A new study by the Panagiotopoulos lab shows that declining kidney function is common in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Results support the need for systematic monitoring of kidney function in T1D children to prevent chronic kidney disease. More: https://t.co/iWuKh5rUNX
@JonMcGavock @gitawahi@KatherineMorri6@micyrn@EnRICHResearch Thankyou @JonMcGavock for the walk down memory lane- I was fortunate to mentor @gitawahi for her research on diabetes risk in Indigenous children in remote BC communities when she was @UBCPediatrics resident here
@JeremieSaunders said there are 3 fundamental tools incorporated into @sickboypodcast to allow for meaningful conversations
1. Courage
2. Laughter
3. Vulnerability
#CCPL2021
A new article in @APNMjournal by @AleWiedeman from the @AngelaMDevlin Lab @BCCHresearch reviews "treatment-related weight gain & metabolic complications in children with mental health disorders" & the potential role for lifestyle interventions. Read here: https://t.co/bddQkXbIvS
Effects of Bisphosphonate Therapy on Bone Mineral Density in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - R Ronsley, N Islam, M Kang, H Nadel, C Reilly, D Metzger, K Selby, C Panagiotopoulos, 2020- sharing our latest collaborative work @BCCHresearch https://t.co/CsCXbVbKV4
If you're invited to a party/social event & something doesn’t feel right, then it isn’t right.
It only takes 1 person w #COVID19 to cause a surge in new cases+for 100s ppl to self-isolate.
You don’t have to go along to get along. Invite your family+frds to have a safe BC summer
Fasting glucose on admission is an important indicator of outcomes for COVID-19 patients, even for those without diabetes @whuwsf#COVID19#Diabetes#Hyperglycaemia https://t.co/lnzgQGI7Wv
In case you missed it - check out this Op-Ed co-authored by @BCChildrensHosp's Kim Schmidt and Dr. Kobor (@koborlab).
Don’t forget about kids: An open letter for children and youth during pandemic recovery
https://t.co/OqgZxTMRvK
Learning to be an anti-racist is not an “attend a lecture, tick-a-box/task complete” process.
It is a commitment to deep listening, reading, awakening, reflecting, seeing, intervening, dismantling, reimagining, rebuilding...over the course of one’s entire lifetime.
BC Pediatric Diabetes Day 2020-Dr Lynn presenting “Recent advances in generating stem cell derived insulin producing cells: a pathway to maturation.” @nictitate @BCCHresearch @VanDiabetes
Stage is set for BC Pediatric Diabetes Day 2020. Grateful to the @bcch Endocrinology and Diabetes unit organizing committee for including @BCDiabResNet steering committee members Dr Francis Lynn @nictitate and Dr Angela Devlin @AngelaMDevlin. @BCCHresearch@VanDiabetes