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About ABCD SpRs in diabetes and endocrinology |
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About diabetes trainees 1 |
Diabetes trainees train in
diabetes, endocrinology and general medicine and most are
involved in the acute take. |
About diabetes trainees 2 |
The national organisation of trainee
diabetologists is the Young Diabetologists &
Endocrinologists Forum (YDEF) and
ABCD works closely with YDEF - a member of the YDEF committee
sits on the ABCD committee. |
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Why join ABCD? |
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ABCD - benefits of membership |
ABCD is the national association of diabetologists working on
the front line. It is committed to the preservation and
support of diabetes specialist care services ..... |
ABCD support to SpRs and New Consultants 2012 |
Slides by
ABCD Chairman, Dr Chris Walton, shown at the Consultant and
Specialist trainees professional networking meeting, DUK
2012 professional conference, Glasgow, March 8, 2012. |
Ten reasons to join ABCD |
YDEF's ten reasons .... |
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ABCD trainees meetings |
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Venue
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Venue
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The meeting
will be held in Brighton at the
Brighton Centre &
Holiday
Inn Brighton Seafront on 10th and 11th November 2016.
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Programme |
Programme now available |
Apply on line |
Application form now available |
Submit abstract |
Deadline Friday 30th September 2016 |
Win a £1000 prize |
For the SpR meeting, abstracts of
research and case presentations are invited and the best
four will be selected for presentation. The ABCD SpR
Training Award will be given to the best of these
presentations. This prize of £1000 will go towards
attendance at an international meeting. |
Previous
SpR meetings |
All ABCD SpR meetings since 2000 |
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SpRs in their final year of training |
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ABCD-YDEF Kings Fund SpR Leadership Course |
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 |
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Other meetings and study Days |
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See ABCD meetings page |
SpRs in diabetes and endocrinology are strongly encouraged to
attend as many of our meetings as they can and also to
submit abstracts for poster presentations |
See the bottom of the ABCD homepage |
We are often invited to advertise meetings on our website -
some we do at the bottom of our homepage. The meetings
concerned are sometimes of particular interest to SpRs. |
See the YDEF website |
SpRs are lucky to have such an active and enthusiastic national
association - frequent courses and study days are advertised
on the website, often on a first come, first served basis. |
See the Young Endocrinologists/Society for endocrinology
website |
Endocrinology learning opportunities can be found through
exploring the Young Endocrinologists/Society for
endocrinology website |
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Research fellowships etc |
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NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships |
Applications are invited for two
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACFs) based at the
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. |
Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation funding |
The Diabetes Research & Wellness
Foundation invites the submission of research projects and
proposals requiring funding in the field of diabetes. |
Jointly funded MRC NovoNordisk clinical research training
fellowship |
One junior clinical research
training fellowship will be awarded jointly by the MRC and
the Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation. |
Novo Nordisk Uk Research Foundation awards |
The Novo Nordisk UK Research
Foundation is a registered charity that supports research
and education in diabetes and invites individuals or
departments in the UK working within the field of diabetes
to apply for the clinical research awards. |
Diabetes Research Network |
The NIHR Diabetes Research
Network is part of the National Institute for Health
Research Clinical Research Network, and forms part of the UK
Clinical Research Network. The Networks support and deliver
high quality clinical research studies. |
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Jobs and Locums |
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Jobs and
Locums |
We will post here any jobs or locums that we are informed and
asked to post on our website |
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Other |
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ABCD SpR Representative |
The ABCD SpR represenative,
sitting on the ABCD committee, is Dr Emma Wilmot, Clinical
Research Fellow, University Hospitals of Leicester.She is in
her final year of specialist registrar training in the East
Midlands deanery. Clinical interests include insulin pump
therapy and antenatal care. |
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New Name for KBAs - Specialty Certificate Examinations |
The
‘Knowledge Based Assessments' (KBA) team has been working
closely with medical Specialist Societies on examinations
aimed at Physicians in
specialist training. |
Working to support high quality diabetes care in the
UK |