International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes

What International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes does

The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) is a non-profit professional medical society and the self-described leading global organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, adolescents, and young adults with diabetes. Headquartered operationally through its Executive Office in Berlin (managed by K.I.T. Group GmbH under Executive Director Anouk Rey), ISPAD serves pediatric endocrinologists, diabetologists, allied healthcare professionals (nurses, dietitians, psychologists, social workers), early-career researchers, and patient advocates worldwide. The organization is governed by an Executive Board, Advisory Council, and committees, with membership open globally.

ISPAD's core intellectual property is the Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines — comprehensive pediatric diabetes clinical recommendations issued in 2018, 2022, and 2024 editions and translated into English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Hindi. Supporting products include a centralized digital Resource Platform (medialibrary.ispad.cyim.com), a monthly newsletter, on-demand webinars (Hot Topics, Education, and Guideline series), and access to the Hormone Research in Paediatrics journal. Educational delivery is anchored by the flagship Annual ISPAD Conference, the selective Science School for Physicians (20–25 early-career participants at global Centers of Excellence, running annually since 2000), the Science School for Healthcare Professionals, and regional postgraduate courses co-developed with partner societies. Distribution leverages partnerships with regional societies (ASPED, VAPES, ASPAE), the Endocrine Society cluster (ESPE, EASD), the International Diabetes Federation (FID), and corporate supporters (Eli Lilly, Dexcom).

Revenue is generated through recurring individual membership dues, annual conference and event registration (tiered with early-bird pricing), corporate sponsorships and memberships, and endorsement fees for third-party courses and events. ISPAD is sustained as an independent non-profit organization with no disclosed venture funding, parent company, or public listing; operational scale is small (1–10 paid staff), with most activity delivered through volunteer committees and outsourced association management.

Name

International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes

Legal name

International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes

Website

https://ispad.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ISPAD is a global non-profit professional medical society that publishes the world's only comprehensive Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines for pediatric and adolescent diabetes and delivers education, conferences, and research grants to healthcare professionals worldwide.

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Product category

Professional Medical Society (Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes)

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Clinical Reference (Physicians, Nursing, Allied Health) (EDAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB), Clinical Research Support (CRC/CTA) (EDAOAJAO)

Keywords

• Pediatric diabetes care
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Professional medical society
• Medical education programs
• Diabetes research fellowships

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ISPAD operates primarily as a membership-based professional society. Healthcare professionals and researchers join as members and pay annual membership fees to access benefits including guidelines, the journal, member directory, and educational programs.
2. Annual Conference Registration: Revenue is generated through registration fees for the Annual ISPAD Conference, Science Schools, and post-graduate courses. Early bird registration deadlines and varying fee structures apply.
3. Corporate Partnerships: ISPAD receives support from Corporate Supporters and Corporate Members, who are integral to ISPAD's efforts. Companies such as Lilly, Dexcom, and others sponsor guidelines translation, events, and educational programs.
4. Resource Licensing and Endorsement: ISPAD endorses third-party courses and events (e.g., ISPAD-endorsed programs) and collaborates with regional societies on education initiatives, generating revenue through endorsement fees and co-development partnerships.

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Core offering

ISPAD is a global non-profit professional medical society that publishes the Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines (the only comprehensive clinical recommendations for pediatric and adolescent diabetes worldwide), delivers research training programs (Science Schools for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals), runs the Annual ISPAD Conference and regional post-graduate courses, and provides members with access to webinars, newsletters, the ISPAD Resource Platform, fellowships and prizes, and the Hormone Research in Paediatrics journal.

Product overview

ISPAD operates as a professional medical society rather than a technology company, offering a portfolio of clinical guidelines, educational programs, and member resources. Its core products include the ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines (published in 2018, 2022, and 2024 editions) — comprehensive clinical recommendations available in multiple languages for pediatric diabetes care worldwide. The society provides educational programs including Science Schools for Physicians (annual research training) and Healthcare Professionals, postgraduate courses, and ISPAD-endorsed third-party events. Additional resources include the ISPAD Newsletter, Webinars, Resource Platform, and Annual Conference. Membership benefits include access to the Hormone Research in Paediatrics Journal, Special Interest Groups, and a global professional network. The society also administers fellowships, prizes, and research grants such as the FID-ISPAD Research Grant.

