World Diabetes Congress

When: December 2-6, 2013

Where: Melbourne, Australia

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The International Diabetes Federation is the global voice for people with diabetes and those at risk. Twenty years after the World Diabetes Congress in Japan, the Western Pacific Region is again in the global health spotlight and is why we have chosen Melbourne to host the World Diabetes Congress in 2013.

Today, more than a third of all people with diabetes are found in the Western Pacific Region. It is also the region that has the highest number of undiagnosed cases and the highest number of deaths attributable to diabetes.

In Australia, 8 per cent of the population is now living with diabetes. This is predicted to increase to 14 per cent over the next twenty years. Indigenous communities in Australia are also a major concern as the prevalence within this population is three to four times higher than the rest of the Australia.

Melbourne will provide a perfect backdrop to inspire global actions anf agreements to act on diabetes and help safeguard the health of future generations.

Melbourne's location also makes the congress easily accessible to delegates from China and India, the two countries with the highest numbers of people with diabetes in the world.

We cordially invite you to join the global diabetes community for the World Diabetes Congress in Melbourne on December 2-6 2013.

Join us in our mission to advance diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide.

 

Additional Information:
http://www.idf.org/worlddiabetescongress/general-info

Dr. Julio Santiago's Prophecy: Diabetes and Family Functioning

Date: August 9, 2013
Time: 9:15
Where: Clopton Auditorium, WOHL Building on the Washington University School of Medicine Campus (4950 Children's Place)

Julio V. Santiago, M.D., FAC, was Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, Program Director of the Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Director of the Pediatric General Clinical Research Center and the division of Pediatric Endocrinology. For over ten years, Dr. Santiago served on the NIH’s special programs for supporting research centers in minority institutions and as a special advisor to his alma mater, the School of Medicine of the University of Puerto Rico. He also lectured extensively on issues related to Latino Health in North America. Dr. Santiago received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Manhattan College and his M.D. degree magna cum laude from the University of Puerto Rico, where he also completed his internship. After military service in Korea as a brigade surgeon during the Vietnam War, he went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He then completed a fellowship in metabolism and endocrinology at Washington University under Drs. David Kipnis and William Daughaday. Dr. Santiago was a fellow of the American College of Physicians, served as editor-in-chief of Diabetes and was the author of over 200 research publications.
Because of his unfailing devotion to diabetes research and patient care, and his invaluable contribution to the Washington University scientific community, we pause to honor his memory with this lecture. The speaker this year will be Barbara Anderson, PhD. Dr. Anderson is a Professor Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, at Baylor College of Medicine.

Diabetes Innovation 2013

 

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October 3-5, 2013

Washington, D.C.

 

The diabetes epidemic demands a powerful response from leaders in the diabetes community, nationally and globally. By bringing together the best minds across payers, providers, industry, government, research, prevention and treatment, Diabetes Innovation 2013 will act as a powerful marketplace of ideas, partnerships and collaboration to provoke thought, innovation and action that address the cost, productivity and quality of life impact of diabetes on our society.

 

Diabetes Innovation 2013 will provide a powerful foundation for sustained focus and excitement for advancement in all facets of diabetes prevention, treatment and payment reforms –from social media and gaming to translational research breakthroughs to mobile patient technologies and everything in between.

The Diabetes Innovation 2013 and Joslin Diabetes center issues a challenge to key leaders to be the catalyst for new partnerships, practical and affordable solutions, and hope in our common goal of a future without diabetes, its complications and co morbidities—and with billions of dollars in savings.

Additional Information:
http://www.joslin.org/diabetesinnovation2013.html