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ABCD Meeting for SpR's 2017 - Programme

Friday 10th November

 17.30 - 18.00  Registration
 18.00 - 18.30  Welcome drink
 18.30 - 18.35  Welcome - Dr Gerry Rayman, Ipswich Hospital
 18.35 - 19.00  Keynote speech - The contribution of the PIMA Indians to our  knowledge of type 2 diabetes,  Dr Dinesh Nagi, ABCD Chair
 19.00 - 20.00

 Delegates case and research presentations: 

19.00  - The impact of the Diabetes Inpatient Care and Education (DICE) project on patient outcomes. Dr Funke Akiboye, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust.

19.15 - Implementation of a hospital inpatient glucose monitoring chart can lead to reduction in diabetes-related prescription errors and improvement in staff knowledge on diabetes management. Dr Parizad Avari, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.

19.30 - World travel with type 1 diabetes: a review (and experience of a couple with type 1 diabetes). Dr Alex Charlton, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

19.45 - Seven out of the first eight patients in the ABCD Endobarrier in obstructive sleep apnoea (End-OSA) study no longer require continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP) after 3 months treatment with Endobarrier. Dr Mahender Yadagiri, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

 20.00  Dinner

Saturday 11th November

Delegates will rotate through all four of the following “Meet the Expert” sessions:

1. How to set up and run a Multidisciplinary Diabetes Foot Service, Dr Prashanth Vas, King's College London.

2. What you need to know to get the best out of Flash Glucose Sensing for your patients, Dr Ramzi Ajjan, Associate Professor & Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, University of Leeds.

3. Inpatient management of fluid and electrolyte imbalance, Dr Sanjeev Sharma, Consultant Physician, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust.

4. How to develop and lead a successful inpatient diabetes service, Dr Kath Higgins, Consultant Physician, Leicester University Hospitals.

 09.00 - 09.10  Introduction, Dr Gerry Rayman, Ipswich Hospital
 09.10 - 09.55  Meet the Expert session 1
 09.55 - 10.40  Meet the Expert session 2
 10.40 - 10.55  Tea and coffee
 10.55 - 11.40  Meet the Expert session 3
 11.40 - 12.25  Meet the Expert session 4
 12.25 - 12.35  Presentation of the ABCD Award
 12.35  Lunch and departures

This meeting is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd and Eli Lilly & Co Ltd.