Mental Health and Wellbeing of People with Diabetes

Posted on July 21, 2023

The University of Pretoria Diabetes Research Centre, in collaboration with the Department of Psychology and SA Diabetes Advocacy, is pleased to invite you to a webinar to mark the launch of its Mental Health and Wellbeing in Diabetes Cluster.

Webinar Information:

When: Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Time: 10:00 to 13:00 SAST

Where: Online Event via Zoom

**Zoom link only be shared with registered participants

Registration Details:

Click HERE to register for this free Zoom event by Monday, 18 September 2023

For more information:

Contact the Diabetes Research Centre at [email protected]

Description:

The topic of the webinar is “Mental Health and Wellbeing of People Living with Diabetes”.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with diabetes are 2 to 3 times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes. Only 25% to 50% of people with diabetes who have depression get diagnosed and treated. In South Africa, these figures are likely to be much lower. Untreated mental health issues can make diabetes worse, and problems with diabetes can make mental health issues worse.

The webinar will give an opportunity to individuals with diabetes to share their lived experiences, while a professional nurse will talk about the challenges of managing people living with diabetes in the public health system. A South African expert, who is living with type 1 diabetes, will talk about his work with children, adolescents and adults who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and how diabetes-focused psychotherapy helps them thrive. Lastly, a professor of Health Psychology from the UK will discuss the psychosocial impact of diabetes and the benefits of research and behavioural interventions.

The webinar will outline the vision and objectives of the new research cluster, its focus on collaborative research and intervention development to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people living with diabetes in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa through better screening, diagnosis, and care.

Speakers:

Helga Nefdt Living with Type 2 Diabetes	Siyabonga Zuma Living with Type 1 Diabetes	Bridget McNulty SA Diabetes Advocacy
Prof Katharine Barnard-Kelly Professor of Health Psychology Barnard Health	Daniel Sher Clinical Psychologist Daniel Sher Therapy	Sr Gracia Schubart Professional Nurse Eersterust Community Health Centre
Dr Sonja Mostert University of Pretoria Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities	Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie University of Pretoria Diabetes Research Centre Faculty of Health Sciences	Prof Paul Rheeder University of Pretoria Diabetes Research Centre Faculty of Health Sciences

Webinar Moderator: Dr Sonja Mostert

Programme:

10:00 - 10:05

Opening Remarks: Bridget McNulty

10:05 - 10:20

Setting the Scene: Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie

Lived Experiences

10:20 - 10:40	Helga Nefdt
10:40 - 11:00	Siyabonga Zuma
11:00 - 11:15	Sr Gracia Schubart
11:15 - 11:30	Q & A
11:30 - 11:40	Break

Words from the Experts

11:40 - 12:00

Daniel Sher

12:00 - 12:20

Prof Katharine Barnard-Kelly

12:20 - 12:35

Q & A

12:35 - 12:55

Mental Health and Wellbeing Cluster: Dr Sonja Mostert

12:55 - 13:00

Vote of Thanks: Prof Paul Rheeder

Click HERE for the full invitation.

- Author The Diabetes Research Centre, UP, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Mental Health and Wellbeing of People with Diabetes

Webinar Information:

Registration Details:

For more information:

Description:

Speakers:

Webinar Moderator: Dr Sonja Mostert

Programme:

Click HERE for the full invitation.

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