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Agenda
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Sponsors
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This conference was developed by the PCDS in conjunction with OmniaMed Communications. The sponsoring companies have contributed financial support towards this event but have had no input into the conference agenda, speaker selection or presentations, with the exception of the symposium sessions, for which the respective sponsoring companies are fully responsible.

Novo Nordisk has provided sponsorship to the PCDS/Omniamed Communications towards the running of this conference, in support of continued medical education, and has no influence over any of the sessions. Novo Nordisk has been granted stand space and will be present at the conference.

About

We would like to invite you to the 15th Welsh Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS), taking place on 16 May 2024 in Cardiff.

Organised by the PCDS, the only association solely committed to the needs of primary care diabetes, this conference will examine diabetes care from a Welsh perspective. Through a mixture of lectures and masterclasses, this event will provide practical guidance to healthcare professionals, focusing on those issues that have the most impact on everyday diabetes practice in Wales.

As the Welsh representatives of the PCDS Committee, we are delighted to be delivering an event that provides an invaluable opportunity for us to come together and discuss the real core issues in day-to-day diabetes care delivery in Wales.

We look forward to welcoming you to this event.

Why attend

Masterclasses offering hands-on tips that will influence your everyday clinical practice

Inspiration and new contacts with various opportunities to network alongside your peers

Claim 5 CPD points for the one-day conference

Agenda

2024: 15th Welsh Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

16 May 2024 - 09:00am

08.30–09.00

Registration, refreshments and exhibition viewing

,
09.00–09.05

Surveying the landscape

Welcome and introduction

Speaker   Sarah Davies, Julie Lewis, David Millar-Jones, Pam Brown
,
09.05–09.50

Sponsored Symposium

 

,
09.50–10.30

Diabetes in Wales in 2024

  • Diabetes service provision and management strategies in 2024
Speaker   Julia Platts
,
10.30–11.05

Delivering holistic care in the diabetes review

  • A broad approach to the diabetes review
  • The Alphabet strategy
Speaker   Vinod Patel
,
11.05–11.25

Refreshments and exhibition viewing

,
11.25–12.00

Type 2 diabetes: Prevention and remission

  • All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme
  • Data from the diabetes remission programme
Speaker   Catherine Washbrook
,
12.00-12.45

Improving access to cardiorenal protection in T2DM: implementing NICE guidance

This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for GB HCPs only.

AstraZeneca has provided a sponsorship towards this independent programme. AstraZeneca has had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the AstraZeneca sponsored symposia presentations.

Speaker   Dr Richard Chudleigh, Consultant Diabetologist, Swansea Bay UHB
,
12.45–13.35

Lunch and exhibition viewing

,
13.35–14.20

In the foreground

Masterclass rotation 1

Masterclass 1:  CGM – Julie Lewis

  • What we need to know before prescribing
  • Educating the user
  • Fundamentals of data analysis

 

Masterclass 2: Insulin in primary care –  Sian Bodman

  • Pearls and pitfalls
  • An easy titration schedule
  • Managing in frail/housebound people

 

Masterclass 3:  Lifestyle: Practical advice for primary care – Sarah Davies

  • The 5S behaviours: Sitting, Stepping, Sweating, Strengthening, Sleeping

 

Masterclass 4: Other types of diabetes – David Millar-Jones

  • LADA, MODY and Type 3c diabetes
  • Getting the diagnosis right
  • Management
Speaker   Various
,
14.20-14.25

Masterclass change-around

,
14.25–15.10

Masterclass rotation 2 (as above)

Speaker   Various
,
15.10–15.30

Refreshments and exhibition viewing

,
15.30–16.05

On the horizon

Early-onset type 2 diabetes

  • Clinical implications of type 2 diabetes in under-40s
  • Care pathways
  • Considerations: Prescribing, pregnancy/contraception, deprivation
Speaker   Panel: Pam Brown, Sarah Davies, Julie Lewis
,
16.05–16.35

Diabetes Distilled

  • Emerging evidence from the year so far
Speaker   Pam Brown
,
16.35

Conference close

Speakers

Pam Brown

GP, Swansea

Sian Bodman

Sarah Davies

GP, Cardiff

Julie Lewis

Primary Care Nurse Consultant

David Millar-Jones

GP, Cwmbran

Vinod Patel

Professorial Clinical Teaching Fellow: Diabetes and Clinical Skills Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick

Julia Platts

Consultant in Diabetes and Medicine, National Clinical Lead for Diabetes in Wales, University Hospital Llandough and Cardiff University

Catherine Washbrook

All Wales Nutrition & Dietetic lead for Diabetes & All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme

Sponsors

GOLD SPONSOR

About AstraZeneca  

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines in Oncology, Rare Diseases, and BioPharmaceuticals, including Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.

With a proud 100-year heritage in advancing UK science, today AstraZeneca is the UK’s leading biopharmaceutical company. AstraZeneca is based in six different locations across the UK, with its global headquarters in Cambridge. In the UK, around 8,600 employees work in research and development, manufacturing, supply, sales and marketing. We supply around 35 different medicines to the NHS.

For more information, please visit www.astrazeneca.co.uk and follow us on Twitter @AstraZenecaUK.

Silver SPONSOR

Lilly is a medicine company turning science into therapies to make life better for people around the world. We’ve been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help more than 51 million people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are advancing new discoveries to address some of the world’s most significant health challenges: redefining diabetes and obesity care; advancing the fight against Alzheimer’s disease; providing options for debilitating immune system disorders; and transforming the management of difficult-to-treat cancers. With each step toward a healthier world, we’re motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit www.lilly.com/uk

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Location

Leonardo Hotel, Cardiff - Formerly the Jurys Inn

Directions: 1 Park Pl, Cardiff, CF10 3UD

The Leonardo Hotel, Cardiff (formerly known as the Jury’s Inn), is located right in the heart of this historic and vibrant city. The hotel is a minute’s stroll from the nearest train station, Cardiff Queen Street. The nearest bus station is just a 2-minute walk away on Greyfriars Road. Cardiff airport is a 35-minute drive and is also accessible by bus.

  • 16 May 2024 - 09:00am

This conference was developed by the PCDS in conjunction with OmniaMed Communications. The sponsoring companies have contributed financial support towards this event but have had no input into the conference agenda, speaker selection or presentations, with the exception of the symposium sessions, for which the respective sponsoring companies are fully responsible.

Novo Nordisk has provided sponsorship to the PCDS/Omniamed Communications towards the running of this conference, in support of continued medical education, and has no influence over any of the sessions. Novo Nordisk has been granted stand space and will be present at the conference.

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