ABCD is the national organisation of Consultant Physicians in Britain who specialise in Diabetes Mellitus. Most are also Acute General Physicians, and many are also Specialists in Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism.
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What we are and what we do...
- Speciality support for revalidation
- Provide a network and membership organisation of the UK’s leading specialist association of clinical and academic diabetologists
- Represent Diabetologists in national health decision making by influencing health policy and improving clinical practice at the highest levels in the organisation of the national health service (Click here for more on this)
- Committed to the preservation and support of diabetes specialist care services
- Supporting the growth of local secondary care diabetes services to provide leadership and guidance for local diabetes communities
- Representing diabetes specialists who also practice endocrinology, general medicine and acute medicine and understanding the resulting multiple pressures particularly in the current financial climate
High Quality Education
- Conferences and meetings designed for busy clinicians by clinicians providing high quality specialist education in Diabetes and Endocrinology. Exclusive discounts for members
- Complimentary hard copy subscription (UK members only) to ABCD's Journal - The British Journal of Diabetes delivered directly to you
- Quarterly Chairman’s ebulletin / newsletter providing current updates
- Free on-line access to Practical Diabetes – the peer reviewed journal most dedicated to providing practical support to those involved in diabetescare on the front line
- Provision of high quality training for Specialist Registrars in diabetes and endocrinology
- Opportunites to contribute to and learn from national audits of new therapies eg exenatide and liraglutide
- Opportunities to set up and run your own nationwide audits or surveys
- RSS feeds from our major speciality journals through the ABCD website
Supporting and Mentoring
- Networking with fellow diabetologists throughout the UK
- Supporting the development of newly appointed consultants through a national mentoring programme
- Speciality support for revalidation
- Support for members’ applications under the Department of Health’s Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA)
- Members Forum and dedicated member area on the website for collaboration and networking
- Providing specific SpR benefits
- Meetings and travel grants of up to £1000 for attendance at international meetings
- Discounted rates for diabetes trainees to attend ABCD meetings
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