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Diabetes Update 2026 Programme

 

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
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Welcome to Diabetes Update 2026

Dr. Aaisha Saqib, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
Day 1
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Lecture 1 - Services to support the delivery of care for people with early-onset T2DM

Dr. Shivani Misra, Imperial College London
Day 1
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Lecture 2 - Diabetes and exercise

Professor Rob Andrews, University of Exeter
Day 1
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Lecture 3 - Opportunities for research in clinical training in diabetes

Dr. Emma Wilmot, University of Nottingham and University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Trust
Day 1
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Lunch and exhibition

Day 1
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Period 1: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)

Workshop A - Team Red
Workshop B - Team Yellow
Workshop C - Team Green
Workshop D - Team Blue

Day 1
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Refreshments and exhibition

Day 1
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Period 2: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)

Workshop E - Team Red
Workshop F - Team Yellow
Workshop G - Team Green
Workshop H - Team Blue

Day 1
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Welcome reception, followed by conference dinner and quiz

Day 2
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Update on speciality exams (SCE Exam Board Chair)

Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals
Day 2
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Lecture 4A - Basic principles of type 2 diabetes management - NICE update

Dr. Sarah Ali
Day 2
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Lecture 4B - Basic principles of type 2 diabetes management - ADA/EASD 2022 guidelines

Professor Melanie Davies, University of Leicester/University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Day 2
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Lecture 5 - Race, ethnicity, culture and diabetes

Professor Kamlesh Khunti, University of Leicester
Day 2
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Refreshments & exhibition

Day 2
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Period 3: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)

Workshop A - Team Yellow
Workshop B - Team Red
Workshop C - Team Blue
Workshop D - Team Green

Day 2
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Lecture 6 - Language matters

Associate Professor Katharine Owen, University of Oxford
Dr. Aaisha Saqib, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
Day 2
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Lunch & exhibition

Day 2
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Period 4: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)

Workshop E - Team Yellow
Workshop F - Team Red
Workshop G - Team Blue
Workshop H - Team Green

Day 2
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Refreshments & exhibition

Day 2
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Period 5: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)

Workshop A - Team Green
Workshop B - Team Blue
Workshop C - Team Red
Workshop D - Team Yellow

Day 3
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NHS policies and future in diabetes

Dr. Clare Hambling, NHS England
Day 3
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Period 6: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)

Workshop E - Team Green
Workshop F - Team Blue
Workshop G - Team Red
Workshop H - Team Yellow

Day 3
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Refreshments and exhibition

Day 3
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Period 7: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)

Workshop A - Team Blue
Workshop B - Team Green
Workshop C - Team Yellow
Workshop D - Team Red

Day 3
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Lunch & exhibition

Day 3
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Lecture 7 - Basic principles in type 1 diabetes management

Professor Richard Holt, University of Southampton
Day 3
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Period 8: Parallel workshops (including delegates case presentations)

Workshop E - Team Blue
Workshop F - Team Green
Workshop G - Team Yellow
Workshop H - Team Red

Day 3
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Case presentation award ceremony

Dr. Aaisha Saqib, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals
Day 3
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Chairman's conclusions and close of meeting

Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals