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ABCD Meeting for SpR's 2018 - Programme

Friday 9th November

 17.30 - 18.00  Registration
 18.00 - 18.30  Welcome drink
 18.30 - 18.35  Welcome - Dr Dipesh Patel
 18.35 - 19.00  Keynote speech - "Lessons learned during a consultant career",   Dr Peter Winocour, Welwyn Garden City
 19.00 - 20.00

 Delegates case and research presentations:

19.00 - Small nerve fibre regeneration after bariatric surgery in patients with Type 2 diabetes, Dr. Safwaan Adam, Manchester.

19.15 - Proinsulin peptide C19-A3 immunotherapy in new-onset type 1 diabetes is well-tolerated and associated with reduced total daily insulin usage, Dr. Mohammad Alhadj Ali, Cardiff.

19.30 - Quality Improvement Program(QIP) at Maidstone Hospital; compliance with VRIII guidelines (JBDS) among the hospital staff, Dr. Giji Tharayil, Maidstone.

19.45 - A Case of Acromegaly Initially Presenting with Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Dr. Edson Nogueira, London.

 20.00  Dinner

Saturday 10th November

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

1. Endocrinologists & diabetologists role in obesity management, Dr Barbara McGowan, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust / KCL.

2. Transition from paediatric to adult diabetes care, Dr Helena Gleeson, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

3. Post transplant diabetes care, Dr Miranda Rosenthal, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London / UCL.

4. Endocrine emergencies, Speaker to be confirmed.

 09.00 - 09.10  Introduction, Dr Dipesh Patel
 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.