Lecture: Diabetes - How do we stop this silent world epidemic?

Timed to coincide with National Diabetes Month and the launch of The Russell Berrie Galilee Diabetes SPHERE, on November 25, 2021, Prof. Karl Skorecki and Prof. Naim Shehadeh addressed an audience of over 150 Bar-Ilan U. graduates and interested participants on the topic of diabetes, via Zoom.

Naama Gat, BIU Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer, introduced the panelists and explained to the audience that this lecture is the tenth in a series of academic lectures offered to graduates of BIU - and timed perfectly with the launch of SPHERE.

Prof. Skorecki, Dean of the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, opened with mentioning that insulin was discovered in Toronto 100 years ago by Banting and Best, and that he himself commenced his academic and medical studies exactly 50 years ago, in Toronto, also studying under Best. He posed the question, that if insulin was discovered 100 years ago, why is it now considered an epidemic.

With this background in mind, Skorecki then proceeded to present Prof. Shehadeh, President of the Israeli Diabetes Association who currently serves as Director of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism at Rambam Medical Center and will be heading SPHERE, with questions regarding diabetes.

The two discussed physiology, prevention, treatments, education, and the promise that The SPHERE is offering, with its $75 million budget over the next ten years.

The evening culminated with an open Q&A session and as "desert" - a video clip from the November 16, 2021 launch.

If you missed it, the lecture can be viewed on the Bar-Ilan U. Facebook page, here.