The CODIAC white paper
CODIAC 2021 led to a series of recommendations that were published in a white paper in 2023.
Following the conference, representatives from the CODIAC steering committee and working groups summarised the CODIAC process, findings, and recommendations. These were published as a white paper in 2023.
The white paper in brief
The Copenhagen Diabetes Consensus (CODIAC) 2021 white paper stresses the importance of including people with diabetes and their caregivers in the management, prevention, and study of diabetes.
It argues that when these individuals are involved, health outcomes improve and treatments become more effective. The white paper reviewed existing research and used methods like Group Concept Mapping to identify where current efforts fall short.
The authors found that although involving users is beneficial, better plans are needed to include user' views in diabetes projects. CODIAC aims to create practical steps and work together to better diabetes care and research.
Access the CODIAC white paperMethod
The research that informed the white paper was selected after an assessment of 8,648 potentially relevant publications.
Read a summary of the literature review method
A collaborative survey approach called Group Concept Mapping was used to involve participants and other stakeholders in brainstorming and prioritising areas for future user involvement initiatives.
Read about the Group Concept Mapping on user involvement
Evidence gap map
An overview of the research used for the white paper is available in an online evidence gap map.