Our Care and Education Members

As a front line Nurse Practitioner in the Emergency Department, I provide direct care to patients with diabetes related emergencies, manage patients with diabetes, as well as provide follow-up and referral to appropriate community and Mount Sinai Hospital Diabetes services. I have also developed protocols for the emergency department with regards to the initial and ongoing management of patients presenting with diabetes emergencies and have provided education to staff regarding such. I have also helped facilitate the education of physician staff in the emergency department regarding diabetes management and have helped maintain updated lists of medications and treatment/follow-up services for these patients. 

I am very interested in diabetes and its effect on the micro and microvascular systems, as well as the sociocultural and ethnicity risk factors associated and correlated with diabetes, its prevalence and health consequences. 

Editor in Chief Diabetes Dialogue Canadian Diabetes Association

Specializes in Diabetes and Pregnancy

I work in complex hypertension and nephrology at Women’s College Hospital, with an interest in caring for people with diabetic kidney disease. I have done quality improvement research in the area of combined cardio-renal-endocrine care and continue to engage in research in blood pressure management in patients affected by diabetes.

I conduct patient visits for the Diabetes Longevity study – looking at the phenotypes of people who have had type 1 diabetes for 50 or more years.

I work with other members of the diabetes education center to manage patients with Type 1, Type 2 or gestational diabetes. I have a special interest in diabetes and its complications.

My main interest is in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes (CFRD).

I work in the Diabetes Clinic in the Diabetes Education Centre at St Michael's Hospital, which has a strong focus on insulin pump therapy. Along with eight endocrinologists, there are nurses, dietitians, a chiropodist and a pharmacist.

Diabetes self-management practices, the participation and delivery of diabetes self-management education, and the use, coordination and integration of diabetes management resources and services across the health care system

The Centre for Complex Diabetes Care provides intensive short term care to patients with complex diabetes needs including mental health, barriers to care and complexities requiring case management. Collaborative, case managed care is provided by an interdisciplinary team including Endocrinologists, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Dietitians, Social Workers, a Pharmacist, and a Chiropodist. Referral forms and additional information can be found athttp://www.nygh.on.ca/Default.aspx?cid=1981 . The CCDC serves the Central Local Health Initiative Network and is an initiative of the Ontario Diabetes Strategy.

The Diabetes Care Centre at St. Michael's Hospital is focused on complex diabetes patients, often with long-term complications of diabetes. Such patients often have complicated medication regimens coupled with adherence problems. I am involved in educating such patients about their medications and their proper use as well as important side effects. In addition, I collaborate with our endocrinologists and nephrologists to optimize patients' blood glucose control, hypertension, lipid control and medication regimens.

As the chair of the diabetes inpatient committee, the medical director of the diabetes in pregnancy program at Sunnybrook,  and the Co-PI of the UofT balanced scorecard for diabetes care my focus is on improving the quality of care provide to pregnant women, inpatients and ambulatory care patients with diabetes.

I am a credentialed Diabetes Educator (CDE) who is currently working as a impatient diabetes educator. I provide diabetes self-management education and support to adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes at the Toronto General Hospital Pre-admission and Princess Margaret Hospital and make referrals if needed. I assess learning needs, plans and implement educational process with both the patient and family.

As a Registered Chiropodist at the Foot Care Centre at Women’s College Hospital I am responsible for the assessment, treatment, and management of foot and ankle related ailments. A significant part of my role is to educate high risk diabetic patients on how to prevent foot ulceration and amputation. I provide general foot care, wound care, and biomechanical offloading to prevent areas of high pressure. 

Working as a Diabetes Nurse for Cardiovascular and Vascular Surgery Inpatient Diabetes Management at TGH.

Direct inpatient DM care, in addition to system and organization-wide DM practice advancement through clinical and professional development activities, orientation programs for new staff, and consultation regarding practice standards.

Care of patients with Type 1, Transition patients