Diabetic Medicine diary
Diary dates
2006
29th–31st March
Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference, ICC Birmingham. For further details contact: the Conference Team, Tel.: +44 20 7424 1000, E-mail: [email protected]
Improving Performance and Delivery Through Change and Innovation—NHS Scotland Change Convention7th and 8th March 2006
9:00 am–6:00 pm
SECC, Glasgow
Who: A convention for all those involved in delivering Healthcare across Scotland; including all of the professional groups within the NHS family. In addition, health professionals working in nursing and residential homes and accompanying local authority/NHS establishments.
Why: A two day event with the aim to promote a culture of innovation, improvement and increased performance across NHS Scotland.
The event will offer a thorough examination of the Delivering for Health Report themes, aspects incorporating Long Term Conditions; Continuous Care; Integrated Care; Patients as a Partner; Preventable Care and the usage of technology.
Of important relevance will be an exploration into the critical success factors in making sustainable improvements within the Health Service and a focus upon enhancing and building confidence for the implementation of change. Building confidence in using improvement tools and techniques will be a key focus of the event.
Crucially, the conference will offer excellent opportunities for networking with colleagues from across Scotland; sharing and promoting innovative and creative thinking for ways of working towards improving outcomes for patients.
Speakers: Dr. Eddie Obeng, Founder & Director of Pentacle Carol Craig, Chief Executive of the Centre for Confidence and Well-Being Richard Norris, Director, NHS Health Council
Registration and more information: http://www.nhsscotlandevent.com
30th March–1st April
1st Amsterdam Diabetes Forum, Amsterdam RAI International Exhibition and Congress Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Deadline for submission of abstracts, 15 December 2005. For further information please visit http://www.marktwo.nl/diabetesforum
17th–19th May
11th Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference, Malvern, UK. Guest lectures, oval presentations and workshops. Further details, abstract and registration forms from: Professor Boulton, Department of Medicine, Orange Zone Corridor, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, or E-mail: [email protected], Fax: +44 161 274 4740, Website: http://www.dialex.co.uk
16th Meeting of the EASD Eye Complication Study Group
Aarhus, Denmark
26–28th May, 2006
Scientific program
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Key note lectures on the following topics:
Professor E Stefansson (Iceland) The physiology of laser and vitrectomy in diabetic retinopathy Professor T Bek (Denmark) The role of perfusion disturbances in diabetic retinopathy Professor S Harding (Great Britain) Screening for diabetic retinopathy and St. Vincent Declaration. The Liverpool 2005 conclusions - •
Case presentations
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Oral and poster presentations.
EASDec board
F Bandello (President), PJ Guillausseau (Vice-President), C-D Agardh (Past President), P Massin (Secretary), M Porta (Treasurer)
Scientific and Organizing Committee
T Beke
For further information, contact:
EASDec Website: http://www.easdec.org
Local Organization:
KongresKompagniet
Nordhavnsgade 1, DK-8000 Århus C; Denmark
Phone: +45 8629 6960; Fax.: +45 8629 6980E-mail: [email protected]
Dead line for abstracts : March 4, 2006
16th–21st July
9th WHO/IDF Cambridge Seminar on the Epidemiology and Public Health Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus, Clare College, Cambridge, UK. Applications should be submitted by e-mail or post (full information on the website). For further information please e-mail [email protected] or contact Dr Nick Wareham or Dr Nita Forouhi, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, 120 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge CB1 9NL, UK. Website: http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/CDS2006
Third Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF)—American Diabetes Association (ADA) Postgraduate Course on Diabetes, at Chennai, India, 6–8th October 2006.
The Third MDRF-ADA Postgraduate Course on Diabetes will be held from 6th to 8th October 2006 at Chennai, India. The meeting will be hosted by the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai. For further details, contact
DR. V. MOHAN, M.D., FRCP, Ph.D., D.Sc., FNASc (or) DR. REMA MOHAN, MBBS, D.O., Ph.D. MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION & DR. MOHAN'S DIABETES SPECIALITIES CENTRE, NO.4 CONRAN SMITH ROAD,
GOPALAPURAM, CHENNAI 600 086, India
Phone: (91 44) 28359048, 28359051, 28353351
Fax: (91 44) 28350935
E-mail: [email protected]
Also visit our website at http://www.mdrf-ada.com or http://www.drmohansdiabetes.com for details regarding registration etc.
3rd–7th December
19th World Diabetes Congress organized by the International Diabetes Federation and to be held in Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 3rd May 2006. For further information, Tel.: +32 2 543 1632, Fax: +32 2 538 5114, E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://www.idf2006.org
