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Welcome to the Type 2 Diabetes Network Resources page! Here you will find key materials that help advance the work of preventing, managing and reversing type 2 diabetes as well as support collaboration and shared learning.
Evidence-Based Carbohydrate Restriction - Webinar
In the June 23, 2020 webinar from the Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition (IPTN), registered dietitians Eliana Witchell and Michelle Shepherd discuss using reduced carbohydrate diets in clinical practice. Watch the webinar, Evidence-Based Carbohydrate Restriction: Using this Tool in a Safe and Effective Manner, by clicking on the link below.
Going Virtual with Diabetes Education in BC: Part 2 — Webinar
A follow-up to the Going Virtual with Diabetes Education webinar on April 29, this one-hour session offered people supporting diabetes education within health authorities an opportunity to connect, share ideas, tools, processes and resources and help overcome challenges and barriers with implementing virtual care programs that will meet the needs of patients, families and providers.
Barriers and Facilitators
During the June 3 webinar, Going Virtual with Diabetes Education in BC, participants shared what barriers and facilitators they have experienced in the shift to going virtual.
Download Slide Here
Interior Health's Virtual Care Appointments Overview
During the COVID-19 pandemic, you can meet with your healthcare provider from the convenience of your
home using phone or video calls. Your healthcare provider will decide if you are a good candidate. This is Interior Health’s overview of a Virtual Care Appointment using the video application Zoom.
Going Virtual with Diabetes Education in BC — Webinar
This one-hour session offered people supporting diabetes education within health authorities an opportunity to connect, share ideas, tools, processes and resources and help overcome challenges and barriers with implementing virtual care programs that will meet the needs of patients, families and providers.
Interior Health: Use of Virtual Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this document is to provide direction to guide clinical assessment and judgement processes when determining whether a face-to-face Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) service may be replaced with a virtual visit during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, an exception has been granted to allow the use of Zoom videoconference software in DECs for virtual visits.
Download Report Here
On the Road to Diabetes Health
An information booklet for people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. This booklet was written by diabetes educators. It gives you, your family, and others involved in your care information about both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Reversing the Course of Type 2 Diabetes: Environmental Scan
amongst clinicians, researchers, policy makers, population health experts, patients and educators to
better enable system-level change around type 2 diabetes.Download Environmental Scan Here
Fraser Health's Patient Education Videos
Fraser Health has a series of On the Road to Diabetes Health patient education videos available on YouTube, covering a range of topics from healthy eating to managing your diabetes.
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We Want to Work with You!
Interested in working together to design a different future for people living with type 2 diabetes in BC? Learn more about and join the Type 2 Diabetes Network!
Key Contact
Raman Bowerbank
Leader, Health System Improvement (Primary & Community Care)
rbowerbank@bcpsqc.ca
250.899.4058