This presentation will demonstrate the spread and seriousness of the current global diabetes pandemic. By examining the concepts of social determinants of health and how such determinants relate to the global pandemic, this presentation will offer interventions based on a population health framework to decrease the number of cases of diabetes being diagnosed nearly daily worldwide.
Dr. Webb’s foci are capacity building, nursing workforce issues and wellness. She has extensive funding for her work and has published in several journals. She has testified to the National Academy of Medicine and the White House. A sought-out speaker on international nursing care, Adele collaborates with WHO and the World NCD Congress and has contributed to nurse capacity building in 56 countries. Adele received the Nicholas Andrew Cummings award for Excellence in Interprofessional Practice, is an International Council of Nurses Global Health Fellow, and a Fellow in both the National Academies of Practice and the American Academy of Nursing.
