Our Work
The IDEA Diabetes team has many skills and prior experience to set us up for success. Below you will find a list of our team’s past and current projects and clients.
Projects and Clients
BC First Nations Health Authority - Vancouver Island Regional Diabetes Strategy (2023 - ongoing)
National Indigenous Diabetes Association - Indigenous Engagement on a National Diabetes Framework (2022 - 24)
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Public Health Association of BC – School Food Environment Toolkit First Nations Engagement Component (2023)
BC Centre for Disease Control – Food Costs and Climate Change Stories in Remote and Indigenous Communities Project (2022-2023)
Diabetes Education Workshops – Workshops for Healthcare Providers and Health Leadership (2015-ongoing)
Pikangikum First Nation - In-community Diabetes Training and Strategic Planning (2017-2022)
Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines - Self Management Education and Support Chapter (2018); Diabetes Remission Chapter and User Guide (2022), newly appointed member of the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee (2022)
BC First Nations Health Authority - Diabetes Webinar (2022)
BC Guidelines - Diabetes Care - Committee Member (2020-2021)
Kwanlin Dunn First Nation, Yukon - In-community Diabetes Workshop for Health Care Providers (2020)
Tl’azt’en First Nation, BC - In-community Diabetes Workshop for Community Members and Health Care Providers (2020)
BC Aboriginal Diabetes Conference - Plenary Presentations and Professional Development (2015-2019, 2023)
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (Big Trout Lake), ON - In-community Diabetes Training and Strategic Planning (2017-2019)
Bigstone Cree Nation, AB - World Diabetes Day Community Presentation (2019)
Neskantaga First Nation, ON - In-community Diabetes Workshop for Health Care Providers (2019)
Wabuskang First Nation, ON - In-community Diabetes Workshop for Health Care Providers (2018)
BC First Nations Regional Health Survey - Survey Coordinator and Data Collector (2016-2017)
BC First Nations Regional Early Childhood Education and Employment Survey - Administrator (2015-2016)
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada - Facilitation of National Food Security Strategic Planning (2010)
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Saskatchewan Region - Facilitation of the creation of a Saskatchewan First Nations Diabetes Strategy (2009-2010)
Publications and Presentations
- Article in the Diabetes Communicator (Diabetes Canada), December 2022 - COVID-19 Pandemic Shifts Potential for Virtual Diabetes Care in Indigenous Communities
- Special Article co-author in the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines, November 2022 - Remission of Type 2 Diabetes and User’s Guide
- Presentation at Diabetes Canada National Conference, November 2021 - Honouring the Stories and Experiences of Indigenous Peoples with Diabetes Through Trauma-Informed Care
- Webinar Presentation with UBC Diabetes Research Network, November 2021 - Type 2 Diabetes and Indigenous People: Supporting a Culturally Safe and Self Determined Journey
- Presentation at BC Type 2 Diabetes Dialogue, November 2020
- Peer-reviewed journal publication, Nursing 2021, August 2021 - Breaking out of the system and moving to strengths-based care [Nursing. 2021 Aug 1;51(8):39-42. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000757156.83297.d4.]
- Peer-reviewed online journal publication in Nursology, August 2020 - Hope in Nursing
- Article in the Diabetes Communicator (Diabetes Canada), April 2020 - Putting Weight Management into Perspective in Type 2 Diabetes
- Poster Presentation at Diabetes Canada National Conference, October 2019 - Creating a 10-Year Diabetes Strategy in an Ontario Indigenous Community
- Chapter co-authorship in Diabetes Canada 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines - Chapter 7: Self-Management Education and Support
- Poster presentation at Diabetes Canada National Conference, October 2018 - Indigenous Diabetes Workshops: Creating an Equal Environment
- Poster presentation at Diabetes Canada National Conference, October 2018 - Developing a Strategic Model for Sustainable, Autonomous Diabetes Care in Indigenous Communities