International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes
Encyclopedia
The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes is a professional organization
located in Berlin, Germany, whose aims are to promote clinical and basic science, research
, education
and advocacy
in childhood and adolescent diabetes
.
ISPAD publishes the journal
Pediatric Diabetes
. The organization was established in 1974.
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
located in Berlin, Germany, whose aims are to promote clinical and basic science, research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
in childhood and adolescent diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced...
.
ISPAD publishes the journal
Journal
__FORCETOC__A journal has several related meanings:* a daily record of events or business; a private journal is usually referred to as a diary....
Pediatric Diabetes
Pediatric Diabetes
Pediatric Diabetes is an academic journal published by ISPAD. It published articles related to diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents....
. The organization was established in 1974.