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
