Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition

Offer an introductory 6-module on-line course called foundations of therapeutic nutrition that is adapted to the clinical practice of individual health disciplines. Continually update and improve the remission is possible website (www.diabetesremission.ca) the provides information tools and resources to members of the public about using food-based (therapeutic nutrition) approaches to achieve emission in type 2 diabetes. Collaborates on a study with ubc to understand how a social media campaign coupled with this website could influence patients living with type 2 diabetes to take action on improving their health. Make available an illustrated e-booklet on achieving remission of type 2 diabetes using a therapeutic nutrition approach. People living with type 2 diabetes can leant more about the science behind therapeutic nutrition plan self-care strategies or share this resource with a healthcare provider to enlist support. Deliver regular accredited no-cost webinars for health professionals featuring 8-10 invited speakers per year on topics related to personalized therapeutic nutrition providing training for dietitians and pharmacists who will deliver a community based therapeutic nutrition intervention for type 2 diabetes in collaborative research project with the university of british columbia (ubc) the interior health authority (bc) and ministry of health(bc) collaborated with health excellence canada the rural coordination centre of bc and the institute for health systems transformation and sustainability on an engagement model to design local patient-centered team-based type 2 diabetes remission services. Two rural communities bc communities and local first nations led this glass roots initiative which will serve as a template for other rural communities update and reconceived our training program for healthcare providers for re-launch in the fall of 2024 to include a shortened (4 module) interdisciplinary online introductory course foundati