Supporting health behaviour change in children can be challenging. Even when you work together with families to set healthy lifestyle goals during appointments, it can be difficult to keep patients motivated in between visits.
A network of 10 childhood diabetes centres across Canada has partnered with patients, families and health-care providers to design the first national childhood diabetes registry. The network, called the CAnadian PediAtric diabetes ConsortIum (CAPACIty), aims to improve clinical care for children and youth living with diabetes.
Dr. Shazhan Amed is an investigator and pediatric endocrinologist at BC Children’s Hospital and a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Amed will be one of five panelists at the Women in Science event on Feb. 10, 2022.
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