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It is soon April and we have again prepared an interesting and intriguing topic for DiaMind 2022 for you.
As you may remember, DiaMind 2021 was a success with more than 100 participants from 24 countries around the globe - in spite of the fact, that it was organized online for the 1st time - or just because of that!
Past 2 years have brought a lot of unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19 pandemics - for everyone, but also for people with diabetes (PWD) and health care professionals (HCP) that work with PWDs. We learn about the ever changing situation, as we speak./
A lot of challenges have been addressed already at DiaMind 2021, but we have gathered new knowledge since last year and we wish to share it with you.
Moreover, YOU have co-created this new knowledge by filling in the HCP questionnaire during last DiaMind and Prof. Julie Wagner will share the recently published results with you!/
In our data analysis as well as in literature on COVID-19 and PWD, one very important topic and obviously a very pertinent challenge has emerged - Food & Eating behavior.
We have therefore chosen this particular topic and we will look closely into it: from many different angles, focusing on psychological/ethical aspects of eating in PWD with type 2 diabetes, large spectrum of eating disorders and how to deal with it as HCP
And here is the topic:
EATING DISORDERS / DISORDERED EATING /
TYPE 2 DIABETES & COVID - 19
Psychological and Ethical Considerations, Part 1
We have precious colleagues that will be with us and will be fully engaged in a debate with you, dear DiaMind friends and we kindly ask YOU to be engaged co-creators of this meeting:
Julie Wagner is the professor of Health psychology on University of Connecticut Schools of Dental Medicine and Medicine
Karin Sernec is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Assistant professor, specialized in Eating Disorders, and Head of the Department of Eating Disorders at University Psychiatry Clinic, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sally Openshaw is sexual and relationship psychotherapist working in private practice in Devon, UK and involved in training at Towerhouse Counselling and International Integrative Psychotherapy Association
Karin Kanc is the co-organizer of DiaMind, diabetologist in her own diabetes practice jazindiabetes; integrative psychotherapist (IIPA)
Who is this meeting for?
Educators, medical doctors (GPs, diabetologists, pediatricians and others), psychologists, psychotherapists, dietitians, pharmacists and other health care professionals that work with people with diabetes.
Where and when?
Online - April 20 and April 21, from 16:00 CEST to 17:30 CEST, both days.
Registration fee?
None - FREE of CHARGE!
How to apply?
Please fill in the registration form.For information please contact us at info@diamind.si.
Julie Wagner is a health psychologist and Professor of Behavioral
Sciences and Community Health, and Psychiatry, at the University of
Connecticut. She teaches a bio-psycho-social-contextual approach
to diabetes, and innovative curricula to promote cross-cultural
communication between patients and healthcare providers. She
researches psychosocial contributors to diabetes outcomes and designs
and tests community-based interventions for the neediest populations
with diabetes in the US and abroad. Dr. Wagner has served in editorial
roles for leading health psychology journals, and has held leadership
positions in professional societies including the American Diabetes
Association, the American Psychological Association, and Behavioral
Research in Diabetes Group Exchange (BRIDGE).
Karin Sernec, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, an
associate professor at University of Ljubljana, earned her
Ph.D. with thesis titled »Anxiety, depression and aggression
traits in anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients«. She has
been the Head of Slovenia’s Unit for Treatment of Eating
Disorders ever since it was founded in 1999. Together with
her colleges she built a multidimensional, mixed-gender
inpatient treatment programme in addition to group
and individual outpatient treatment of persons with eating disorders. She
is the president of the Expert group for Eating Disorders in Slovenia and
coordinates interdisciplinary work in this field of expertise. She is a licensed
court expert for psychiatry. She has published a number of articles at home
and abroad and is the author of a number of chapters in books within the
field of psychiatry and medicine. She is active as a lecturer and a member of
organising committees at home and abroad.
Sally Openshaw is a Sexual (recently completed an
advanced diploma in Sexual Addiction) and Relationship
Psychotherapist working in private practice in Devon,
UK. Sally is a UKCP recognized practitioner/accredited
fellow of College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists.
She works from an integrative relationship model and is
recognised by the International Integrative Psychotherapy
Association as a trainer, supervisor and practitioner. Sally
manages Towerhouse Counselling, (www. towerhousecounselling.co.uk).
Sally completed training in EMDR in 2013 and is a member of the European
Association of EMDR practitioners. She is an experienced Tutor, with a BEd in
Education for Adult learners.
Loraine Cairns is a Counsellor and Psychotherapist
accredited with the British Association of Counselling
& Psychotherapy (BACP). She has a full-time practice in
Devon, UK. Loraine gained her Integrative Psychotherapist
Certification with the International Integrative
Psychotherapy Association (IIPA) in 2013. Since then,
Loraine has been proactive in her continued professional
development and has qualified in EMDR, Brainspotting and TRE® (Tension &
Trauma Release Exercises). Loraine is also a qualified Counselling Supervisor
and holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. For many years she was
a tutor with Towerhouse Counselling, teaching BACP Accredited Diploma
courses and CPCAB level 3 Counselling Studies courses.
Karin Kanc is one of the organizers of this meeting.
As a diabetologist, she has her own diabetes practice
(jazindiabetes) in Ljubljana, Slovenia and is also a certified
integrative psychotherapist (IIPA). She has been active in
the field of psychological aspects of diabetes for more than
20 years and is a pioneer in her country combining diabetes
and psychotherapy with psychology. Lately, her focus is
mindfulness in diabetes and mindful eating.