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Mission

Saskatchewan Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Program Mission: to provide interdisciplinary, high quality, pediatric diabetes care to children and families throughout the province of Saskatchewan, from diagnosis through transition to adult care.

Goals

Saskatchewan Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Program Goals:

  • To provide information and clinical support to children & families to increase their self-management skills at each stage and age of diabetes.
  • To monitor for short- and long-term complications of diabetes including mental and psychosocial complications.
  • To provide comprehensive support to children and families to meet their emotional/psycho-social needs.
  • To empower children and families to be able to educate other caregivers, friends, and staff in schools and in other venues in managing their child’s diabetes.
  • To advocate for improvements in diabetes care and access across the province.
  • To provide diabetes-related education for trainees, allied health members, families, and the community.
  • To engage in meaningful diabetes research that may contribute to improvements in diabetes care.

Who We Are

Administrative Staff

  • Lauren Kowal, Live Well Diabetes Program Senior Manager
  • Justyne Kope, Administrative Assistant

Nurses

  • Miranda Highway, RN
  • Jennafer Klemmer, RN, CDE
  • Carrie Olynick, RN, CDE
  • Morgan Ouwens, RN

Dietitians

  • Julie Bunney, RD, CDE
  • Heather Hanson, RD, CDE
  • Krista Loessl, RD, CDE

Physicians

  • Dr. Dan Au Yeung, Pediatrician
  • Dr. Mark Inman, Pediatric Endocrinologist
  • Dr. Munier Nour, Pediatric Endocrinologist
  • Dr. Daphne Yau, Pediatric Endocrinologist

Social Work

  • Ekran Hussain, Social Worker
  • Sidney Kusters, Social Worker

 

Note: Many of the staff only work part-time in a pediatric diabetes role

Saskatchewan Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Program Contact Information

Saskatchewan Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Program
Royal University Hospital –103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK
Phone: 306-655-2199
Fax: 306-655-6758
Email: pedsdiabetes.saskatoon@saskhealthauthority.ca

Southern Saskatchewan Pediatric Diabetes Program
Regina General Hospital --1440 14th St, Regina SK 
Phone: 306-766-3787
Fax: 306-766-3461 
Email: SHAPedsDiabetes.Regina@saskhealthauthority.ca 

*For new diabetes patients who have not been started on treatment (especially those with type 1 diabetes or metabolically unstable), we ask that you call the Pediatric Diabetes doctor on call at 306-655-1000