Acknowledgements
LearnDiabetes was developed through a collaborative partnership between our clinicians, patients, families, and the Digital Lab at BC Children’s Hospital. We acknowledge the dedication and expertise of all those involved, whose contributions have been vital to success. Our heartfelt thanks go to the following teams and individuals for their instrumental roles in bringing this project to life.
The Diabetes Transformation Project
The Diabetes Transformation Project (DTP) is a BC Children’s Hospital initiative that aims to improve the lives and health outcomes of children living with diabetes through a multi-faceted approach including family-to-family connections, education, training, research, and communication with experts who truly understand the challenges of a diabetes diagnosis.
Clinical Project Leadership
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Dr. Shazhan Amed, MD, FRCPC, MScPH
Clinical Professor, Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Dr. Joseph Leung, MD, FRCPC
Adult Endocrinologist and Clinical Assistant Professor, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia
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Susan Pinkney, MA
Diabetes Transformation Project (DTP) Project Manager
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Madeleine Leung, PMP
Diabetes Transformation Project (DTP) Project Manager
Subject Matter Experts
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Hannah Breadon, RN, BScN, CDE, Diabetes Nurse
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Deep McGregor, RN, BScN, CDE, Diabetes Nurse
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Jillian Creagh, RN, BScN, CDE, Diabetes Nurse
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Tavia Moffit, RD, CDE, Dietician
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Susie Sun, RD, CDE, Dietician
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Joanna Parkin, RD, CDE, Dietician
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Stephanie Chan, MSW, RSW, Social Worker
DTP Patient & Family Advisory Board
The DTP Patient & Family Advisory Board is made up of dozens of wise, generous and committed parents, guardians, children and youth who hold true knowledge of what it is like to live with, and care for someone living with, type 1 diabetes. The Advisory Board has been instrumental in guiding, designing, and reviewing the development of LearnDiabetes and we are extremely grateful for all of their invaluable contributions.
Digital Lab at BC Children's Hospital
The Digital Lab is an integrated unit of BC Children's Hospital and the University of British Columbia. The aim of the Lab is to improve health outcomes and the delivery of health services through digital innovation and technology. Learn more about our work at digitallab.org.
Technical Project Leadership
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Dr. John Jacob, PhD, MSc, MBAHead, Digital Lab, BC Children's Hospital
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Dr. Sima Zakani, PhDAssociate Director, Digital Lab
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Suzy SpenceProducer and Designer, Digital Lab
Digital Lab Project Team
A central aspect of LearnDiabetes was the emphasis on design and custom animation. We would like to extend a special thanks to our talented designers for their artistic efforts and creativity in bringing this vision to life:
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Jenny Huang, Project Manager
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Natalie Neagu, Project Coordinator
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Joey Gao, Designer
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Gillian Tsang, Designer
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Sarah Tan, Designer
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Sabina Jaramillo, Designer
Acknowledgements
We would like to extend a special thanks to Founders Media for supporting our media production.
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