Announcements
The 19th Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference
Dr. Dipesh Patel
The 2022 conference, taking place 11th - 13th May 2022, will be the 19th meeting since its inception in 1986 and brings together experts on the diabetic foot from up to 30 countries,…
Diabetes webinars with Dr Jason Cheung
Professor Umesh Dashora
7 February 2022 - Insulin safety in inpatient diabetes care, presented by Dr Jason Cheung. For more information and to register 21 February 2022 - Identifying and managing…
The British Journal of Diabetes: Call for Papers
Dr. Marie-France Kong
The British Journal of Diabetes is the official journal of ABCD and is growing in reputation and strength and we hope for PubMed listing soon. The Journal includes peer reviewed…
ASO webinar: Obesity and Kidney Disease
Professor ALEX MIRAS
#ASOWebinar: Obesity and Kidney Disease Thursday 27th January 2022, 18:00 - 19:30 Obesity is increasingly becoming a common cause for chronic kidney disease, even in the absence of diabetes or…
NICE committee member recruitment - diabetic retinopathy guideline
Dr. Hermione Price
Committee members are being recruited for NICE’s diabetic retinopathy guideline committee. The following roles are being recruited for: consultant ophthalmologist paediatric ophthalmologist…
NCEPOD Transition study - Health and Social Care Professional survey
Dr. Hermione Price
NCEPOD are exploring the process of the transition of young people with complex chronic conditions from child to adult health services. The aim of the study is to explore the barriers and…
Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2022
Professor Ketan Dhatariya
Due to the pressure on hospital teams during the COVID pandemic, we postponed the 2021 competition but are now launching a revamped award for 2022 which has been amended to take into account the…
Diabetes & Endocrinology Workforce Census 2022
Dr. Stella George
We have now launched the 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…
NCEPOD Transition study - young person and parent carer online survey
Dr. Susannah Rowles
NCEPOD are undertaking a study to look at the process of transition from child to adult health services. As part of this study, they are collecting the views of young people and parent carers…
ABCD publishes the results of the Integrated survey about diabetes services
Dr. Dinesh Nagi
Today, 17th December 2021, ABCD publishes the results of the Integrated survey about diabetes services. https://bjd-abcd.com/index.php/bjd/article/view/781 Please find the link to the raw data of…
Dapagliflozin (Forxiga): no longer authorised for treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus
Dr. Hermione Price
As of 25th October 2021, dapagliflozin 5mg is no longer authorised for the treatment of people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and should no longer be used in this population . This is…
The YDEF Marjorie Prize
Dr. Thomas Crabtree
The Young Diabetologist and Endocrinologist Forum committee are very pleased to be able to announce the Marjorie Prize. A little known hero in the discovery of insulin was Marjorie the dog who was…
It is with profound sadness that many will have heard, the National Diabetes Audit lead, Dr Bob Young, died on 23rd July 2024. Bob was a consultant in diabetes at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.…
