Annual General Meeting

Political slot : Professor David Barnett – ABCD and NICE

Thursday 17^th May

9 - 10 : Preliminary results of ABCD-DUK Specialist Service Consultant survey and review of Diabetologist Scoping Project– What is the future role of specialist diabetes physicians ?

Dr Peter Winocour , ABCD and Dr Ken MacLeod , Associate Dean , Peninsula Medical School

10-10.45 : Non-invasive assessment of CHD and its role in silent CHD in Diabetes

Dr Raj Khattar , Consultant Cardiologist, Manchester Heart Centre

10.45-11.30 : Coffee and Posters

11.30-1.00 : Debate: Inhaled Insulin is an expensive waste of breath

Proposed- Dr Ian Gallen ; Opposed –Professor Steve Gough

1.00-2.00 : Lunch and Posters

2 – 2.45 : Update on driving and diabetes

Professor Brian Frier , Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

2.45-3.00 : ABCD SpR Award 2006: Classification of renal disease status using estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in diabetes.

Dr Varadarajan Baskar

3.00 – 3.45 : Psychology support in adult diabetes care – A luxury or a necessity

Dr Andy Keen , Clinical Psychologist , Aberdeen

3.45-4.30: Hot Topic : Gliptins and Incretins

Invited Overseas Speaker - Professor Michael Nauck

4.30 : Close of meeting and tea