International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes
| Founded | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Focus | diabetes mellitus in children |
| Website | www |
The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes is a professional organization located in Berlin, Germany, whose aims are to promote clinical and basic science, research, education and advocacy in childhood and adolescent diabetes. ISPAD publishes the journal Pediatric Diabetes. The organization was established in 1974.
The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) is a professional organization that brings together doctors, nurses, dieticians, psychologists, scientists and other professionals to improve the treatment of children and families afflicted by diabetes throughout the world. ISPAD seeks to improve the understanding of the etiology and epidemiology of diabetes. ISPAD educates physicians and other health care professionals to better understand and care for children and adolescents with diabetes. Furthermore, the Society has developed guidelines for appropriate diabetes care and assists in the implementation of new protocols for therapy.
ISPAD is the only worldwide organization that is concerned about all aspects of diabetes in children and adolescents focusing upon the underlying science and quality of care that these young people receive.
ISPAD aims to bring together professionals from various disciplines with an interest in clinical care, science, education and advocacy to prevent, treat or cure all forms of diabetes in youth by promoting working and collaboration. The aims are:
ISPAD also has a set of core values. These are:
The 40th Annual Conference of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, ISPAD 2014, will take place September 3–6, 2014, in Toronto, Canada. In the last four years the ISPAD Annual Conference has been held in Gothenburg (2013), Istanbul (2012), Miami (2011), and Buenos Aires (2010).
ISPAD also supports attendance at the annual conferences through the awarding of travel grants. Grants are awarded either to individuals based on the quality or to individuals from non-high-income countries as ‘Developing World Initiative Travel Grants’.
ISPAD also supports post-graduate courses and workshops organized by members worldwide on the basis that these members organize the courses and raise most of the funding. Recent venues have included Jamaica, Romania, Jordan and Peru.
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