25th Children with Diabetes Conference Set for July 11th - July 15th in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, FL (PRWEB) July 6, 2007 -- Over 2,500 people, including world-renowned clinicians, researchers, physicians, adults and children with diabetes, and their families will descend on Disney's Coronado Springs Resort for the 7th Annual Children with Diabetes Friends For Life Conference from July 11-15, 2007.
Families from the across the United States, as well as at least nine other countries including Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Italy, Luxemburg, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates will meet to learn the most current information in diabetes care, attend educational sessions, get cutting-edge ideas on diabetes management, and share in the largest gathering specifically for kids with type 1 diabetes.
This conference plays in any section of the paper or any block of your newscast. The opportunities for feature stories are endless.
* Find a family from your state, county or city and follow their journey.
* Find a participating clinician, researcher or physician and follow their journey.
* Find a participating healthcare company and examine how they contribute and benefit from the conference; a perfect blend of diabetes care companies and families who are desperate to stay current with new products and new technology. Companies including Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Bayer, Novo-Nordisk and dozens others all help sponsor the event and purchase booth space in the Exhibit hall which grants them unprecedented access to their targeted demographics. The Exhibit hall remains part of the conference right through Friday afternoon.
Jeff Hitchcock launched Children with Diabetes in June 1995 to help his then 8-year-old daughter Marissa to meet other kids with diabetes. The first CWD conference was held on the weekend of June 9th, 2000. Childrenwithdiabetes.com is one of the world's largest diabetes resources, with over 30,000 pages of content and over 25,000 visitors per month.
About Diabetes
According to the International Diabetes Federation, an estimated 246 million people worldwide were afflicted with diabetes by 2006 and that number was expected to increase to 380 million by 2025.i In the United States, 19.2 million people, or 6.4% of the population, have diabetes with nearly 5.2 million people unaware they have the disease.ii Diabetes cost the U.S. an estimated $132 billion in 2002 in medical expenditures and lost productivity.iii A 2002 report from the ADA concluded that better access to preventive care, more widespread diagnosis and more intensive disease management could significantly improve the quality of life for people with diabetes and potentially reduce national expenditures for health care services.
(i) International Diabetes Federation. http://www.idf.org
(ii) American Diabetes Association. http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp
(iii) Report From The American Diabetes Association: Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2002. Diabetes Care 26:917-932, 2003
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