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Diabetes Service wins major award
Perth Children’s Hospital’s Diabetes Service has been named a Centre of Excellence (COE) and Tertiary Level Diabetes Service with the National Association of Diabetes Centres (NADC).
The service was the only paediatric diabetes service to receive a COE by the NADC, an organisation that sets the standard of diabetes care in Australia.
James' brush with fame
Did you catch the kids’ takeover Telethon segment on the weekend? If so, you may have spied James Fernihough, above right, hanging out with Ch 7's Andrew Denton in the Telethon Kids Discovery Centre.
Welcome Amelia
We’re super excited to welcome Dr Amelia Harray to our research team. As an accredited dietitian and nutritionist, Amelia looks forward to strengthening the focus on type 1 diabetes food research.
Clinic update
Perth Children’s Hospital’s Diabetes Service will start conducting clinics at Armadale Hospital next year. Thursday morning clinics will also be moved to Monday mornings in 2020.
Leeuwin adventure a real hit
During the school holidays, Diabetes WA supported three young adults to join the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Youth Explorer Voyage aboard the STS Leeuwin II.
Global reach
Over the past few months, our researchers have zig-zagged the globe to share their type 1 diabetes research at major scientific meetings and conferences.
Donated pump a blessing
Looking at him now, it’s hard to believe busy toddler Kye Gilbert was very unwell in Perth Children’s Hospital’s critical care unit with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes just a few months ago.
Rockingham stalwart retires
After more than 25 years in the diabetes space, clinical nurse and credentialled diabetes educator Maxine Schlaeppi has retired.
Wayne in The West
Our exercise researcher Wayne Soon talks about why he became a diabetes researcher in The West Australian's ED! liftout recently.
New type 1 diabetes screening program
Have you seen the recent news about Type1Screen, a free new nationwide program that aims to better detect a child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes?
