The World Diabetic Foot Day will be held at the EWMA 2020 Conference in London on 15 May 2020.
What to expect
The objective of the World Diabetic Foot Day is to look into what...
Current News
ABCD Position Statement: Managing frailty and associated comorbidities in older adults with diabetes
Announcement date: 17 January, 2020
This Position Statement on the management of frailty in diabetes mellitus represents a timely initiative by the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) to address the important issue...
Announcement date: 16 January, 2020
JBDS would like to use a broader approach to updating existing guidelines and would welcome ABCD participation. Any comment on the use of the guideline or any audit data would be...
Announcement date: 13 January, 2020
This JBDS – IP project is being led by Umesh Dashora, Debbie Stanisstreet, and Erwin Castro. The submissions will be judged against predetermined criteria, by an independent panel chaired by Rowan...
Announcement date: 18 December, 2019
Today we have launched our new, annual census of consultants in diabetes and endocrinology. This is being done on behalf of ABCD; SfE; Diabetes UK and The Royal College of Physicians London...
Announcement date: 5 December, 2019
Following the completion of the terms of office of a number of ABCD committee members and officers, we are now seeking nominations and inviting applications from members to stand...
Announcement date: 22 November, 2019
The Diabetes Technology Network UK (DTN-UK) has won the Judges' Special Award at the 2019 Quality in Care Diabetes Awards. The judges commented "DTN UK have achieved a great deal in a short time...
Announcement date: 14 November, 2019
As Semaglutide is now on most formularies, ABCD would like to encourage you to join in the nationwide audit. Semaglutide has been shown to be more effective than other GLP-1 receptor agonists,...
Announcement date: 13 September, 2019
We are inviting colleagues to submit entries to this year’s competition which will be for the:
‘Best Perioperative Pathway for People with Diabetes’
This JBDS – IP project is being led...
Announcement date: 9 September, 2019
Semaglutide is now on most formularies. It is easy to analyse your own results in the on-line ABCD semaglutide audit tool as shown in the how to do it video tutorial.
Some CCGs are...
The British Journal of Diabetes is the official journal of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists. It is a peer-reviewed quarterly publication available online and in print.
Working together to enhance access to technology for people living with diabetes
Welcome to the Diabetes Technology Network UK, an organisation designed to support UK healthcare professionals who are involved in the delivery of technologies designed to improve the lives of people living with diabetes.
The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists is proud to announce the launch of the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Collaborative – UK. This is a collaborative of healthcare professionals working in multi-disciplinary teams providing care for adults with type 1 diabetes across the UK.
ABCD Events
Thursday, 23 April, 2020 to Friday, 24 April, 2020
Thursday, 23 April, 2020
Membership of the UK’s leading specialist association of clinical and academic diabetologists
Representing Diabetologists in national health decision making by influencing health policy and improving clinical practice at the highest levels in the organisation of the national health service (Click HERE for more on this)
Committed to the preservation and support of diabetes specialist care services
Supporting the growth of local secondary care diabetes services to provide leadership and guidance for local diabetes communities
Representing diabetes specialists who also practice endocrinology, general medicine and acute medicine and understanding the resulting multiple pressures particularly in the current financial climate
Meetings designed for busy clinicians: Thursday evening lecture, networking and conference dinner; Friday clinical educational meeting covering Diabetes and Endocrinology
Complimentary hard copy subscription (UK members only) to ABCD's Journal - The British Journal of Diabetes delivered directly to you
Quarterly Chairman’s e-bulletin/newsletter providing current updates
Free online access to Practical Diabetes – the peer-reviewed journal most dedicated to providing practical support to those involved in diabetescare on the front line
Discounted delegate rates for members which offset the annual subscription
Provision of high-quality training for Specialist Registrars in diabetes and endocrinology
Opportunites to contribute to and learn from national audits of new therapies eg exenatide and liraglutide
Opportunities to set up and run your own nationwide audits or surveys through our Sharepoint website
RSS feeds from our major speciality journals through the ABCD website
Networking with fellow diabetologists who face the same pressures throughout the UK at the 3 meetings each year
Supporting the development of newly appointed consultants through a national mentoring programme
Speciality support for revalidation
Support for members’ applications under the Department of Health’s Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA)
Access to contact details of other ABCD members via the online directory
Access to the members area of our website
Providing specific SpR benefits
Meetings and travel grants of up to £1000 for attendance at international meetings
Free attendance at the ABCD-YDF Kings Fund SpR Leadership Course for SpRs in their final year of training - an opportunity only available to ABCD members
Discounted rates for diabetes trainees to attend ABCD meetings
Annual SpR meetings
