Press Release: Diabetes Conversation Map Education Tools Celebrate One-Year Anniversary
Diabetes Conversation Map™ Education Tools Celebrate One-Year Anniversary
IDF World Diabetes Congress Marks Major Milestone and Availability of Tools in 68 Countries, 31 Different Languages
Montreal, Canada – 21 October 2009 – This October marks the one-year anniversary of the international launchof the ground-breaking diabetes Conversation Map™ education tools. Created by Healthy Interactions, a global leader in health education, in collaboration with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Eli Lilly and Company and other leading diabetes experts, the unique Conversation Map™ education tools have been implemented in 68 countries, excluding the United States, in 31 different languages in the last 365 days. To complete the global launch, redesigned diabetes Conversation Map™ education tools will be unveiled throughout Canada in January 2010, along with a new Map designed for parents and children to learn together. New tools will also be introduced to several Sub-Saharan African countries by early next year.
To celebrate the anniversary, IDF and the Canadian Diabetes Association are hosting a "Celebration of Education" Diabetes Conversations symposium sponsored by Lilly. The symposium will attract diabetes educators from throughout the world, during IDF’s 20th World Diabetes Congress on October 20, 2009 in Montreal, Canada.