Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
David Kerr William Sansum Diabetes Center, Santa Barbara, CA, USA David Kerr received his medical degree from Aberdeen University in Scotland, UK, and spent two years as a Research Fellow at Yale University, USA. Between 1993 and 2014, he was a Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine/Endocrinology at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in the UK. For his clinical work, Dr Kerr was awarded a Gold Clinical Excellence award by the UK National Health Service. In 2014, Dr Kerr became the Director of Research and Innovation at the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI), USA. He is the digital health lead for the Diabetes Technology Society and co-Editor of the first book on digital health and diabetes. Dr Kerr launched the Mil Familias and Latino Diabetes programs at SDRI as part of an initiative to reduce the burden of cardio-metabolic disease affecting US Hispanic/Latino families. He also launched the Farming for Life program at SDRI, which examines the impact of medical prescriptions for vegetables among adults with Type 2 diabetes. In 2017, Dr Kerr was awarded the Leadership Award from the Diabetes Technology Society and, in 2020, was awarded by the Pacific Coast Business Times for his work aimed at reducing the impact of SARS-2-CoV for the Latino community in the US. David Kerr William Sansum Diabetes Center, Santa Barbara, CA, USA David Kerr received his medical degree from Aberdeen University in Scotland, UK, and spent two years as a Research Fellow at Yale University, USA. Between 1993 and 2014, he was a Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine/Endocrinology at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in the UK. For his clinical work, Dr Kerr was awarded a Gold Clinical Excellence award by the UK National Health Service. In 2014, Dr Kerr became the Director of Research and Innovation at the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI), USA. He is the digital health lead for the Diabetes Technology Society and co-Editor of the first book on digital health and diabetes. Dr Kerr launched the Mil Familias and Latino Diabetes programs at SDRI as part of an initiative to reduce the burden of cardio-metabolic disease affecting US Hispanic/Latino families. He also launched the Farming for Life program at SDRI, which examines the impact of medical prescriptions for vegetables among adults with Type 2 diabetes. In 2017, Dr Kerr was awarded the Leadership Award from the Diabetes Technology Society and, in 2020, was awarded by the Pacific Coast Business Times for his work aimed at reducing the impact of SARS-2-CoV for the Latino community in the US.

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Roundtable discussion

Session Type
Industry Symposium
Date
Fri, 29.04.2022
Session Time
15:00 - 16:30
Room
Hall 116
Lecture Time
16:05 - 16:20