2023 Catalyst Grant Projects
Dr. Calvin Ke, Principal Investigator
Developing and Implementing a Personalized Care Pathway to Improve the Management of Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Peel Region
Project Objective: Collaboratively engage patients and community members to adopt a personalized diabetes care pathway to meet the diverse needs of young adults across all ethnicities in the Peel Region.
Dr. Terence Tang, Principal Investigator
Reducing Health Inequities in Severe Diabetic Foot Infection and Amputation by Engaging At-Risk Communities to Optimize the Implementation of Evidence-Based Strategies
Project Objective: Further optimize the implementation of evidence-based strategies (multidisciplinary team and care pathways) in the care of diabetic foot ulcers to prevent severe outcomes and reduce health inequities.
Dr. Vasanti Malik, Principal Investigator
Increasing Knowledge, Reducing Risk: A community- integrated nutrition education intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes in Peel
Project Objective: Assess the effectiveness and implementation strategy of an intervention co-designed with community stakeholders that delivers nutrition education based on the Portfolio Diet on reducing T2D risk factors among Peel residents with elevated T2D risk