Indigenous Program
Program Contacts
Susan Webster-Bogaert: Indigneous Program Contact
Mauricio Marin: Clinical Trials Program Contact
Alexandria Ratzki-Leewing: Hypoglycemia Program Contact
Contact Us
Diabetes Alliance
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
London, Ontario
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, 2nd Floor
Susan.Webster-Bogaert@schulich.uwo.ca
Indigenous Program
Zaagi’iwewin – Love (Adik/caribou) | Kitaay bizhikikwe (Amanda Myers) and Nimkee Giizhis (Mike Cywink)
Program Overview
The Indigenous Program has been working with First Nations communities across the country for close to two decades to improve prevention, clinical management and the status of diabetes for Indigenous peoples. The Program works directly with community partners to centre Indigenous knowledge and local resources to empower grassroots solutions. Since its inception, the Program has formed more than 30 community partnerships across seven full-scale programs. These programs include an epidemiological assessment of diabetes in Canada, the development of a web-based diabetes surveillance and chart audit systems, a fellowship training program for Indigenous youth, community-driven quality-improvement training programs and several clinical tools to assist the journey towards wellness.
