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.

As a healthcare professional, do you have experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic that you would like the public to hear? As we learn to live with COVID-19, is there anything you think the public needs to know? Are there things about the pandemic that you think should be recorded for posterity?

We can help to get your voice heard.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Archive and Museum are recording the experiences of healthcare workers and of those close to them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recruitment to the NICE advisory committee for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in adults

NICE are looking for experts to join our quality standards advisory committee (QSAC).

We need:

The London Symposium has been a successful whole-day Symposium on the latest aspects of diagnosis and treatments specific to Diabetes.  This year’s symposium on the 19th May and 16th June, is developed around the theme of the “Diabetes Management: The Times They Are A – Changin’"

In the third of our 2022 ABCD webinar series, please join Dr Hermione Price to discuss the management of diabetes in adults and children with psychiatric disorders in inpatient settings, in particular;

The Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care (JBDS) invites applications from enthusiastic and committed individuals for the role of Co-Chair of the group. The role is designed to aid in the running of the highly influential and globally recognised JBDS Inpatient Care Group.  

JBDS is supported by the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD), the Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse Group, and Diabetes UK

Join JRCPTB for a a live webinar and Q&A session on the new group 1 and internal medicine curricula which will be implemented from August 2022. The webinar has been organised by the JRCPTB, on behalf of the three royal colleges of physicians.  

ABCD is pleased to announce the launch of the ABCD International Omnipod audit and would like to invite you to take part. Following the successful FreeStyle Libre and closed loop audits, the principles remain the same.

We aim to collect data collected during routine clinical practice to gain real world insight into outcomes associated with the Omnipod patch pump technology to complement the findings from clinical research.  The audit is not confined to ABCD members, and indeed we invite all healthcare professional seeing patients using the Omnipod patch pump to join.

ABCD are pleased to announce that the Association will be a National Nominating Organisation (NNO) for the new National Clinical Impact Awards.

The 2022 National Clinical Impact Awards Guidance for Applicants has been published on GOV.UK

Applicants' guide: 2022 awards round - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

A ‘Quick Guide’ has been designed to assist Applicants as they complete their applications: