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ISPAD NEWS No. III / June 2015
Dear ISPAD Members & Friends,
 
It's time for a new issue of your ISPAD NEWS to provide you with an update on current ISPAD activities!

If you would like to comment on any of the newsletter articles, or to suggest possible future topics, please send us an email or get in touch with us through the ISPAD website. Your feedback is much appreciated!


2015 has been a challenging year, eventually leading to the major change in our website! Hopefully the new system will allow  an easier and more efficient interaction with and between members.

A quick reminder about the
Forum use. If you would like to be informed on new posts on the Forum page, you need to sign in  and to subscribe on the Forum pages.


 

ISPAD FELLOWSHIP WINNERS 2015

ISPAD is proud to announce that the Allan Drash Fellowship has been awarded to two candidates:

Dr. Ioanna Kosteria (Greece) will
join Dr Michael Witsch and his team in Luxembourg during her clinical fellowship to improve her skills and knowledge around the creation and use  of a diabetes registry for benchmarking and quality of care evaluation. Using the electronic patient records and work with a multidisciplinary team will be central.

Dr. Deepa Subramonian (Cayman Islands) will undertake a clinical fellowship under Dr. Antoinette Moran (United States). She will participate in a diabetes camp and attend the multidisciplinary care unit in Minneapolis.


The ISPAD Research Fellowship has been awarded to Dr. Maddalena Macedoni (Italy) to work with Dr. Tadej Battelino and his team (Slovenia) on different aspects of the artificial pancreas in children.

Click
here to read more
.
 

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ISPAD PRIZE FOR INNOVATION IN PEDIATRIC DIABETES CARE
Call for Applications!


It is our pleasure to announce that the applications for the ISPAD Prize for Innovation in Pediatric Diabetes Care 2015 are now open!

The deadline for applications is July 18, 2015. All the applications should be sent to the Secretary General - Carine de Beaufort - bcschimp@pt.lu.

Click here for more information about the Prize.


 
HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST
Funding Opportunity

ISPAD is pleased to share with its members a funding opportunity proposed by the Helmsley Charitable Trust to support studies of unique clinical cases of T1D.

More details can be found on the
Forum on the ISPAD website!

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ISPAD Science School for Physicians 2015
Milan, Italy, April 19- 24, 2015

In April, just before the opening of EXPO 2015 Feeding the planet in Milan, the 15th Science School for Physicians was held in Milan. During 5 days the fellows and faculty enjoyed lectures, vivid discussions, and networking activities with the motto "Feeding the Brain". More information can be found here on the website.

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ISPAD - ASPED - Lilly Diabetes Postgraduate Course
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11-13 June 2015

This June, the first ISPAD-ASPED Lilly Postgraduate course was held in Abu Dhabi. Over 70 clinicians ensuring care for children with diabetes in Gulf regions and North Africa participated, allowing exchanges of best practice and discussions on potential future collaborations. See the website for the full report.
 

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ISPAD Officers
Call for Nominations!


For those members interested in contributing more to the Society, it is now the appropriate moment to get involved!

Nominations for the Advisory Board and the Executive Committee can now be found here on the ISPAD website.

Important Deadlines:     

Nomination submission:  June 18 - August 12, 2015
Publication of all candidates on the website: August 26 - September 6, 2015
E- voting: September 7 – October 9, 2015


For more information, please click here.

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Upcoming Events & Dates to remember
 
ISPAD Science School
for Healthcare Professionals 2015
ISPAD + APEG Joint Annual Conference 2015

Date: October 4 - 6, 2015
Location: Brisbane, Australia


For detailed information about the program and contact person please click
here.
 
Date: October 7 - 10, 2015
Location: Brisbane, Australia


For detailed information please click
here.
 
ISPAD Annual Events Calendar  
These events and more can also be found in the ISPAD event calendar on the ISPAD website.

Click
here for the ISPAD Event Calender
 

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