Winner of Rowan Hillson Award 2022

Improving and sustaining improvement in diabetes-related ketoacidosis management through Quality Improvement Project across hospitals during COVID

Dr Punith Kempegowda on behalf of the DEKODE team

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trusts, Mindelsohn way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152TH

JBDS Rowan Hillson ISA Submission Winner Birmingham 2022

This is a reminder that the submission deadline for specialist/secondary diabetes services as part of the National Diabetes Audit (NDA) is Thursday 30th June 2022 at 11:59.

Submissions of data (for all patients attending specialist services between 1 January 2021 and 31 March 2022) should be completed before this cut-off date. 

This is to announce the results of this national competition for the ‘Best interventions: Redesigning, rebuilding and maintaining safe inpatient diabetes care during COVID. One winner and one highly commended were identified. There were 5 entries, and we are very grateful to Dr Rowan Hillson and her fellow judges, Dr Clare Crowley, Esther Walden, Dr Rose Stewart, Professor Gerry Rayman and Dr Susannah Rowles for their time in judging these submissions.

In the fourth of our 2022 ABCD webinar series, please join Dr Bob Ryder and Professor Hugh Jones to discuss symptomatic testosterone deficiency.

The Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards (ACCIA), formerly ACCEA, has opened the 2022 application round.

The MHRA has published a Drug Safety Update on pregabalin (Lyrica) and the findings of a safety study on risks if used during pregnancy.

We have also produced a Safety leaflet to help patients to understand the latest information about the effects of pregabalin during pregnancy.