Please note that ABCD reserve the right to amend the programme.
Workshops
Delegates will rotate around all the workshops:
Workshop A - Diabetic emergencies, Professor Ketan Dhatariya & Dr Omar Mustafa
Workshop B - Foot disease in diabetes, Professor Fran Game & Dr Catherine Gooday
Workshop C - Cardiovascular disease and diabetes, Dr Faizanur Rahman & Dr David Webb
Workshop D - Mental health and diabetes, Dr Hermione Price & Dr Marietta Stadler
Workshop E - Obesity management in diabetes, Professor Rob Andrews & Dr Mimi Chen
Workshop F - Diabetes technology in people with T1DM, Professor Pratik Choudhary & Erica Richardson
Workshop G - Diagnosis and management of monogenic diabetes, Dr Kashyap Patel & Associate Professor Katharine Owen
Workshop H - Diabetes management and renal replacement therapies, Professor Tahseen Chowdhury & Dr Janaka Karalliedde
Day 1 |
Welcome to Diabetes Update 2026
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Dr. Aaisha Saqib, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London |
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Lecture 1 - Services to support the delivery of care for people with early-onset T2DM
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Dr. Shivani Misra, Imperial College London |
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Lecture 2 - Diabetes and exercise
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Professor Rob Andrews, University of Exeter |
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Lecture 3 - Opportunities for research in clinical training in diabetes
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Dr. Emma Wilmot, University of Nottingham |
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Lunch and exhibition
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Period 1: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)Workshop A - Team RedWorkshop B - Team Yellow Workshop C - Team Green Workshop D - Team Blue
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Refreshments and exhibition
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Period 2: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)Workshop E - Team RedWorkshop F - Team Yellow Workshop G - Team Green Workshop H - Team Blue
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Welcome reception, followed by conference dinner and quiz
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Day 2 |
Update on speciality exams (SCE Exam Board Chair)
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Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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Lecture 4A - Basic principles of type 2 diabetes management - NICE update
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Dr. Sarah Ali |
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Lecture 4B - Basic principles of type 2 diabetes management - ADA/EASD 2022 guidelines
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Professor Melanie Davies, University of Leicester/University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust |
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Lecture 5 - Race, ethnicity, culture and diabetes
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Professor Kamlesh Khunti, University of Leicester |
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Refreshments & exhibition
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Period 3: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)Workshop A - Team YellowWorkshop B - Team Red Workshop C - Team Blue Workshop D - Team Green
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Lecture 6 - Language matters
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Associate Professor Katharine Owen, University of Oxford Dr. Aaisha Saqib, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London |
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Lunch & exhibition
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Period 4: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)Workshop E - Team YellowWorkshop F - Team Red Workshop G - Team Blue Workshop H - Team Green
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Refreshments & exhibition
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Period 5: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)Workshop A - Team GreenWorkshop B - Team Blue Workshop C - Team Red Workshop D - Team Yellow
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Day 3 |
NHS policies and future in diabetes
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Dr. Clare Hambling, NHS England |
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Period 6: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)Workshop E - Team GreenWorkshop F - Team Blue Workshop G - Team Red Workshop H - Team Yellow
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Refreshments and exhibition
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Period 7: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)Workshop A - Team BlueWorkshop B - Team Green Workshop C - Team Yellow Workshop D - Team Red
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Lunch & exhibition
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Lecture 7 - Basic principles in type 1 diabetes management
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Professor Richard Holt, University of Southampton |
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Period 8: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)Workshop E - Team BlueWorkshop F - Team Green Workshop G - Team Yellow Workshop H - Team Red
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Day 3 |
Case presentation award ceremony
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Dr. Aaisha Saqib, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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Chairman's conclusions and close of meeting
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Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
