On May 16, 2022 we will be hosting the Annual Lawrence and Evelyn Wing Family Lectureship on Diabetes. This year we are honoured to have Dr. Raynald Samoa joining us for the 5th annual lectureship titled "Diabetes Through a Health Equity Lens"
Our panel of experts from Joslin Diabetes Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center will present on high-risk diseases and conditions for Asian Americans, including diabetes, pregnancy, and hepatitis. They will also offer guidance on how Asian Americans can navigate this challenging time of COVID-19 and the rise of racism and hate crimes against the Asian American community.
AADI is very excited to join AAPCHO's "Strategies to Empower Asian American Patients with Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes" Learning Collaborative
Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday from 1pm-4:30pm. In the month of April, we had 23 in-person appointments and 2 telehealth appointments.
Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday's from 1pm-4:30pm. In the month of March, we had 23 in-person appointments and 16 telehealth appointments.
Dr. King was interviewed for an article on diaTribe, titled "Understanding te Risk: Asian Americans and Diabetes" where he discusses the higher prevalance of diabetes among Asian Americans.
Dr. George King Name the inagural incumbent of Joslin established Thomas J. Beatson Jr. Foundation
Due to the Omicron surge and to protect the safety of patients, caregivers, and staff, Asian Clinic shifted most of our appointments to telehealth in the month of February. We had 31 telehealth/virtual appointments and 12 in-person appointments
We wish everyone a happy new year of the tiger! Let's start off the new year by making sure you and your family are up to date with our diabetes check list.
Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday from 1pm-4:30pm. In the month of January we had 16 in-person appointments and 21 telehealth/virtual appointments. Due to the Omicron surge and to protect the safety of patients, caregivers and staff, Asian Clinic will shift most of our appointments to telehealth/virtual.
Due to the Omicron surge and to protect the safety of patients, caregivers and staff, Asian Clinic will shift most of our appointments to telehealth/virtual. If you have questions about virtual appointments, or need to be seen in-person please contact Julia Li, Asian Clinic Coordinator at 617-309-3444
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Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday 1pm-4:30pm. In the month of December we had 35 in-person appointments and 4 telehealth appointments.
Asian Clinic continues to hold hyrbid appointments on Wednesday 1pm-4:30pm and Thursday 9am-11:30am. In the month of November we had 51 in-person appointments and 19 virtual appointments.
AADI launches the 3rd episode of the Let's Talk About video series. Episode #3 welcomes Ka Hei Karen Lau, a Registered Dietitian at Joslin Diabetes Center.
A Health Workshop and Q&A Session led by Ka Hei Karen Lau. We are excited to have a virtual event with parents of the Head Start Program!
Dr. King wil be meeting Drs. Sally and Larry Ho, one of the founding members of the AADI in L.A. to discuss recent launch of AADI video series "Let's talk about" and other initiatives to support and empower members of Asian community who are touched by diabetes
AADI launches the 2nd episode of the Let's Talk About video series. Episode #2 welcomes back Dr. Persis Commissariat, a Clinical Psychologist at Joslin Diabetes Center.
AADI launches the 1st episode of the Let's Talk About Video series! Episode #1 welcomes Dr. Persis Commissariat, a Clinical Psychologist at Joslin Diabetes Center.
AADI is excited to announce the launch of "Let's Talk About" an informative video series where many topics will be discussed from stress to diabetes, COVID-19 and anti-Asian crimes. More topics to come!
Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday 1pm-4:30pm and Thursday 8am-11:30am. In the month of October we had 51 in-person appointments and virtual appointments.
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital held 'The 8th forum on endocrine metabolism' and Dr. King was invited to give an online lecture. His talk is titled: Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy
Dr. King gave a presentation on "Diabetes in Chinese Americans: special features for onset, prevention and treatments, especially during 2021" to the New England Chinese American Alliance.
Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday from 1pm-4:30pm and Thursday 8am-11:30am. In the month of September we had 49 in-person appointments and 26 virtual appointments.
Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday from 1pm-4:30pm and Thursday 8am-11:30am. In the month of August we had 33 in-person appointments, 25 virtual appointments.
Impact of Culturally Specific Care Teams on Mitigation of Racial Disparities in Diabetes Care: A Five-Year EHR-Based Study" was was published on Diabetes journal, June 2021 issue and abstract was shared at the American Diabetes Association 81st Scientific Sessions.
Thank you for attending Joslin Diabetes Center's first-ever virtual A Taste of Ginger! With your support, we were able to raise over $215,000 for Joslin's Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI).
The AADI has created "Diabetes Prevention and Management: A Guide for Asian Americans" with Asian Americans who have diabetes or live with someone with diabetes in mind, to serve as a practical guide on taking great care of themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 10, 2021 we will be hosting the Annual Lawrence and Evelyn Wing Family Lectureship. This year we are honored to have Dr. Elisa Choi join us for our 4th lectureship, titled "Anti-Asian Racism and COVID-19: Pandemics in Parallel"
A message from Dr. George King addressing racism against Asian Americans
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 #2 welcomes back Dr. Persis Commissariat, a Clinical Psychologist at Joslin Diabetes Center. We will talk about physical and emotional stress around COVID-19 and anti-Asian crimes.
We are excited to share the first video in the AADI video series, "Let's Talk About". We will 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 #1 welcomes Dr. Persis Commissariat, a Clinical Psychologist at Joslin Diabetes Center. We will talk about physical and emotional stress around diabetes. If you or your loved ones are touched by diabetes, please join us.
If you have questions about Joslin's Asian Clinic, please call 617-309-3444 and leave a message about appointment scheduling.
Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday's from 1pm-4:30pm. In the month of March, we had 23 in-person appointments and 16 telehealth appointments.
AADI is very excited to join the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization (AAPCHO) "Strategies to Empower Asian American Patients with Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes" Learning Collaborative again on Monday, May 9th from 3:30pm-4:30pm EST! We are joining on the 2nd session "Diabetes Prevention Strategies for AA Patients"
Click here to register if you are an organization or you are interested in Asian American health and diabetes, and would like to take action and interact with each other during the four sessions.
Dr. King was interviewed for an article on diaTribe, titled "Understanding te Risk: Asian Americans and Diabetes" where he discusses the higher prevalance of diabetes among Asian Americans.
Read the article here on diaTribe
Due to the Omicron surge and to protect the safety of patients, caregivers, and staff, Asian Clinic shifted most of our appointments to telehealth in the month of February. We had 31 telehealth/virtual appointments and 12 in-person appointments.
Congratulations to Dr. George King, Chief Scientific Officer, who has been named the inaugural incumbent of the Joslin-established Thomas J. Beatson, Jr Professor of Medicine in the Field of Diabetes endowed chair at Harvard Medical School (HMS). This newly established chair was made possible by an extraordinary $4 million dollar gift to Joslin from the Thomas J. Beatson, Jr. Foundation.
Happy Year of the Tiger!
We at Joslin's Asian Clinic encourage you to talk to your doctor and get screened for diabetes, if you are:
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Have a healthy start in the new year of the tiger, check if you and your loved ones apply to any of the above!
Asian Clinic continues to hold hybrid appointments on Wednesday 1pm-4:30pm. In the month of December we had had 35 in-person appointments and 4 telehealth appointments.
AADI Holiday Newsletter sent on 12/21/2021
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