Diabetes CoP

The SHRTN Diabetes Community of Practice (CoP) brings together diabetes interested professionals, leaders, and direct care providers for the purpose of advancing diabetes care for seniors. Our shared goal is to transform diabetes care for seniors through knowledge exchange, skill building, and creation of competencies to achieve superior outcomes for people living with diabetes.

The diabetes CoP will work collaboratively to address a need for diabetes best practice knowledge dissemination and implementation particularly in the home, community and long term care sectors. The CoP will enhance knowledge synthesis and dissemination of existing diabetes related tools and resources such as the RNAO Best Practice Guidelines, CDA Clinical Practice Guidelines and resources, emerging research and leading practices.

Resources for Diabetes CoP

To learn more about the DVD “Diabetes 101: A Comprehensive Learning Tool for Health Care Professionals in Long Term Care Settings,” please click here.

Copies of the DVD, “Diabetes 101” is available in your local Diabetes Regional Coordination Centre in Ontario. Questions? Please contact this CoP’s Knowledge Broker or Information Specialist listed below.

Looking for the latest articles or webinars?

Reading Lists
The “Cite Bites” reading list for July/August created by SHRTN Information Specialist Mary Beth Forget.
Cite Bites – July/August 2011
Cite Bites -Fall 2011

Promotional materials
For the Diabetes CoP Poster/Flyer, please click here

Webinars | Videobroadcasts
In 2011, the Diabetes CoP completed four webinars via the OTN website. If you missed these or want access them in archives, here’s a list:

Title: Diabetes CoP – Diabetes and Renal Failure: Risk Factors and Treatment Options_Live
Date: June 24, 2011 TSM #: 16546521_UHN_SHRTN
Click here

Title: Deciphering the Diabetic Foot
Date: April 28 2011 TSM #: 15028354-The Royal Victoria Hospital-Seniors Health Research Transfer Network
Click here

Title: Diabetes as a circulation Problem
Date: March 24 | 2011 TSM#15290590_Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre_SHRTN Diabetes Community of Practice
Click here

Title: A fresh look at nutrition therapy for the elderly person with diabetes: Guidelines and practice tips
Date: February 24 |2011 TSM #: 14960779
Click here

Membership, Partners, and Core Working Group

The CoP membership includes a diverse mix of regulated and unregulated care providers, clinical and professional practice leaders, administrators, directors of care, educators, researchers and policy makers. Members of the CoP also include those who serve as partners and enablers in reaching and engaging with current and potential CoP members and participants in CoP activities.

The Core Working Group includes individuals who have committed to assisting the CoP Co-Leads through providing guidance and stewardship, subject expertise, organization, and promotion of CoP activities. This group currently includes representatives from: