Conference Schedule
DAY 1 - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
11:30am
Visit Virtual Poster Expo
11:30 am - 12:00 pm EST
Visit Sponsors
11:30 am - 12:00 pm EST
12:00pm
SEGMENT ONE - Opening Keynote
12:00pm
Welcome and opening remarks
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm EST
Speakers: Alison Duncan, PhD, RD - University of Guelph and Catherine Chan, PhD - University of Alberta
12:15pm
Overview and evolution of the nutritional management of diabetes
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Speaker: David Jenkins, MD, PhD - University of Toronto
1:00pm
Question Period
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm EST
1:20pm
Break & Networking
1:20 pm - 1:35 pm EST
Visit Virtual Poster Expo
Visit Sponsors
SEGMENT TWO - Low-carbohydrate diets
1:35pm
Welcome Back / Segment Two Introduction
1:35 pm - 1:40 pm EST
1:40pm
Ketogenic Diets – Science or Science Fiction?
1:40 pm - 2:20 pm EST
Speaker: Catherine Chan, PhD - University of Alberta
2:20pm
Practical Aspects of Incorporating Ketogenic Diets in Diabetes Management
2:20 pm - 3:10 pm EST
Speaker: Harpreet Bajaj, MD, MPH - Endocrinologist
3:10pm
Question Period
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm EST
3:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION
Panel Discussion, Audience Q & A
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm EST
Invited speakers
3:55pm
Day 1 closing remarks / End of day assessment
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm EST
DAY 2 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021
10:30am
Visit Virtual Poster Expo
10:30 am - 11:00 am EST
Visit Sponsors
10:30 am - 11:00 am EST
11:00am
Welcome back and opening remarks
11:00 am - 11:10 am EST
Alison Duncan, PhD,RD - University of Guelph and Catherine Chan, PhD - University of Alberta
11:10am
SEGMENT THREE - Cultural Reference
Cultural Diversity in Diabetes Etiology, Prevention and Management: Researcher Perspective
11:10 am - 11:40 am EST
Speaker:
Anthony Hanley, PhD - University of Toronto
11:40am
Diabetes Care and Education in Cultural Communities
11:40 am - 12:10 pm EST
Speaker:
Rasmi Tith, DtP, MPH - CIUSSS Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-De-Montréal
12:10pm
Question Period
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm EST
12:30pm
Break
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Visit Virtual Poster Expo
Visit Sponsors
1:00pm
SEGMENT FOUR - Behavioural aspects of nutritional management and adherence
Overview of Behavioural Theory
1:00 pm - 1:25 pm EST
Speaker:
Anne Sophie Brazeau, RD, PhD - McGill University
1:25pm
A Practitioner's Perspective of Working in Remote Delivery of Nutrition Care
1:25 pm - 1:50 pm EST
Speaker:
Joanne Bak, RD, CDE - Summerville Family Health Team
1:50pm
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Diabetes: The Mind-Body Connection
1:50 pm - 2:15 pm EST
Speaker:
Heidi Smith, RD - Mindfulness Facilitator
2:15pm
Employing smart technology to improve nutrition and diabetes self-management care
2:15 pm - 2:40 pm EST
Speaker:
Piraveena Piremathasan, P.Dt, CDE, CBE - CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
2:40pm
PANEL DISCUSSION
Panel Discussion / Question Period
2:40 pm - 3:15 pm EST
Invited speakers
3:15pm
Day 2 closing remarks / Final assessment
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm EST
*All conference speakers will disclose their personal relationships with for-profit and not-for-profit interests at the start of their presentations. Conflict of interest disclosure forms have been completed by each Speaker.
