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CCE Stream

DCS10 - Compassion in Practice: Supporting Clients Through Diabetes Distress and Mental Health Challenges

Friday, November 28, 2025
10:30 - 11:45 Toronto
Location: Room 206

    Speaker(s)

  • Jessica C. Kichler, CDCES, PhD, CPsych

    Associate Professor, Clinical and Health Psychologist
    University of Windsor
    University of Windsor
    Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosure(s): American Diabetes Association: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Breakthrough T1D: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Canadian Behavioural Interventions and Trials Network: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Children with Diabetes: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Connected in Motion: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Diabetes + Mental Health Conference: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Diabetes Action Canada: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); Diabetes Canada: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, March 7, 2024); Diabetes Hope Foundation: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing); International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); NIH: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, March 31, 2025); Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health: Paediatric Diabetes Network (PDN): Advisory Board (Terminated, June 11, 2025), Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, June 11, 2025); SSHRC: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); T1D Toolkit: Advisory Board (Ongoing); The Charles H Best Diabetes Centre: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, April 5, 2024); The Diabetes Link: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); University of Windsor: Employment (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); WE-SPARK Health Institute: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Wolastoqey Tribal Council: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, May 23, 2024)

  • Ciara Stevens, BScN RN, CDE

    Diabetes Educator
    Nova Scotia Health
    South Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Disclosure(s): Abbott: Independent Contractor (Terminated, June 2, 2023); Connected in Motion: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, March 29, 2022); Dexcom: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, June 28, 2023); Insulet: Independent Contractor (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk Canada: Advisory Board (Terminated, July 20, 2022); Tandem Diabetes: Independent Contractor (Ongoing)

    • Moderator(s)

  • Sarah Moore-Vasram, NP, MN, PhD, Co-Chair: Clinical Care and Education Stream

    Academic Clinician, Nursing Research Lead
    Providence Care Centre
    Queen's University
    Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosure(s): I do not have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose

  • Sonja M. Reichert, MD, MSc, FCFP, ABOM Diplomat, Co-Chair: Clinical Care and Education Stream (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor, MD
    Western University
    Western University
    London, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosure(s): Abbott: Other Research Support (includes receipt of drugs, supplies, equipment or other in-kind support) (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); American Diabetes Association: Independent Contractor (Terminated, September 1, 2025); Bausch: Advisory Board (Terminated, November 1, 2024); Bayer: Advisory Board (Terminated, June 9, 2025); Center for Effective Practise: Employment (Terminated, January 1, 2025); CPD Network Association: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, September 23, 2025); Diabetes Canada: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); Eisai: Advisory Board (Terminated, November 20, 2024); Eli Lilly: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Embecta: Advisory Board (Terminated, November 21, 2024); Novartis: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk: Advisory Board (Terminated, March 1, 2025), Committee/Planning Member (Terminated, March 1, 2025), Grant/Research Support (Terminated, March 1, 2025), Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, March 1, 2025); Sanofi: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, June 4, 2025); Western University: Employment (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):
Jessica C. Kichler, CDCES, PhD, CPsych: American Diabetes Association: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Breakthrough T1D: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Canadian Behavioural Interventions and Trials Network: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Children with Diabetes: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Connected in Motion: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Diabetes + Mental Health Conference: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Diabetes Action Canada: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); Diabetes Canada: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, March 7, 2024); Diabetes Hope Foundation: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing); International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); NIH: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, March 31, 2025); Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health: Paediatric Diabetes Network (PDN): Advisory Board (Terminated, June 11, 2025), Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, June 11, 2025); SSHRC: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); T1D Toolkit: Advisory Board (Ongoing); The Charles H Best Diabetes Centre: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, April 5, 2024); The Diabetes Link: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); University of Windsor: Employment (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); WE-SPARK Health Institute: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Wolastoqey Tribal Council: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, May 23, 2024)
Ciara Stevens, BScN RN, CDE: Abbott: Independent Contractor (Terminated, June 2, 2023); Connected in Motion: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, March 29, 2022); Dexcom: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, June 28, 2023); Insulet: Independent Contractor (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk Canada: Advisory Board (Terminated, July 20, 2022); Tandem Diabetes: Independent Contractor (Ongoing)
Sarah Moore-Vasram, NP, MN, PhD, Co-Chair: Clinical Care and Education Stream: I do not have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose
Sonja M. Reichert, MD, MSc, FCFP, ABOM Diplomat, Co-Chair: Clinical Care and Education Stream: Abbott: Other Research Support (includes receipt of drugs, supplies, equipment or other in-kind support) (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); American Diabetes Association: Independent Contractor (Terminated, September 1, 2025); Bausch: Advisory Board (Terminated, November 1, 2024); Bayer: Advisory Board (Terminated, June 9, 2025); Center for Effective Practise: Employment (Terminated, January 1, 2025); CPD Network Association: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, September 23, 2025); Diabetes Canada: Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); Eisai: Advisory Board (Terminated, November 20, 2024); Eli Lilly: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Embecta: Advisory Board (Terminated, November 21, 2024); Novartis: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk: Advisory Board (Terminated, March 1, 2025), Committee/Planning Member (Terminated, March 1, 2025), Grant/Research Support (Terminated, March 1, 2025), Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, March 1, 2025); Sanofi: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, June 4, 2025); Western University: Employment (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)
Learning Objectives: This session will:
1. Identify clinical tools and communication strategies to support clients experiencing diabetes distress and mental health-related barriers to self-management, including tailored approaches for individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
2. Identify practical tools and self-care strategies for managing the emotional demands of caregiving, including techniques to maintain provider well-being and deliver compassionate, trauma-informed care during client mental health crises.