A two-day workshop designed to ignite interest in a different way to think, talk, and do diabetes, based upon a foundation of hope, empowerment, and equity. The workshop is designed for connection and sharing with one another and will prompt thinking around opportunities for better outcomes and a better future for people with diabetes and how each one of us can make a difference.
Learning objectives include:
– Consider community and social determinant of health based approaches to diabetes prevention and screening, for the faces yet to come
– Brainstorm current assets and build bridges to address current gaps
– Discuss empowered language and approaches to keeping the blood flowing including traditional approaches (mother nature physiology, traditional foods, traditional medicines, and cultural activities)
– Learn about current state of the art tools and technologies available today for diabetes self-management
– Discuss the many influences on individual and societal relationships with food and ways to support a joyful and comfortable approach to food for diabetes
– Draw on your own experiences to create options for optimal diabetes care
– Learn why current approaches to diabetes care perpetuate the acute/medical care model and how to change this approach
– Improve diabetes knowledge and practical application skills for the real world
– Develop a plan to begin using new skills when you return to work
https://www.idea-diabetes.com/workshops/steppingstonesworkshop
