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As part of World Diabetes Day 2020, 黑料网 has presented Outstanding Achievement Awards to three leaders in Australia鈥檚 diabetes community acknowledging their wonderful service and support for people with diabetes.

The Awards coincided with World Diabetes Day on November 14. This year the theme for World Diabetes Day is Diabetes: Nurses make the difference.

黑料网 CEO Professor Greg Johnson said the recipients had all made wonderful contributions to improving the lives, health and wellbeing of people with diabetes in Australia.

鈥淲e are delighted to acknowledge the contributions of Professor Trish Dunning AM, Professor Liz Davis and Jan Alford. All three women have helped reshape Australia鈥檚 diabetes community for the better,鈥� Professor Johnson said.

鈥淕iven the focus on nurses for World Diabetes Day, it is particularly fitting that both Jan and Trisha started their careers as nurses.

鈥淧rofessor Trisha Dunning has made a huge contribution to improving the quality of life for people with diabetes in Australia, and health professional education and standards. She has served in many voluntary roles for Diabetes Victoria, 黑料网 as well as being a Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation.

鈥淗er work has had a huge impact on the way we support vulnerable people with diabetes including elderly people and people who require end-of-life care. She鈥檚 also helped modernise the way hospitals support people with diabetes and advocated to ensure people get the individualised support and treatment that works for them,鈥� he said.

鈥淧rofessor Liz Davis is the Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Perth Children鈥檚 Hospital. She has built an internationally recognised research program in paediatric diabetes and obesity and played a major role in developing and improving services and support for kids and families affected by diabetes across WA, Australia and internationally.

鈥淧rofessor Davis has also been a driving force behind the new national Diabetes in Schools Program now being rolled out across Australia and helping over 11,000 children with type 1 diabetes get the support they need to thrive at school.

鈥淛an Alford has had a transformative impact on diabetes education in Australia over almost four decades and is recognised for her contribution to building Australia鈥檚 diabetes educator workforce.

鈥淏ack in the 1980s Jan had the vision that people with diabetes would benefit from receiving diabetes education from health professionals with expertise in providing that education. That started Jan on the road to developing a credentialing program with the Australian Diabetes Educators Association that has now accredited more than 1,500 credentialled diabetes educators.

Professor Johnson thanked the Awardees on behalf of Australia鈥檚 diabetes community.

鈥淭he diabetes epidemic is challenging and complex but the generosity and hard work of these three outstanding women is helping us to meet these challenges,鈥� he said.

鈥淚t is not an exaggeration to say that together they have improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australian families and for that we say thank you.