Join us on Wednesday, December 2, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET for a free, live virtual webinar on Transforming Type 1 Diabetes: Strategies for Early Detection and Treatment with Dr. Bruce Perkins and Lindsay Pace, NP.
This practical session will explore how to identify people at risk of type 1 diabetes earlier, how to use the screening pathways available in Canada, and how new disease-modifying therapies can preserve beta-cell function and delay progression.
When and where
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Time: 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET
Location: Live online
Learning objectives
By the end of the webinar, you’ll be able to:
Apply practical early detection strategies in clinical practice to identify individuals at risk of T1D and intervene earlier to reduce complications such as DKA
Navigate and utilize available screening pathways in Canada to support timely identification and monitoring of at-risk patients
Explore the clinical impact of current and investigational disease-modifying therapies in preserving beta-cell function and delaying T1D progression
Translate emerging therapies into practice by understanding how to implement teplizumab, including patient selection, infusion logistics, and coordination of care
About the speakers
Dr. Bruce Perkins, MD, MPH, is a Professor, Endocrinologist, Epidemiologist and Clinician-Scientist in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He holds the Sam and Judy Pencer Family Chair in Diabetes Clinical Research and directs the Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes. He is dedicated to research to help those, like himself, living with type 1 diabetes.
Lindsay Pace, NP-PHC, MSc, CDE, is a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator with over 10 years of experience in a Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic model. She focuses on chronic disease management, diabetes care, preventive medicine and patient education, and manages complex patients within interdisciplinary teams. She also brings a strong background in acute and critical care.
Accreditation
NP Circle is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is accredited for 1.0 ANCC contact hours (pharmacology hours to be confirmed).
This webinar is supported by an educational grant from Sanofi.
Registration
NP Circle members: RSVP here.
NPs and NP students who aren’t members yet: Join NP Circle for free, then RSVP through the community.
Other healthcare professionals: Register here.