Global Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes GPED
Global Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (GPED) is a non-profit organization established in 2010. GPED aims at improving the care of children presented with endocrine disorders or with diabetes living in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) through public advocacy, training and education of local health professionals, clinical collaborations and development of translational clinical research.
GPED Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Assembly of GPED will take place on Sunday September 26 from 12:45-1:15 PM (Central European Summer Time - CEST).
Access to Fludrocortisone: from Canada to Ghana. Can your country also benefit?
Get inspired by the story of Dr Emmanuel Ameyaw, a pediatric endocrinologist from Ghana.
Newsletter Issue 20
GPED is committed to continuing our activities as best as possible. Please click here to view the latest edition of our Newsletter.
Online
Discussion :
Teleconsultations
Need help with a challenging case?
Now GPED gives you the opportunity to discuss and consult clinical cases with a pediatric endocrinologist online!
IMPE Meeting
The 11th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE) has been postponed to 2023
Ghana will have the first trained pediatric endocrine nurse.
Go to our stories and meet Deborah Amakye Ansah, who trained in Canada for two months.
The European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE)
The 59th Annual ESPE Meeting will be held virtually on September 22-26th, 2021 Please visit here for more information
Clinical Resources for Health Professionals
Discover the e-Learning Portal, WHO Growth Charts, Teleconsultations and books for health professionals (and add to GPED's resources by sharing your own expertise)
Research
We support the research done by pediatric endocrinologists in low and middle income countries; designed to improve clinical care
Access to care
In the developing world, 2,210,000 children suffer from pediatric endocrine disorders and diabetes and only 1 in 10 children have access to proper care.
Booklets for Health Professionals and Families
Download our library of booklets for health professionals and families (21 languages)
The Pediatric Endocrine (PES) Meeting is scheduled to take place 28 April - 1 May 2022. Please visit here for more information.
The 2021 ISPAD Meeting
ISPAD's 47th Annual Conference will take place virtually and in person in Lisbon, Portugal on October 13-16th, 2021. Please visit here for more information.
Newsletter
20th Edition
Editorial
August 2021
Welcome to our 20th Edition of the GPED Newsletter!
In this edition, you will find the following discussion topics:
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GPED symposium on long acting insulin analogues
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Provide input to the WHO's Global Diabetes Compact Stakeholder update
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Provide input to the Global Accelerator for Paediatric formulations (GAP-f)
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GPED Annual General Meeting
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GPED
Highlights
NEW!
Yearbook in Pediatric Endocrinology
Every year, the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology publishes a Yearbook with expert commentaries on the most important articles published over the last 12 months. You can access the complete 2019 Yearbook free of charge at http://www.espeyearbook.org/ Drs. Julia von Oettingen and Jean-Pierre Chanoine edited the chapter on Global Health and are delighted to share it with you. To access this chapter, please click here.
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GPED partnering with
Life for a Child
Increasing the provision of blood glucose meters and strips as well as HbA1c supplies to children and youth with diabetes in Haiti and Jamaica
BECOME A GPED Member
GPED is open to all pediatric endocrinologists or health professionals working in the field of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes in a low income setting.
GPED membership is free