Diabetes Nurses Interest Group

We would like to congratulate our colleagues at the Seniors Health Knowledge Network Diabetes Community of Practice (SHKN Diabetes CoP) for receiving the 2012 CDA/DES Practical Diabetes Resource of the Year Award at the national CDA conference this past October. The group received the award for their DVD based resource "Diabetes 101: A Comprehensive Learning Tool for Health Care Professionals in Long Term Care Settings."

The latest edition of the DNIG newsletter is now available! Just Click on the attachment below.

In this issue, we have items on:

• World Diabetes Day
• Beryl Pilkington at the DNIG AGM
• Eating Well on a Budget
• Diabetes and Air Pollution
• DNIG Student Reps
• Upcoming Events
• Funding Opportunities
• and your invitation to join the DNIG Team!

See the following excerpt from "In the Loop" regarding the RNAO's BPG "Assessment and Management of Foot Ulcers for People With Diabetes." Very exciting!

The diabetes crisis: health care not doing its part?

Diabetes in Canada: parts of the story

The CDA recently issued a petition urging the federal government to continue its efforts to reduce the amount of sodium in Canadian food. Click "read more" and follow the link to sign the petition!

 
DNIG will offer three bursaries in 2013. The bursaries, described below, are managed by the Registered Nurses Foundation of Ontario (RNFOO).

Lisa Gurman, a graduate student in the Masters in Nursing Program of the University of Toronto, won both the Margaret Myers, Diabetes Clinical Practice award and the Mary Ann Murphy Memorial Diabetes Award.

Once again, there were no candidates for the Ernie “Aieh” Jacobs Memorial Award.
 
 

Welcome to the next exciting stage in the evolution of the Diabetes Nursing Interest Group (DNIG).

From today, this is the main home of ALL our newsletter, events, members’ voices, and resources. The new website also has exactly the same content as our old site, which we will be switching off altogether in the very near future.

We hope you'll enjoy this new, cleaner layout.

The executive team will post items of interest in the ‘News’ section. 

We encourage all members to comment on items they find interesting (no sign-in required).