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The Conference Faculty
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Matthew Brown, M.D. is a pediatrician and pediatric diabetologist from Boise, Idaho. Dr. Brown has been a member of CWD's DTeam for many years. In addition to his general pediatric practice, Dr. Brown takes care of many of the kids, teens and young adults with Type 1 diabetes in his area. When he began his practice in Idaho in there was no pediatric endocrinologist in the state and many of the kids and teens with diabetes came to his practice because of his experience caring for diabetes and his involvement with Idaho's diabetes camps -- Camp Hodia (www.hodia.com). Dr. Brown also enjoys skiing and snowboarding and began Idaho's first winter camp for diabetes -- Ski Hodia which has been thriving for 6 years now. He serves on the Board of Directors for Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs as well as being very active in other medical organizations in Idaho. He is on the Board of Trustees for the Idaho Medical Association, recently was Chief of Staff at West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, ID., was appointed by Idaho's governor to and subsequently served as the chair of Idaho's Child Mortality Review Team, and volunteers with many community organizations.
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Douglas Cairns was a jet pilot and flight instructor in the British Royal Air Force (RAF) when, in 1989, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. With his flight medical license revoked, Douglas left the RAF a year later and changed career to the finance industry. In 1999, Douglas discovered that it was possible to obtain an unrestricted private pilot's license in the USA assuming certain medical requirements were met. In 2000, he obtained that license. In 2002, "Diabetes World Flight" was born to show aviation authorities around the world that it is possible for such pilots to fly safely according to US FAA regulations. Douglas flew around the world in a light aircraft in 159 days, flying over 26,300 nautical miles and visiting 22 countries. He is a tremendous example that diabetes does not have to limit the scope of our dreams and ambitions.
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Crystal Jackson is a CWD mom and manager the American Diabetes Association's government relations and advocacy division. She is one of the ADA's most valuable resources on anti-discrimination laws and protecting the rights of persons with diabetes. As a parent of a child with diabetes, Crystal was instrumental in the development and implementation of law and policy in Virginia that resulted in improved standards of school diabetes care. Crystal has contributed to many diabetes publications including the National Diabetes Education Program's Helping the Student with Diabetes to Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel and is a member of the Virginia Diabetes Council.
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Camillo Ricordi, M.D. is the Scientific Director and Chief Academic Officer of the Diabetes Research Institute. He is also the Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery and Medicine, Chief of the Division of Cellular Transplantation, and Senior Associate Dean for Research at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Ricordi is a pioneer in the field of islet isolation techniques, having invented the machine that makes it possible to isolate large numbers of islet cells from the human pancreas. The procedure is now used by most laboratories performing clinical islet transplants. Acknowledged by his peers as one of the world's leading scientists in islet transplantation, Dr. Ricordi has trained the majority of islet cell transplant researchers worldwide and has developed highly innovative strategies in an attempt to transplant islets without the continuous requirement for immunosuppressive drugs. A recipient of numerous honors and awards, Dr. Ricordi is an active and often founding member of many important organizations in the world of diabetes research and transplantation, and has authored more than 400 scientific publications.
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Stefan Rubin was diagnosed type 1 in 1979, at the age of seven and began insulin pump therapy three years later. He considers his experience an invaluable exercise and education that continue to prepare him for any hurdles that diabetes-and-life place in his path. Long a source of inspiration for his father, Dr. Richard R. Rubin, Stefan is co-author of two books, including 101 Tips for Coping with Diabetes, published in 2003 by the American Diabetes Association. Stefan also speaks locally and nationally in an ongoing attempt to share his outlook on living well with diabetes. Stefan and his wife Christine, live, work and play with their son Brooks and daughter Maisie in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Holly Whelan, MPA is Manager of Health Insurance Advocacy for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Alexandria, Virginia. She is an alumnus of Michigan State University with a B.A. in Social Relations and of The George Washington University where she received a Masters Degree in Public Administration. Holly has worked for ADA for four years - both as a Program Manager in Detroit, Michigan and at her current position in the Washington DC area. Holly's work focuses on providing information to people with diabetes on how to obtain and/or keep health insurance coverage. She gathers and analyzes data on these types of problems to be used to advocate for public policy change. Holly is co-author of a forthcoming report titled Falling Through the Cracks: Stories of How Health Insurance Can Fail People with Diabetes, which details these concerns and offers possible solutions.
The Teen Faculty
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Carolyn and Sam are a brother-sister duo with a single purpose: to beat diabetes. Sam, diagnosed nearly six years ago at age 8, is determined that diabetes will never get in the way of his life dreams. Carolyn, age 16, does not have diabetes; she presents type 1 diabetes as a family disease. It affects everyone. For the past three years, Sam and Carolyn have been speaking out on the importance of teen advocacy and taking control of your life. They are founding members of CWD's International Diabetes Youth Ambassador program (IDYA) and traveled to Denmark in 2002 to meet with Danish teens as part of a diabetes advocacy exchange. Carolyn founded and serves as Director of the Supplies for Children with Diabetes Foundation. Both Carolyn and Sam also work privately to send donated supplies to children in Cali, Colombia. Sam spends any and all spare time at the hockey rink!
The Parent Discussion Facilitators
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