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You are warmly invited to participate in an exciting pre-conference workshop as part of the upcoming International Refugee and Migrant Health Conference (IRMHC) 2025 in Halifax. This session will be of particular interest to family medicine professionals committed to advancing equitable care for immigrant and refugee populations.
| Pre-Conference Workshop | |
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| Title | New Clinical Diabetes Guidelines, Diet and Lifestyle – Including Semaglutide and Digital Tools – for Immigrants and Refugees |
| Date | Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
| Location | 6136 University Avenue, Halifax (just a 10-minute walk from the main conference centre) |
| Registration | Register here |
This workshop is open to conference participants and specially invited guests. Hosted by the Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health, we will share newly developed diabetes guidelines with an emphasis on culturally appropriate lifestyle interventions, digital support tools, and the role of semaglutide (Ozempic), a medicine poised for inclusion in the WHO Essential Medicines List.
Thanks to support from Diabetes Canada, we are honored to feature several inspiring keynote speakers and expert panelists. The day will center around practical implementation, real-world clinical practice, and how we can work together to reduce health inequities in diabetes care.
Program Highlights
| Wednesday, June 25 (Optional) | |
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| 7:00 PM | Pre-conference Reception (Location TBA) |
| Thursday, June 26 | |
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| 8:00-8:30am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 -9:00am | Opening and Welcome |
| 9:00 -10:00am | Keynote Dr Sean Wharton McMaster University internist and lead of the Canadian Guidelines for Obesity |
| 10:00 -10:30am | Coffee break |
| 10:30 - 12:00pm | Guideline introduction Dr Kevin Pottie then semaglutide, Dr Ammar Saad |
| 12:00 - 1:00pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 -1:45pm | Dr Mirey Karavetian (Dietician) Approaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse patients and enabling Long Term Care Motivation for Lifestyle and Semaglutide |
| 145 - 2:45pm | Dr Kevin Pottie Lifestyle review and new proposed guidelines |
| 2:45 - 3:00pm | Coffee Break |
| 3-:00 - 4:15pm | Divine Budzi and Dr Mirey Karavetian Digital diabetes tools for immigrants and refugees |
| 4:15 -4:30pm | Summary and next steps |
This event will convene physicians, nurses, family medicine residents, medical students, international medical graduates, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders.
We hope you will join us for this vital and dynamic conversation on improving diabetes care for newcomers to Canada.
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