• Who can prevent diabetes?

• What are the practical implications of developments in genetics?

• Which psychological interventions work?

• What after Metformin – who cares?

• What are the best models of care for children and adolescents?

This two day UK Consensus Conference has been convened by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in association with the Royal College of General Practitioners (Scotland), Diabetes UK, Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and Primary Care Diabetes Society.

Diabetes care is a growing, evidence-based subject that involves many members of society and all areas of healthcare. Despite the wealth of national and international evidence-based guidelines there remains unanswered questions in the management of diabetes and a multidisciplinary panel, chaired by Professor Roland Jung, will hear expert evidence delivered by leaders in the field aiming to answer the five key questions posed above.

The conference will appeal to a wide range of health care workers from primary and secondary care, those in training and those affected by diabetes. 

Please do register and join us in answering these key questions, which will be of great benefit to the management of diabetes within the UK
 

Dr James Walker and Dr Alan Jaap
Co-Chairmen, Organising Committee

Organising Committee
Dr Alistair Emslie-Smith; Mrs Margaret Farquhar; Dr Alan Jaap (co-chair); Mr Ross Kerr; Dr Scott Ramsay; Miss Mary Scott; Dr James Walker (co-chair); Dr Sarah Wild

Membership of Consensus Panel

The multidisciplinary panel will be chaired by Professor Roland Jung. Other members include:
Professor Annie Anderson; Professor Kenneth Boyd; Mr Bryan Christie; Mr Chris Claridge; Mr Paul Currie; Mr Tony Doherty; Dr David Dorward; Dr Andy Elder; Dr Martin Hadley-Brown; Ms Dorothy Hughes; Ms Marilyn Jackson; Ms Mary MacKinnon; Professor Sally Marshall; Professor Allyson Pollock; Professor Lewis Ritchie

What is the format of a Consensus Conference?

The aims and objectives of holding a Consensus Conference are to produce background papers and a final consensus statement that will influence:

• Education as a guide to good clinical practice

• Audit to suggest norms for evaluating clinical performance

• Research to identify unresolved issues requiring further research

The RCPE Consensus Conferences do not attempt to be comprehensive; rather they address 4 or 5 specific issues in some depth. The Organising Committee sets predefined questions based on these topical or contentious issues. An evidence based literature search is then carried out and from this the Scientific Background Papers and Outline Programme evolve.

During the Consensus Conference the Consensus Questions are addressed by the invited speakers and by the authors of the submitted abstracts. The Consensus Panel reviews the evidence presented, listens to discussion, and then prepares a draft Consensus Statement. The first draft is presented by the panel and discussed in open forum. The final version is then prepared, presented and discussed before being published together with the background papers.

Social Programme

The Conference Dinner will be held in the Great Hall of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on Thursday, 13 May 2010. The dinner will be informal. Attendance at the Dinner is not included within the registration fee and must therefore be applied for separately. Ticket price £45.

Thursday 13 May 2010

Session 1 - Who can prevent diabetes?

Chair: Professor Naveed Sattar, Glasgow

Session 2 - What are the practical implications of developments in genetics?

Chair: Professor Andrew Morris, Dundee

Session 3 - Which psychological interventions work?

Chair: Dr Ann Gold, Aberdeen

Session 4 - What after metformin: who cares?

Chair: Professor Ian Campbell, St Andrews

Friday 14 May 2010

Session 5 - What are the best models of care for children and adolescents?

Chair: Dr George Farmer, Inverness

Session 6 - Presentation of 1st draft statement

Chair: Panel Chairman

Session 7 - Diabetes in the real world

Chair: Dr Donald Pearson, Aberdeen

Session 8 - Presentation of 2nd draft statement

Chair: Panel Chairman

Click here to download the programme for this event.

Online booking for this event closes on 11 May 2010 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Conference Co-ordinator (see below).

Registration fees

Please Note: if you register after 31 March 2010 there is an additional £50 late registration fee.

What is included in the Registration Fee
The registration fee includes, conference documentation and lunch on both days of the conference.  Attendance at the Conference Dinner is not included in the Registration Fee. 

Conference Dinner
Ticket price of £45 should be submitted along with your relevant registration fee.

Further details can be obtained from:

Margaret Farquhar,
Consensus Conference Co-ordinator,
Education and Standards Department,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ

TEL: 0131 247 3636
FAX: 0131 220 4393

Email: m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students but, if you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category for you, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the College is accredited as an EPASS Provider by RCGP Scotland. Where appropriate, certificates of attendance will be provided but are usually posted out after the event.

Access

As a listed building, the College has restricted disabled access. A wheelchair lift is provided at the rear of the College giving access to the Conference Centre and the main historic rooms, but not all of the smaller rooms used for educational events. For further information and assistance please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

Accommodation and Directions to the College

The College has negotiated special rates with a number of local hotels.

Interactive map and directions

Download pdf map and directions

Commercial Sponsorship

Many events are supported by commercial companies taking stand space. Health professionals and NHS managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on the Calendar, should contact the relevant member of RCPE staff (see Fees and Contact Details page for the event).

Exhibitors/sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of the event and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairmen in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.