Prof Peter Colman awarded in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Professor Peter Colman, AM, has been awarded a Member of the Order (AM) for his significant service to medicine in the field of endocrinology, particularly diabetes research, patient education and clinical management. Prof Colman is one of four ADDN Principal Investigators and for the past 25 years, has been the Director of the Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Prof Colman’s depth of knowledge, expertise and prolific research activities place him at the forefront of global diabetes understanding. His significant commitment to research is internationally recognised. He is also the Chair of the Melbourne Health Human Research and Ethics Committee. Among his many leadership roles in health, research and academia, he is past president of the Australian Diabetes Society and served on diabetes advisory boards to State and Commonwealth governments. His commitment to advancing the understanding, treatment and prevention of diabetes is both ground-breaking and tireless.

ADDN Steering Committee Meeting

The first face-to-face ADDN Steering Committee meeting for 2017 was held in Sydney on March 21st. Commitment by all of ADDN’s stakeholders was shown by the attendance of nearly all members of the Steering Committee from Australia and New Zealand, including participation from JDRF, APEG and ADS. Membership is based on the newly formed governance structure which aims to have equitable and transparent representation from all jurisdictions.

ADDN presented at eResearch Australasia 2016

Dr Loren Bruns Jr presented at the eResearch Australasia 2016 conference, held in Melbourne from October 10-14th.  He described the successes and learning moments from ADDN1 and described how these shaped the focus of ADDN2.  In particular, he stressed the increased focus on providing partnered centres with the tools to help audit, clean, and benchmark their own data sets to improve patient outcomes. 

New funding for Type 1 diabetes research

The Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network reports on a new round of funding for T1D research.

Minister Simon Birmingham has announced that nearly $4 million has been awarded to Australian researchers for the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network (T1DCRN) Australasian Diabetes Data Network (ADDN) and Career Development Awards.

ADDN is receiving a $2 million funding boost to extend the database beyond the current 6,000 young people, which will give researchers unprecedented ability to gain a national understanding of the incidence, development and management of T1D.

The full article can be found here.