From practice and research to large-scale implementation: the 3rd DAWN summit
The DAWN International Expert Advisory Board
Volume 51 | Issue 2 | June 2006
The Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs (DAWN)
programme was launched in 2001 with the global DAWN
study. Initiated by Novo Nordisk in partnership with
the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and an
international expert advisory board, the DAWN programme
aims to respond to shortcomings in diabetes care; less
than half of the people who are diagnosed with diabetes
worldwide reach optimal health and quality of life. The 3rd
DAWN summit, which was held recently in Florence, Italy,
gathered 900 experts, people with diabetes, policy-makers
and professionals from 64 countries to set the stage for
large-scale initiatives to improve treatment outcomes
through patient-centred self-management and psychosocial
support strategies.