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Brands

• ISPAD Science School for Physicians: Research training program for early-career physicians and researchers in pediatric diabetes
• Science School for Healthcare Professionals
• ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines

Products and services

• ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022 Comprehensive clinical recommendations for children, adolescents, and young adults with diabetes, covering 26 chapters on definition, epidemiology, classification, treatment, complications, and a Limited Care Guidance Appendix. Available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hindi.
• ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018 Comprehensive 2018 edition of ISPAD's clinical recommendations for pediatric and adolescent diabetes care, the only complete set of consensus guidelines worldwide for this population, supported by Lilly for distribution.
• Science School for Physicians Annual intensive research training program that brings together 20-25 early-career physicians and researchers at recognized Centers of Excellence worldwide for mentorship, research methodology training, and global networking in pediatric diabetes.
• Science School for Healthcare Professionals Research training program for dietitians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers working in pediatric diabetes, held alongside the annual ISPAD conference to provide foundational research methodology training.
• Annual ISPAD Conference ISPAD's flagship annual global conference bringing together hundreds of pediatric diabetes professionals worldwide; ISPAD 2025 held in Montreal and ISPAD 2026 scheduled for Rio de Janeiro with Early Bird Registration available until July 16, 2026.
• Postgraduate Courses Regional post-graduate educational courses, including the ASPED-ISPAD Lilly Diabetes Academy and ISPAD-VAPES courses, delivered worldwide for pediatric diabetes professionals.
• ISPAD Membership Annual membership program providing healthcare professionals with access to the Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines, the Hormone Research in Paediatrics journal, member directory, fellowship and prize opportunities, discounts on events and publications, and Special Interest Groups.
• Fellowships and Prizes Research grants and prizes program, including the FID-ISPAD Research Grant co-funded with the International Diabetes Federation, supporting pediatric diabetes research careers.
• ISPAD Endorsed Events Third-party courses and events endorsed by ISPAD, including the IDIMI Metabolic Endocrinology Course (Santiago de Chile), GUIDE Program by BRIDGE Diabetes Academy (Egypt), and the International Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Quantifiable outcome

• ISPAD's Science School for Physicians has been held annually since 2000 across multiple global locations, with alumni going on to leadership roles in clinics and research worldwide.
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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• K.I.T. Group GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerK.I.T. Group GmbH provides association and conference management services for ISPAD, managing the Executive Office and event logistics. The ISPAD Executive Office (Anouk Rey, Executive Director) is c/o K.I.T. Group in Berlin, Germany.
• DexcommajorOthersDexcom kindly supported the translation of the 2022 Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines into Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Hindi, enabling broader global access to ISPAD's clinical recommendations.
• Eli Lilly and CompanymajorOthersLilly supported the distribution of the 2018 Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines and has exclusively sponsored the ASPED-ISPAD Lilly Diabetes Academy series since 2015. Lilly has also sponsored ISPAD-VAPES postgraduate courses.
• Corporate Supporters and Corporate MemberscoreOthersISPAD's Corporate Supporters and Corporate Members are integral to ISPAD's efforts. The society maintains a dedicated page for corporate partners and offers different tiers of corporate engagement.
• ASPED (Arab Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPAD collaborates with ASPED on the ASPED-ISPAD Lilly Diabetes Academy, an annual education course for pediatricians in the Middle East region. This partnership has delivered five editions from 2015-2019 in Oman, UAE, and Abu Dhabi.
• VAPES (Varna Pediatric Endocrine Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPAD partners with VAPES in Bulgaria to deliver the ISPAD-VAPES Postgraduate Course and Conference series. This collaboration has produced five events from 2015-2019 in Varna, Bulgaria, focused on diabetes and rare diseases.
• ASPAE (African Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPAD provides financial and technical support for the ASPAE Summer Schools (2018, 2019, 2020) held in Nairobi, Lagos, and Gaborone to advance pediatric endocrinology and diabetes care across Sub-Saharan Africa.
• IDIMI (Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigaciones Pediátricas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPAD supports the IDIMI Metabolic Endocrinology Course in Santiago de Chile, a third-party course and event that aligns with ISPAD's educational mission for healthcare professionals in Latin America.
• BRIDGE Diabetes AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPAD endorsed the Global Ultimate Innovative Diabetes Education (GUIDE) Program by the BRIDGE Diabetes Academy in Egypt, supporting training for healthcare providers, diabetes educators, nurses, and patient advocates.
• ESPE (European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPAD co-organizes educational events with ESPE, including the Joint EASD/ISPAD/ESPE Postgraduate Education Course on Type 1 Diabetes (Prague, 2018) and supports ESPE e-learning portal access during VAPES courses.
• EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPAD participates in the EASD Non-Commercial Symposium on Diabetes Education and co-organized the Joint EASD/ISPAD/ESPE Postgraduate Education Course on Type 1 Diabetes in 2018.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIZ partnered with ISPAD on the Cambodia Health Ministry-CDIC-GIZ Training of Trainers project (2019-2020), focused on improving diabetes care for children with type 1 diabetes in Cambodia.
• Cambodia Health Ministry / CDICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cambodian Health Ministry initiated a collaboration with ISPAD, managed through CDIC, to develop pediatric diabetes training in Cambodia, with ISPAD providing expert lecturers and the ISPAD-CDIC training manual.
• ICND (International Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics)minorOthersISPAD supports the International Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics (ICND) as a professional society collaborating on pediatric diabetes and nutrition topics.
• FID (International Diabetes Federation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPAD and FID co-fund the FID-ISPAD Research Grant, offering annual research funding for pediatric diabetes investigations. Applications for the 2026 FID-ISPAD Research Grant are open through ISPAD's platform.
• Hormone Research in Paediatrics JournalminorOthersISPAD members receive access to the Hormone Research in Paediatrics journal as a membership benefit, linking ISPAD with the journal's publisher for member value.

