Spring Meeting 2001

 

Copthorne Tara Hotel

Scarsdale Place

Kensington

London, W8 5SR

Tel :  0171 937 7211

 

Programme

 

Thursday 10th May 2001

 

1400ABCD Trust meeting

 

1500ABCD Committee meeting

 

1700Registration and tea

 

1730Annual General Meeting

 

1900  ABCD lecture:  “Olympic diabetes” –    Dr Ian Gallen, Sir Steven Redgrave

 

2000          Drinks reception

 

2030  Association dinner

 

Friday 11th May 2001

 

0900  Debate:  “Current dietary advice is not     

          conducive to achieving optimal control of

          diabetes”

For:  Dr Simon Heller (Sheffield)

Against:  Professor David Hadden (Belfast)

 

1030  Coffee

 

1100  Pancreas transplantation

      Dr Richard Smith (Bristol)

 

1145  Case presentations

 

1230  Lunch

 

1345  The Ladywood project:  implications for diabetes care 

Dr Sharon Jones/Dr Shiverdorayi Raghaven (Birmingham)

 

1430  Salt and hypertension

Professor Graham MacGregor (London)

 

1515  Diabetic microangiopathy:  Current concepts of pathogenesis

Professor John Tooke (Exeter)

 

1600  Tea and close