community-engaged, equity-driven type 2 diabetes research using qualitative and mixed-methods approaches.🔗:
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHe...
@kristalamb.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Qualitative Type 2 Diabetes Research
Company Description: UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto West...
https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHealthNetwork/744000073617796-postdoctoral-fellow-qualitative-type-2-diabetes-research
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Temerty Medicine
4 months ago
Looking for the latest news at
#TemertyMed
? Our stories about our faculty, students and research live here:
bit.ly/45TQbfK
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EARLY Diabetes
4 months ago
Grateful to my PI
@calvin-ke.bsky.social
, our co-authors, community partners, and the patient participants who made this work possible. Special thanks to
@nhp-uoft.bsky.social
for funding this project–read here:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40639770/
@bbdc-uoft.bsky.social
@uhn.ca
@ihpmeuoft.bsky.social
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Prevalence of diabetic kidney disease by world region of birth among immigrants and long-term residents of Canada with type 2 diabetes - PubMed
There is substantial variation in the prevalence of DKD among immigrants according to world region of birth.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40639770/
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New research from the lab of Dr.
@calvin-ke.bsky.social
looks at the prevalence of diabetic kidney disease by world region of birth among immigrants and long-term residents of Canada with type 2 diabetes.
www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S016...
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Prevalence of diabetic kidney disease by world region of birth among immigrants and long-term residents of Canada with type 2 diabetes
To measure the prevalence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) among immigrants and long-term residents with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
https://www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S0168-8227(25)00379-1/fulltext
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Dr. Ghazal Fazli was recently a guest on The Agenda with Steve Paikin. You can watch her episode, which looks at how medicine has advanced over the last 20 years, now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzo...
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How Has Medicine Advanced in 20 Years? | The Agenda
YouTube video by TVO Today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzo4jHhGeg
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A new publication from members of our NHP team looks at Community-based T2D screening programmes designed for priority populations: a scoping review protocol. Congratulations to Dr. Ghazal Fazli, Muhanad Ali, Fatema Ali, David Gerstle and Aimen Zehra.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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EARLY Diabetes
4 months ago
Thank you to my coauthors, our community partners, and patient participants. Grateful to SPARK and
@nhp-uoft.bsky.social
for funding this work.
@kristalamb.bsky.social
@bbdc-uoft.bsky.social
@uhn.ca
@ihpmeuoft.bsky.social
@calvin-ke.bsky.social
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Impact of cardiovascular risk visualization on motivation to self-manage young-onset type 2 diabetes
To investigate the accessibility, credibility, emotional responses, and impacts of cardiovascular risk visualizations in motivating self-management of young-onset type 2 diabetes (YOD).
https://www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S0168-8227(25)00357-2/fulltext
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Dr. Ghazal Fazli, an assistant professor at the
@uoftmississauga.bsky.social
, has been named the inaugural Novo Nordisk Research Chair in Social and Environmental Determinants of Health! Congratulations, Ghazal!
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/meet-our-res...
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A new publication from the lab of Dr.
@calvin-ke.bsky.social
looks at findings from his recent Catalyst Grant project. What impact does cardiovascular risk visualization have on motivation to self-manage young-onset
#T2D
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www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S016...
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Impact of cardiovascular risk visualization on motivation to self-manage young-onset type 2 diabetes
To investigate the accessibility, credibility, emotional responses, and impacts of cardiovascular risk visualizations in motivating self-management of young-onset type 2 diabetes (YOD).
https://www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S0168-8227(25)00357-2/fulltext#f0005
4 months ago
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#ICYMI
- New research from the lab of Dr. Baiju Shah looks at comparing quality of diabetes care between immigrants and non-immigrants within dimensions of marginalization: A population-based cohort study.
www.primary-care-diabetes.com/article/S175...
