ABCD Announcements
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New Standards of Care for Type 1 DiabetesAnne Kilvert, Rob Gregory, Angus Jones et al.Monday, 30th March 2020 The new edition of ABCD ‘Standards of care for the management of adults with type 1 diabetes’ is now available on the website, along with a short summary of the recommendations from each section. The full version provides comprehensive... Read More |
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DTN Statement - Coronavirus: Insulin pump warranties and insulin pump/CGM consumablesDr Alistair LumbWednesday, 25th March 2020 DTN-UK have been in contact with all companies supplying insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring and flash glucose monitoring in the UK at this time. We can reassure all users of diabetes technology that none of these companies are... Read More |
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Suspension of National Clinical Excellence Awards competitionProfessor Stephen BainTuesday, 24th March 2020 The Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) has suspended applications for the 2020 competition. |
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CPD requirements and the impact of COVID-19Dr Rob GregoryMonday, 23rd March 2020 Announcement by the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians, 19 March 2020 We are writing to you to provide clarification and reassurance regarding the CPD credit requirements in the current climate. We are aware that some of you will be... Read More |
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Specialty guides for patient management during the coronavirus pandemicDinesh Nagi, Chair ABCDTuesday, 17th March 2020 Please see the specialty guides for patient management during the coronavirus pandemic, issued by the NHS on 16/3/2020. General and internal medicine and coronavirus Diabetes and coronavirus - updated 19/03/2020 ITU and... Read More |
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ABCD postpone all upcoming meetingsDinesh NagiTuesday, 17th March 2020 ABCD has made the decision to postpone annual DTN/ABCD and regional meetings for 2020 in the wake of Covid-19 virus. Last updated: 17 March 2020 The country remains in the grip of Corona virus and it would appear that the... Read More |
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Collaboration with cardio-renal groupsDr Dipesh PatelTuesday, 17th March 2020 ABCD are formally collaborating with UK cardio-renal groups to improve understanding of the disease area, to help produce recommendations to improve patient care and joint education at the British Cardiovascular Society event. Further... Read More |
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New ABCD Resource: SGLT-2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetesUmesh DashoraThursday, 12th March 2020 Two of ABCDs core objectives are to ensure the highest quality of care for patients with diabetes and to provide a resource of information not only for our members but also the wider multidisciplinary team and colleagues providing care for people... Read More |
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Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2019 - Extended DeadlineProfessor Ketan Dhatariya (Chair JBDS-IP)Monday, 24th February 2020 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 by Umesh Dashora, Debbie... Read More |
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World Diabetic Foot DayDinesh Nagi, Chair ABCDFriday, 24th January 2020 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 has been achieved so far within the management of... Read More |
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JBDS guideline reviewProfessor Ketan Dhatariya (Chair JBDS-IP)Thursday, 16th 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 particularly helpful. Comments would be collated and... Read More |
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JBDS Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2019 - Best Perioperative Pathway for People with Diabetes’Professor Ketan Dhatariya (Chair JBDS-IP)Monday, 13th 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 Hillson, and the winner will be presented with... Read More |
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Applications for ABCD Officer/ Committee positionsDinesh Nagi, Chair ABCDThursday, 5th 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 for election for the following positions... Read More |
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DTN-UK Win QiC Special Judges AwardDr Emma WilmotFriday, 22nd 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 in an area that has great need around evolving... Read More |
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Time To Join The ABCD Nationwide Semaglutide AuditDr Bob Ryder (Website Co-ordinator, Clinical Lead, ABCD Nationwide Audits)Thursday, 14th 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, both at improving HbA1c and reducing weight. ... Read More |
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Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2019Dr Ketan Dhatariya (Chair JBDS-IP)Friday, 13th 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 by Umesh Dashora, Debbie Stanisstreet, and Erwin... Read More |
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Analyse your own - ABCD nationwide semaglutide auditDr Bob Ryder (Website Co-ordinator, Clinical Lead, ABCD Nationwide Audits)Monday, 9th 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 requesting local audit and the tool facilitates this... Read More |
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Videos -how to analyse your data in the Freestyle Libre auditEmma Wilmot, Elected committee memberThursday, 5th September 2019 ABCD is pleased to announce the creation of a series of “how to do it” videos demonstrating how centres can analyse their own data in the Freestyle Libre audit and indeed in all the ABCD nationwide audits. You can see these videos through... Read More |
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ABCD Nationwide FreeStyle Libre Audit – New Data Deadline - 2nd October 2019Professor Thozhukat Sathyabalan, Clinical Lead, ABCD Nationwide FSL AuditWednesday, 4th September 2019 This next deadline of October 2 for data submission to the ABCD nationwide FreeStyle Libre audit has been set with the aim of achieving a data analysis with a view to submitting an abstract from the audit for submission to Diabetes UK... Read More |
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1 week to go - nominate your colleagues for a QiC Diabetes 2019 award - closing date 31 JulyDinesh Nagi, ChairWednesday, 24th July 2019 Quality in Care Diabetes 2019 Award nominations open, recognise your colleagues today Open for nomination until 31 July Do you have a local diabetes healthcare professional who has succeeded in raising standards of care over and... Read More |