NHP Seminar: Improving Transition to Adult Diabetes Care
This presentation will identify some of the common challenges in the transition from pediatric to adult care, and explore ways to improve transition care. Dr. Shulman will also review the results of some ongoing transition research studies in Canada and future directions.
Dr. Rayzel Shulman is a pediatric endocrinologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto. She is a Scientist in the Child Health and Evaluative Sciences Program at the Sickkids Research Institute and an Adjunct Scientist at ICES. Her research program is focused on developing and evaluating health services interventions to improve health outcomes and the quality of care for youth living with diabetes. An area of focus is transition to adult care. She holds research funding from The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Diabetes Canada.
Audience: Attendance is open to U of T faculty, trainees, students, and all Network for Healthy Populations community partners.
The Network for Healthy Populations Seminar Series is pleased to announce that we offer CME credits. In order to receive written documentation for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, please check “Yes” beside the question “Do you require CME credits?” at registration.
College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+® Certified Activity This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 1.0 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1 This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim up to a maximum of 1.0 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