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Comparing quality of diabetes care between immigrants and non-immigrants within dimensions of marginalization: A population-based cohort study
Immigrants in western countries face an increased risk of developing diabetes and have been shown to receive lower quality of diabetes care. However, it is uncertain whether this disparity in care per...
https://www.primary-care-diabetes.com/article/S1751-9918(25)00048-8/fulltext
5 months ago
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New research from Katelyn Sushko and Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe and looks at mapping the components of the effective implementation of diabetes prevention programs after gestational diabetes.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
5 months ago
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Our Director, Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe, is part of the Global Diabetes Forum, which released The Copenhagen Declaration for Diabetes in the latest issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
#CopenhagenDeclaration
Learn more!
diabetes.emory.edu/copenhagen-d...
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Copenhagen Diabetes Declaration | EGDRC | Emory University
https://diabetes.emory.edu/copenhagen-diabetes-declaration/index.html
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Congratulations to Dr. Baiju Shah who won Diabetes Canada's Charles H. Best Award. The award recognizes a health-care professional who has made a significant difference across Canada towards improving the quality of life of individuals living with diabetes.
diabetes.ca/media-room/p...
5 months ago
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Congratulations to Dr. Erik Leif Lovblom, from
@ihpmeuoft.bsky.social
who was awarded a 100th Anniversary Discovery of Insulin Banting Award from the Network for Healthy Populations and the Banting Discovery Foundation!
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/100th-annive...
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Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Discovery Day. This event was a fantastic opportunity to connect, learn and share - and to introduce our new Catalyst Grant projects and give updates on our previously-funded work. We can't wait for next year!
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Krista Lamb
5 months ago
I love that I was able to interview my colleague
@calvin-ke.bsky.social
for this profile about his Catalyst Grant. The
@nhp-uoft.bsky.social
is supporting so many interesting projects aimed at improving the overall health of our communities.
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
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Did you miss our May seminar? Watch it now on our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Ge...
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Bridging Gaps: Cancer Genetics Access and Diabetes Risk Across Diverse Ontario Communities
YouTube video by Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_GeMONrrRE
6 months ago
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We're sharing all of our funded Catalyst Grant projects today! Congratulations to: Drs. Deborah Scharf and Alison Freeland on their project, Staying active and connected: A healthy lifestyle group for Mississauga adults living with psychosis.
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
6 months ago
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We're sharing our Catalyst Grant projects! Congrats to Dr. Ibukun Abejirinde & Racquel Bremmer on, Food and culture as healing: An intergenerational community garden to address the burden and impacts of
#T2D
in Black low-income communities.
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
6 months ago
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We're sharing our 2025 funded Catalyst Grant projects today! Congratulations to project leads Drs. Neil Tangri and Baiju Shah on their South Asian healthy living project. Find out more:
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
6 months ago
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We're sharing our 2025 funded Catalyst Grant projects today! Congrats to Drs.
@lisamccarthy.bsky.social
, Ruben Hernandez Rodriguez, and Kainat Bashir on their project: Diabetes and dementia care of Mississauga’s immigrant communities.
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
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We're sharing our funded Catalyst Grant projects! Congrats to project leads Chenai Kadungure, Dr. Mireille Norris, and Dr. Camille Clarke on their project: Community health outcomes improvement by computerized education seminars (CHOICES).
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
6 months ago
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We're sharing all of our funded Catalyst Grant projects today! Staying active and connected: A healthy lifestyle group for Mississauga adults living with psychosis Project Leads: Dr. Deborah Scharf and Dr. Alison Freeland Learn more:
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
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We're thrilled to announce that we have awarded seven new Catalyst Grants! Learn more about the projects via our announcement and watch for updates on all of them throughout the day.
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
6 months ago
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We're sharing all of our funded Catalyst Grant projects today! Integrating community perspectives into greenspace policies and planning in the City of Mississauga Project Leads: Dr. Gillian Booth and Karen Gomez Learn more!
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
6 months ago
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Congratulations, Laura!
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6 months ago
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University of Toronto Mississauga students - there's still time to apply for our Graduate Award! Learn more and apply before June 6th!
@uoftmississauga.bsky.social
@utm-research.bsky.social
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/2025-network...
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ICES Ontario
6 months ago
ICES prioritizes First Nations, Inuit and Métis voices and wants to hear what questions about health matter most to you. #ICESOntario Public Advisory Council is recruiting new members. Apply by June 9, 2025. APPLY NOW:
www.ices.on.ca/our-o...
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