Events

Apr 20, 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Network for Healthy Populations Seminar

Network for Healthy Populations Seminar - April 20, 2026

Workin' 9 to Thrive: Health Promotion Programs in the Workplace

Speaker: Dr. Baiju Shah, MD, PhD

This seminar explores the important role workplaces play in promoting health and well-being among their employees. Participants will learn why workplaces are effective environments for health promotion and review key findings from previous studies on workplace-based health interventions. The presentation will also examine the real-world impact of a health promotion initiative implemented by a large national employer based in Peel.

Biography for Dr. Baiju Shah:

Dr. Baiju Shah is a health services researcher and clinician-scientist in endocrinology. He is a staff physician and Head of the Division of Endocrinology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and a Scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a Senior Core Scientist at ICES. His research seeks to understand and improve the quality of care and long-term outcomes of people with diabetes. He has national and international leadership in several areas of research, including diabetes care in immigrant, indigenous and other disadvantaged populations; long-term cardiometabolic consequences for women following gestational diabetes; and novel models of healthcare delivery to improve outcomes.

Register for this seminar here.

Audience: Attendance is open to U of T faculty, trainees, students, and all Network for Healthy Populations community partners.

For questions, please contact: director.novonordiskhp@utoronto.ca

CME Credits

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.

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).

May 6, 2026
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Network for Healthy Populations Visiting Speaker Seminar

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Remission: From Evidence to Implementation at Scale in England

Please register for this event here.

Speaker: Professor Jonathan Valabhji

The presentation will cover the successful implementation at scale across England of:

The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, with over two million people with prediabetes now referred in, and published evaluations demonstrating reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes among programme participants as well as at English population level associated with programme implementation.
The NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme, with over 50,000 people with recent-onset type 2 diabetes now referred in, and published data demonstrating a type 2 diabetes remission rate of 30% at 12 months.

The presentation will also cover how the cases for investment for both programmes were successfully made, how the programmes were established, and how they were rolled out across the whole of England.

Professor Jonathan Valabhji’s visit is funded through a CIHR Knowledge Mobilization in Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Grant awarded to Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta and colleagues.

Biography for Professor Jonathan Valabhji:

Professor Jonathan Valabhji is Clinical Chair in Medicine at Imperial College London, London, UK; Honorary Consultant Diabetologist at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, UK; and National Specialty Advisor for Multiple Long-Term Conditions at NHS England. From April 2013 until September 2023 he was National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity for the NHS in England. He has led rapid translation of high-quality research into national policy and practice and has established models for evaluation to assess translational impact. He qualified in 1990 from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College, London, UK. In 2019 he was awarded OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for services to diabetes and obesity care.

Please note, this event is being offered both in person at Womens College Hospital and virtually. You can determine the mode in which you will participate when selecting your ticket.