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Community Involvement in the Centre's Research

Community Involvement and Consumer Representatives are a really important part of our research. Find out what they have been working on.

Talking about type 1 diabetes

A new research study conducted by Professor Jeneva Ohan and Dr Keely Bebbington aims to develop our understanding of how adolescents navigate these disclosure decisions, and how we can support them to feel more confident when talking to others about their diabetes.

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Easter Tips

How to enjoy the special time and strike a healthy balance between enjoying Easter treats and maintaining your healthy meal routine

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International Nurses Day

Today, May 12th, is International Nurses Day. To celebrate the wonderful nurses in our diabetes team, we asked Clinical Research Nurse Manager Alex Tully a few questions to find out what she does and why she does it.

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Flu Program for Patients

Flu season is here. The Paediatric Influenza Vaccine Program has started at PCH. Available now  to inpatients and children attending outpatient appointments, everyone is encouraged to get the influenza vaccination.ne. 

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New semaglutide study for adults

Evaluating the biological activity of a single dose of encapsulated oral semaglutide in healthy adults over a period of one week.

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The PERSIST Study

The Persist Study Community Workshop. Help us to understand how to engage other youth who live with T1D!

Research

Early motor function of children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Early motor impairments have been reported in children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), but it is not clear if early detection of motor impairments can identify children at risk for NDD or how early such impairments might be detected. Our aim was to characterize early motor function in children later diagnosed with NDD relative to typically developing children or normative data.

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Resting Energy Expenditure and Metabolic Features in Children With Septo-Optic Dysplasia

Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is a major cause of congenital hypopituitarism and is known to be associated with overweight and obesity in up to 44% of children. Given the role of the hypothalamus in hormonal regulation, we sought to assess the association of resting energy expenditure (REE), appetite and physical activity with SOD.