Diabetes Policy Review - Report of the Expert Panel

Methodologies

In order to support the Policy Review, the Expert Panel held consultations with a series of stakeholder groups and undertook a review of relevant documentation.

• Consultations:
  • "Historic stakeholders" or stakeholders who were involved with the original Canadian Diabetes Strategy (1999-2005), including: the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, provincial/territorial governments, Canadian Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the CNIB, and former Chair of the Diabetes Council of Canada.²
  • Researchers;
  • Canadians living with diabetes;
  • Provincial/territorial governments;
  • Health professionals;
  • Diabetes educators;
  • Research-based pharmaceutical companies; and
  • Health-related non-governmental organizations.
• Document review and environmental scan:
  • Review of program documentation;
  • International environmental scan of diabetes strategies and approaches; and
  • Review of existing literature related to diabetes.

A full list of individuals consulted as part of the Policy Review and a bibliography are available in Appendices B and C, respectively. In addition, the Consultation Summary Report, Program Documentation Review Report and International Environmental Scan Report are available in Appendices D, E and F, respectively.