ABCD Inspire Podcast Series - Dr Emma Wilmot
In our first ever ABCD Inspire Podcast, our host, Dr Petra Hanson, is joined by Dr Emma Wilmot, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, Consultant Diabetologist in Derby, and founder of the Diabetes Technology Network UK (DTN-UK).
Emma shares how her own personal circumstances and experiences inspired her journey into the field of diabetes, how that journey has progressed throughout her career and parenthood, the challenges that she has had to overcome trying to create a balanced lifestyle, and what exciting research projects she is currently focussed on.
Listen below on the ABCD website - and coming soon to your preferred podcast app.
Speakers
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Dr. Petra Hanson
Dr Hanson is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Warwick Medical School. She works clinically at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. She has completed her PhD on a subject of type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism in 2021.
Her main research interests are in metabolic medicine, type 2 diabetes, obesity, digital health tools, mindfulness and its clinical application for both patients and health care staff. Dr Hanson currently runs two pilot studies assessing the clinical application of mindfulness among people with type 2 diabetes and heart failure. She leads on an innovation digital health project called Gro Health W8Buddy at obesity service at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. In 2021 she completed a Topol Digital Fellowship, working on application of digital tools in obesity services. In 2022 she was selected for NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme cohort 6.
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Dr. Emma Wilmot
Consultant Diabetologist
Dr Emma Wilmot MB ChB BSc (hons) PhD FRCP
Associate Professor, University of Nottingham
Honorary Consultant Diabetologist, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT
Founder, Diabetes Technology Network UK
Emma Wilmot is an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, Consultant Diabetologist in Derby and founder of the Diabetes Technology Network UK. She has over 100 publications and has been Principal or Chief Investigator on a range of diabetes studies. She was previously awarded the University of Leicester medal for excellent PhD performance “Type 2 diabetes in younger adults”.
As founder of the award-winning Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) Diabetes Technology Network UK, she led the organisation to support improvements in access to diabetes technology in the UK, developing and delivering policies and educational resources for both health care professionals and people living with diabetes.
Emma is an ABCD committee member, deputy lead for the ABCD audit programme and ABCD academic sub-committee member. She is also a DAFNE structured education executive board member and expert advisor for the National Diabetes Audit programme. Emma is regularly invited to deliver national and international lectures.
