UDOP was formed in 1991 with the aid of a grant of £50000 UK from the Wolfson foundation. Its mission is to translate all information about diabetes for communication far and wide to the nation. In addition, it was to develop a 24-hr clinic, which would provide service to all in need.

Perhaps the best known outreach activity has come to be the annual UDOP meeting which is now the premier medical meeting in the Caribbean. It enjoys an attendance of some 500 participants, many of whom come from North America and Europe and from as far afield as China and the Far East. The theme of these meetings focuses on different aspects of diabetes related information and involved as co-sponsors are the American Diabetes Association and more recently the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute. A feature of the meeting is the bringing in of well respected international speakers and a very high profile social programme which serves to highlight the diabetes team at work and at play!

The University Of the west Indies Diabetes Outreach Programme (UDOP)
 
The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI)

The UWI School of Nursing, Mona (UWISON)

present

 The 12^th International Conference
 Theme: The Diabetes Management Team
 March 2 - 5, 2006
at Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort, Ocho Rios, Jamaica