​Joslin's AADI is excited to host 2 events for the Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month in May! We are excited to welcome Mr. Jeffrey B. Caballero, Executive Director of the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) for our 7th Annual Lawrence and Evelyn Wing Family Lectureship on Diabetes.

These events will be taking place at Joslin Diabetes Center and are open to the public, space is limited so please RSVP your spot soon! 

Save the Date for Monday May 5th events

7th Annual Lawrence and Evelyn Wing Family Lectureship on Diabetes 
Lecturer: Jeffrey B. Caballero, MPH
Monday, May 5 from 12:00pm-1:00pm

4th Massachussets Asian American Diabetes Summit
Topic: How can community health centers adress the well-being of Asian Americans?
Monday, May from 1:30pm-3:30pm

​The AADI will share its updates and bring experts to discuss the latest findings around diabetes among Asian Americans – treatments, management, education, technologies, screenings, and prevention.

​The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) organization at Harvard Medical School, hosted their Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday February 1st. They invited Joslin's AADI to join as a booth for students to learn more about the work AADI does and how to get involved.

It was so great speaking with the students and welcoming the Lunar New Year with the lion dance from Northeastern University!

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"Cardiometabolic Health of South Asian Americans" Lecturer: Alka Kanaya, MD Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics and a practicing general internist at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Presentation slides can be viewed here 

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Diabetes Listening Session held on February 16, 2024 at South Cove Community Health Center

​The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) released a report "Community Health Center Strategies for Diabetes Prevention for Asian Americans" from their learning collaborative series which took place over a course of 3 years. AADI also took part in sharing how to care for Asian American patients with diabetes, and how to live healthier to prevent diabetes and it's complications.

Learning Collaborative held on Zoom last year in 2023

Dr. George King, Dr. Runhua Hou, Ms. Chihiro Sato and Ms. Julia Li took part in the diabetes prevention learning collaborative, sharing the tools and resources AADI has created over the years. 

The report can be accessed here to read more

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Alka Kanaya, MD

Monday, May 13, 2024

12:00 PM EST– 1:00PM EST

Via Zoom 

This lecture is CME accredited

Slides from Dr. Alka Kanaya can be viewed here

On May 13, 2024 we will be hosting the Annual Lawrence and Evelyn Wing Family Lectureship on Diabetes. This year we are honoured to have Dr. Alka Kanaya join us for the 6th annual lectureship titled “Cardiometabolic Health of South Asian Americans”. Join us virtually through Zoom

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We are excited to be invited back for another Parent Cafe at the Quincy Head Start program! This talk will be led by Ka Hei Karen Lau and will focus on diabetes prevention and healthy eating for parents and their families. 

​AADI Diabetes Listening Session

Joslin's AADI hosted a hybrid diabetes listening session at South Cove Community Health Center. Representatives and providers from various organizations ( Chinatown, Dorchester, Quincy, BC, Tufts, BI, QARI, EACH, etc) were in attendance. We learned the needs and discussed possible collaborations and solutions to better serve the Asian American communities and patients. 

Based on the group discussion, this is the action plan:

• Come up with a game plan in the next 6-12 months
• Create a repository with resources and how to refer patients:
• How to access and share AADI educational materials (available in English, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Japanese)
• Algorithm for referrals process for providers and where patients can seek care for diabetes, education and nutrition
• South Cove to help with running a list of patients with A1c > 9 in 2 visits (there are approximately 5000 patients with diabetes, can filter out a list of patients with A1c  > 9).
• Create 1 pager for patients with relevant information, can be easily shared by the PCP so patients can find the help they need/guide them to the available resources 
  

We are planning to host another meeting/event in May during AAPI Heritage month. Stayed tuned for more information!

​Joslin Ginger Forum 2023 - Panel Recordings now Available!

This new, interactive educational Ginger event was held in person at the Joslin Diabetes Center on October 21, 2023. The panel recordings are now available to view, featuring Boston Mayor Wu's welcome message to forum attendees. 

Patients, their families and caregivers, health professionals in clinical practice, research, and health advocacy will come together to learn, network, and collaborate together.

The AADI will share its updates and bring experts to discuss the latest findings around diabetes among Asian Americans – treatments, management, education, technologies, screenings, and prevention.

Participants will learn actionable next steps for screening, better managing diabetes, and advocacy actions they can take in their specialized fields or in their communities.

Digital Program Book for Ginger Forum 2023

Join us at Joslin's Ginger Forum 2023!

This new, interactive educational Ginger event will be held in person at the Joslin Diabetes Center.

Patients, their families and caregivers, health professionals in clinical practice, research, and health advocacy will come together to learn, network, and collaborate together.

The AADI will share its updates and bring experts to discuss the latest findings around diabetes among Asian Americans – treatments, management, education, technologies, screenings, and prevention.

Participants will learn actionable next steps for screening, better managing diabetes, and advocacy actions they can take in their specialized fields or in their communities.

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"Hidden fat' puts Asian Americans at risk of diabetes. How lifestyle changes can help" by NPR

Here's an article about what we've been working on - "Screen at 23" national campaign! So far, we have had Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Washington, and Virginia passed the resolution and the next is NY! Take a look at our latest webinars, "Diabetes and South Asian Americans: How Screen at 23 Helps Close the Disparity Gap in New York" and "Screen at 23 in New York: Addressing Asian American Invisibility"

For more information regarding the Screen at 23, please check here (https://aadi.joslin.org/en/screen-at-23)

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AADI video series, “Let’s Talk About...”, where we talk about many topics, we are all wondering about – living with diabetes, COVID-19 and vaccines, pregnancy and gestational diabetes, emotional and physical stress, and more!

Episode #4 welcomes Dr. Sally Ho, who has a private practice in Beverly Hills and has been a physical therapist for more than 40 years and Ms. Jacqueline Shahar, who is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Diabetes Care and Education Specialist at Joslin Diabetes Center.

We will talk about how we can move forward, by improving your balance and mobility. Learn how mind and body are connected, try some moves we can do at home with Dr. Sally Ho to improve the balance, and how it helps our daily life moving forward during and beyond COVID!

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Joslin Japanese Researchers' Forum

第一回ジョスリン糖尿病センター 日本人研究者の集い

*Registration link will be updated at a later time

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Join us for Diabetes and South Asian Americans: How Screen at 23 Helps Close the Disparity Gap in New York on Wednesday, May 10^th, 2023 from 7PM-8PM ET to discuss the Screen at 23 Initiative, which aims to address diabetes inequities among Asian Americans. 

To learn more about what is Screen at 23 and the importance, refer to our Screen at 23 tab linked here 

The webinar recording is now available