Membership of the UK’s leading specialist association of
clinical and academic diabetologists
Representing Diabetologists in national health decision
making by influencing health policy and improving
clinical practice at the highest levels in the
organisation of the national health service (Click
here for more on this)
Committed to the preservation and support of diabetes
specialist care services
Supporting the growth of local secondary care diabetes
services to provide leadership and guidance for local
diabetes communities
Representing diabetes specialists who also practice
endocrinology, general medicine and acute medicine and
understanding the resulting multiple pressures
particularly in the current financial climate
Educating
Meetings designed
for busy clinicians: Thursday evening lecture,
networking and conference dinner; Friday clinical
educational meeting covering Diabetes and Endocrinology
Complimentary hard copy subscription
(UK members only) to ABCD's Journal - The British Journal of Diabetes &
Vascular Disease delivered directly to you
Quarterly Chairman’s ebulletin
/ newsletter providing current
updates
Free on-line access
to Practical Diabetes – the peer reviewed journal most
dedicated to providing practical support to those
involved in diabetescare on the front line
Discounted delegate
rates for members which offset the annual subscription
Provision of high
quality training for Specialist Registrars in diabetes
and endocrinology
Opportunites to
contribute to and learn from national audits of new
therapies eg exenatide and liraglutide
Opportunities to
set up and run your own nationwide audits or surveys
through our Sharepoint website
RSS feeds from our
major speciality journals through the ABCD website
Supporting and Mentoring
Networking with
fellow diabetologists who face the same pressures
throughout the UK at the 3 meetings each year
Supporting the
development of newly appointed consultants through a
national mentoring programme
Speciality support
for revalidation
Support for
members’ applications under the Department of Health’s
Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA)
Access to contact
details of other ABCD members via the online directory
Access to the
members area of our website
Providing specific SpR benefits
Meetings and travel
grants of up to £1000 for attendance at international
meetings
Free attendance at
the ABCD-YDF Kings Fund SpR Leadership Course for SpRs
in their final year of training - an opportunity only
available to ABCD members
Discounted rates
for diabetes trainees to attend ABCD meetings