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Robert Barnes, M.D. Assistant professor - Department of Pediatrics, MUHC (Montreal Children’s Hospital) |
Research:
Pediatric type 1diabetes is believed to be increasing in incidence. The province of Quebec does not have a surveillance mechanism to monitor incidence and prevalence of any type of pediatric diabetes. Our multicentre group is performing a feasibility study on the establishment of a Quebec-wide registry of pediatric diabetes, supported by a grant from Diabète Québec.
The reliability of the records of self-monitoring of blood glucose for people with diabetes has been questioned. In the setting of a diabetic children's camp, older campers were provided the responsibility of recording their blood sugars in their individual logsheets. Each camper's glucometer memory was downloaded at the end of the camping session, providing an opportunity to perform a safety audit of the camp's policy of relaxing supervision of individual blood sugar records. This audit will assess the frequency of discrepancies between the recorded and actual blood sugar result, and may provide guidance on adjusting the policy in the camp setting. This is a supervised project to fulfil the requirements for a M.Sc. degree in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (student: Dr. Preetha Krishnamoorthy).
Selected Publications:
Treacy EP. Lambert DM. Barnes R. Boriack RL. Vockley J. O'brien LK. Jones PM. Bennett MJ. Short-chain hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency presenting as unexpected infant death: A family study. Journal of Pediatrics 2000: 137(2):257-9.