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34th ISPAD Annual Meeting 2008
When: Wednesday 13 August 2008
Time: 7.30 - 9.00 hrs.
Where: Durban Convention Centre, South Africa
DAWN Activities
DAWN Youth Symposium
Youth exhibit throughout the congress
Purpose:
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Present DAWN Youth survey results
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Best practice sharing world-wide on how to implement the DAWN Call to Action
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Facilitate new dialogue and partnerships across all disciplines and stakeholders
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Define priorities for concerted action and advocacy
Symposium
The DAWN Youth symposium will focus on three perspectives: The DAWN Youth survey data, the Hvidoere Study Group on Childhood Diabetes and DAWN Youth fact-finding survey. Key data will be presented by the DAWN Youth Steering Committee and a specific school case will be presented by youth ambassadors. Key questions will be raised in a thought-provoking manner and the symposium will be seeking to provide concrete answers to the scientific questions affecting the delegate’s management of childhood diabetes.
The DAWN Youth exhibit
The DAWN Youth exhibit with lots of fun activities will be located just next to the Internet cafe. In-booth-activities will among other include:
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DAWN Youth materials
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Results from the DAWN Youth survey
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The DAWN Youth Ambassadors
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Videos featuring key messages, statements from parents and young people with diabetes
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DAWN Dialogue Tools to bring home to the clinic.
We are looking forward to seeing you there. For more information please contact us at dawnyouth@novonordisk.com
More information
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ISPAD 2007: Learn about the ISPAD 2007 activities here
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More information about the ISPAD Annual Meeting here
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