Children with Diabetes Jeff Hitchcock March 2010 CWD Teens at
Friends for Life
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com CWD History or 15 years in 30
seconds Children With Diabetes (CWD) began in July 1995 First Dear
Dr. Hitchcock email Nov 1995 Chat rooms 1996 First poll October
1998 (what glucose meter?) First conference in June 2000 Quilt for
Life 2002; DC June 2006, again August 2008 CWD Teen visit to Italy
in 2004 Presentations in Dubai in 2007 Friends for Life 2007 hosted
2,500 people Toronto 2007, first international conference Now
hosting over 25,000 visitors per day from over 155 countries
monthly April 2008 CWD joins the Johnson & Johnson Family of
Companies First Friends for Life UK conference in August 2009
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com CWD
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com Who Uses CWD? No registration, so
all data is from polls asking users to describe themselves From
Online Poll: Parent of child with type 1: 69% Adult with type 1: 9%
Teenager with type 1: 8% Parents with type 1 & child with type
1: 3% Traffic from over 160 countries Clear focus on type 1
diabetes
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com Whats Inside CWD? Over 33,000
pages People Stories, polls, surveys, chat rooms, forums Clinical
information Diabetes basics, products, care suggestions, school
& 504 plans News Whats New, research updates, links to stories
Email lists Parents, geographical most used
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com CWD: Kids Stories
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com CWD Forums Giving users a voice
> 6,780 users > 49,000 threads > 559,000 posts Interesting
discussions about daily care and social support issues Posts have
an impact
Conferencesthe Heart of CWD Four to six conferences each year
Friends for Life annual international conference in Orlando in July
Friends for Life conferences in UK & Canada Two regional
conferences, spring and fall January conference in Florida World
class faculty Latest research and management strategies Most
companies involved with type 1 diabetes Extensive social activities
and support Scholarships through the Diabetes Scholars Foundation
(www.diabetesscholars.org)
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com CWDs first conference Orlando 2000
All the kids who had diabetes about 65
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Kids at Orlando 2000 www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
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Orlando 2001The First Real Conference
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
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Pasadena 2002First West Coast Event
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
Orlando 2008Faculty Posters, 1000 First Timers
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
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Orlando 2009PJ the Dog and More Grandparents
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
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Friends for Life UK www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
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From around the world
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com Families
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com Scenes from Friends for Life
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www.childrenwithdiabetes.com Quilt for Life Collection of 3
quilt squares, 709 as of September 2009 Shown at CWDs Friends for
Life conferences and in Washington, DC
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Marco IslandCWDs Slice of Paradise
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
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Upcoming CWD Conferences 2010 Friends for Life Annual
International Conference 2010 at the Marriott World Center Resort
in Orlando, Florida (June 30 - July 4, 2010) Friends for Life
Canada 2010 at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside in
Vancouver, BC, Canada (August 27-29, 2010) CWD Focus on Technology
at the Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel, Charlotte, North
Carolina (September 3-5, 2010) Friends for Life UK 2010 at the
Beaumont House, Old Windsor, Berkshire (October 29-31, 2010) 2011
CWD Family Support Weekend at the Marriott Marco Island Resort,
Marco Island, Florida (Dec. 30, 2010 - January 1, 2011) CWD Focus
on Technology at the Marriott Cincinnati North, West Chester, OH
(March 25-27, 2011) Friends for Life Annual International
Conference 2011 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena
Vista, Florida (July 6-10, 2011) Friends for Life Canada 2011 at
the Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre, Toronto, Canada, July
29-31, 2011 CWD Focus on Technology at the Renaissance Seattle
Hotel, Seattle, Washington (November 18-20, 2011)
