Diabetes Awareness Month
Activity for healthcare professionalsMedia activityMeeting/Exhibition/FairOnline activityScreening for type 2 diabetes Start Date: November 1, 2024End Date: November 30, 2024
1st November, Friday: Anti-Stigma Campaign Launch - Digital Launch
14th November, Thursday: WDD- Open House Day 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Health Fair 10:00 am – 2:00 pm - Tent to include:
- Blood sugar and blood pressure info table
- KYM info table
- Nutrition table
- Physical activity booth in collaboration with CORE.
Fireside Chats (Educational Kitchen)
- 11:00-11:30 am: Fireside chat on Diabetes and Heart Disease with Dr. Garcia-Banigan hosting Dr. Susan Moffet-Bruce (cardio thoracic surgeon) Live-streamed
- 12:00-12:30 pm: Fireside chat on Eye Care for People Living with Diabetes with Dr. Garcia-Banigan hosting Drs. Alica Stovell-Washington (TBC) and David Ramsey (ophthalmologists) LiveStreamed
- 1:00 – 1:30 pm: Fireside chat on Women’s Health and Patient Advocacy with Dr. Garcia-Banigan hosting Dr. Susan Moffet-Bruce (Cardio thoracic surgeon and Women’s Health) LiveStreamed
- 1:30-1:45 pm: Presentation by Simone Barton (CORE) on Cardiovascular health and physical activity
15th November, Friday
- Denim for Diabetes
- Bermuda College Health Fair 1:00 pm-5:00 pm. Focus on hypertension this year.
Dr. David Ramsey providing free retinopathy screening. Bermuda Diabetes Association providing nutrition information and blood glucose measurement (strips and A1C tests for high glucose)
26th November, Tuesday: BDA AGM 45th Anniversary @ AXA-XL O’Hara House
Including:
Open to the general public (first part only) and Members:
- Presentation by Dr David Owens on Retinal Screening (Mar 2023) peer reviewed paper
- Presentation of the anti-stigma campaign ‘Labels’
- Activity Snacking video
Members only
- AGM
27th November, Wednesday: Retinal screening results and practical findings in Bermuda. CME session with Dr Owens.
Resource Centre 5:30pm- 6:45pm
29th November, Friday: Dr Alice Cheng Staff Presentation @ Teaching Kitchen 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
30th November, Saturday AM: Dr Alice Cheng Health Professional Presentation @BUEI
Organizer: Bermuda Diabetes Associaiton
Event Email: lrockhead@diabetes.bm
Event website: https://diabetes.bm
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