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ABCD Spring Meeting 2007

Programme

Wednesday 16th May

Annual General Meeting 

Political slot : Professor David Barnett – ABCD and NICE

 

Thursday 17th May

9 - 10 :  Preliminary results of ABCD-DUK Specialist Service Consultant survey and review of Diabetologist Scoping Project – What is the future role of specialist diabetes physicians?

Dr Peter Winocour, ABCD and Dr Ken MacLeod, Associate Dean, Peninsula Medical School

 

10-10.45 : Non-invasive assessment of CHD and its role in silent CHD in Diabetes

Dr Raj Khattar, Consultant Cardiologist, Manchester Heart Centre

 

10.45-11.30 : Coffee and Posters

 

11.30-1.00 : Debate: Inhaled Insulin is an expensive waste of breath 

Proposed – Dr Ian Gallen; Opposed – Professor Steve Gough

 

1.00-2.00 : Lunch and Posters

 

2 – 2.45 : Update on driving and diabetes

Professor Brian Frier, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

 

2.45-3.00 : ABCD SpR Award 2006: Classification of renal disease status using estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in diabetes

Dr Varadarajan Baskar

 

3.00 – 3.45 : Psychology support in adult diabetes care – A luxury or a necessity 

Dr Andy Keen, Clinical Psychologist, Aberdeen

 

3.45-4.30: Hot Topic : Gliptins and Incretins

Invited Overseas Speaker – Professor Michael Nauck 

 

4.30 : Close of meeting and tea