Ontario Diabetes Action Partnership is a unique grouping of diabetics, physicians, diabetes nurse educators, hospitals, and diabetes non-profit organizations that believes in equal quality of life for all Ontario residents who are affected by diabetes. The partners share a common goal of securing access to and government funding for Insulin Pumps and Supplies.
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To ensure that every Ontario resident living with diabetes has access to available device technologies and treatments, and the benefits associated with these devices and treatments.
To ensure that the choice of appropriate device technologies and treatments to be used by Ontario residents affected with diabetes is not unduly influenced by restrictions in coverage by private health care insurance policies. This Partnership believes that the physician in consultation with the patient should determine the choice of treatment.
To ensure that the device technologies and treatments covered should include, but not be restricted to:
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To take a leadership role in advocating for an increase in directed funding for diabetes programs in Ontario and to increase awareness within the Ontario Ministry of Health of the impact of diabetes related health complications by giving voice and visibility to Ontario residents living with diabetes and diabetes related disabilities.
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The Ontario Diabetes Action Partnership is a collective group with a common interest in the ongoing support of and involvement in the healthy lives of Ontario residents living with diabetes.
Partnership members have equal involvement in and responsibility for the success of the initiatives undertaken. Decision-making within the Partnership will be by the consensus of active members, being those who attend and participate in meetings (either face to face, teleconference, or by other electronic means).
Meetings will be held as often as deemed necessary by the Partnership Steering Committee. Facilitation of meetings will be organized by any of the membership whenever deemed necessary. Roles and responsibilities will be assigned through group meetings as required.
The ODAP coalition is represented by organizations such as S.U.G.A.R., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Insulin Pumpers Canada, Insulin Pumpers affiliates (e.g. Simcoe County Insulin Pumpers, Diabetes Action Network - Ottawa and Hamilton Area Insulin Pumpers), The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto), Children's Hospital of Western Ontario (London Health Sciences), Hamilton Health Sciences (Henderson Campus), Hamilton Health Sciences (McMaster University), University of Toronto Endocrinology and Metabolism (University Health Network), Kingston General Hospital (Queen's University), adult diabetics and parents of diabetic children.
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