St. Mike's: MGR: “Science in Medicine: Regeneration and Rejuvenation Therapies for Diabetes Complications”

City-Wide Medical Grand Rounds: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm (host site: St. Mike’s)

“Science in Medicine: Regeneration and Rejuvenation Therapies for Diabetes Complications”

Speaker:  Dr. Richard E. Gilbert – Canada Research Chair in Diabetes Complications

  Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto

  St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1.      Identify failure of endogenous repair in the pathogenesis of diabetes complications;

2.      Appreciate the contribution of bone marrow derived cells in the regenerative process;

3.      Recognise the potential for cell therapy in the treatment of diabetes complications; and

4.      Recognise drug-based rejuvenation as a viable strategy in treating diabetes and its complications.