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Direct peers

• JDRF (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation): JDRF is a major funder of type 1 diabetes research with deep pediatric focus. While more advocacy and research-grant oriented than ISPAD (which is a clinical society), JDRF shares ISPAD's pediatric T1D mission and serves overlapping stakeholder communities.
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF): IDF is the global umbrella organization for diabetes and a direct ISPAD partner (co-funds FID-ISPAD Research Grant). Both serve diabetes professionals globally, publish clinical guidance, and operate membership-based societies—IDF broader (all diabetes), ISPAD narrower (pediatric).
• European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD): EASD is a major diabetes research society and ISPAD partner on postgraduate education. While EASD covers all diabetes and ISPAD focuses on pediatric, both publish guidelines, run annual conferences, and fund research grants, making EASD a structurally comparable professional society.
• European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE): ESPE is a sibling professional society focused on pediatric endocrinology more broadly. ISPAD and ESPE co-organize educational events (e.g., Joint EASD/ISPAD/ESPE Postgraduate Course) and serve overlapping clinician audiences, making ESPE the closest direct peer in mission and structure.
• International Society of Endocrinology (ISE): ISE is a global umbrella for national endocrinology societies. Comparable to ISPAD in operating as a professional society with global membership, guidelines, and conferences—though covering all endocrinology rather than pediatric diabetes specifically.

Regional players

• Diabetes UK: Diabetes UK is the leading UK diabetes charity and professional body, publishing guidance and funding research. Comparable in mission to ISPAD but focused on the UK market and broader diabetes population rather than pediatric-specific and global.

Broad incumbents

• Endocrine Society: The Endocrine Society is a leading US-based professional society for endocrinologists. It publishes clinical guidelines, journals (analogous to ISPAD's journal affiliation), and runs annual meetings—structural parallels to ISPAD despite its broader scope and US-centric focus.
• American Diabetes Association (ADA): ADA is the largest and most established diabetes professional organization in the US, publishing Standards of Care and running the annual Scientific Sessions. While broader than ISPAD (all diabetes, all ages, US-centric), ADA's clinical guidelines and educational programs overlap with ISPAD's mission in pediatric diabetes.
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE): AACE is a US clinical endocrinology society publishing guidelines and educational content. Comparable to ISPAD in producing clinical reference materials for endocrinologists, though AACE covers all endocrinology (not pediatric-specific) and operates primarily in the US market.

Emerging players

• ISPAD-affiliated: Arab Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (ASPED): ASPED is a regional partner society covering the Middle East. While ISPAD has co-organized the ASPED-ISPAD Lilly Diabetes Academy since 2015, ASPED serves a similar pediatric endocrinology professional audience in a specific region and operates as a comparable (though smaller and regional) professional society.

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