A National Heart & Diabetes Institute

Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute was established in 2008 following the merger of the Baker Heart Research Institute and the International Diabetes Institute. Baker IDI is Australia's first multi-disciplinary organisation tackling the deadly trio of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease through research, education and patient care.

Features

National Ride to Work Day

Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute is the official Charity Partner of National Ride to Work Day.

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Latest News

Two Baker IDI staff receive PhDs

21 August 2008 The newly titled Dr Bo Wang and Dr YuGang Tu have recently received their PhDs with impressive remarks from their examiners.

Video sports have Wii effect

13 July 2008 Interactive sports video games such as the Nintendo Wii are better for children than conventional computer games, but do not tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity, British research shows. Associate Professor David Dunstan, head of the physical activity lab at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, said he was not surprised by the findings.

Australia's Future Fat Bomb

7 July 2008 A report on the long-term consequences of Australia’s expanding waistline on cardiovascular disease.

Stand up for your health

5 June 2008 Dispensing with the office chair could deliver the same health benefits as a brisk 100-minute walk, a Melbourne public health expert says.

Premier gives tick to free health test

19 March 2008 Victorian workers will be offered free health tests as the State Government moves to tackle an obesity epidemic described by Premier John Brumby as a challenge "as big as climate change".

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Events

Clinics Christmas closure

24 December 2008    12.00pm

Go Grains Health & Nutrition First Annual Conference

1 October 2008    

Go Grains Health & Nutrition will soon host its first annual conference titled ‘Grains Today – Harvesting the Science, Refining the Facts’.

The conference...

EASD meeting

27 September 2008  -  1 October 2008    

Heart & Mind Conference

3 September 2008  -  5 September 2008    

The inaugural “Heart and Mind” conference will be held in the delightful Tuscan town of Prato, Italy, from 3-5 September, 2008. Baker IDI is Australia’s highest profile and most...

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Peter Kistler in the Clinical Electrophysiology laboratory

Our Publications

Baker Magazine Issue No. 2

The Baker Heart Research Institute will merge with the International Diabetes Institute – a clinical service and research organisation of world renown and with Professor Paul Zimmet at the helm, the driving force behind diabetes awareness in Australia since the 1970s.

Inside IDI, Autumn 2008

The merger between the International Diabetes Institute and the Baker Heart Research Institute marks the beginning of a new and exciting era toward the establishment of Australia's first national heart and diabetes institute.

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Help Baker IDI to make a difference to the lives of people affected by obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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