Breakthrough T1D Virtual Educational Series: T1D for Beginners
April 28, 2020, MA
7:00 pm
Join us for our educational series on Tuesday, April 28. T1D for Beginners“, presented by Katharine Garvey, MD, MPH, Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Mother of a Child with T1D; and Gretchen Waldman, MSN, RN, CDE, Diabetes Nurse Educator at Boston Children’s Hospital, Living with T1D since age 13.
Dr. Garvey is a pediatric endocrinologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. She enjoys seeing patients and teaching residents and fellows, and she has a special clinical interest in T1D. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Garvey conducts health services research, primarily focusing on improving the transition from pediatric to adult care for youth with T1D. Dr. Garvey’s son was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 4. In caring for her son, she now experiences firsthand the complex demands of daily diabetes management, and this has strengthened her personal and professional commitment to diabetes patient care and research.