Join us in Edinburgh to network and make connections with your colleagues from the other health boards
This inspirational and motivational NHS conference will enable you to share and learn from your healthcare professional colleagues’ experiences of diabetes care across Scotland. By taking the time out to attend, you will benefit from useful updates on the newest technologies, hear innovative ideas to take back to your clinical practice and take part in thought-provoking discussions around overcoming joint challenges of funding and technology implementation.
Already confirmed supporters of this conference are:
Discover the latest technologies brought to life by our expert presenters and dedicated industry partners’ showcase
Broaden your knowledge base and build your confidence through meaningful conversations and knowledgeable speakers presenting on:
- Achieving a Scotland-wide approach to technology: navigating the funding challenges
- National on-board plans for Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL)
- Best practice guidance for on-boarding of HCL for pregnancy
- Establishing pathways for pump starts and effective follow-up
- Refining your patients’ HCL settings to improve outcomes
- Supporting patients with the psychological impact of diabetes
- Enhancing inpatients diabetes care across Scotland
- Exploring the latest in CGM systems and updated guidance
With insight from our industry partners
SBK Healthcare would like to thank Abbott, Advanced Therapeutics, Air Liquid, Dexcom, my life Diabetescare and Medtronic for sponsoring this unique forum.
Invitation to sponsor
This interactive event is a great opportunity for providers of diabetes technology and treatments to support healthcare professionals. If you sponsor this forum, you will be a fundamental part of the agenda, moderating the discussions, presenting in the dedicated ‘industry partners showcase’ plus exhibiting and networking during the break times. To find out more about all the engagement and branding opportunities available in the full sponsorship package, please email Sarah Kemm or call Sarah on 01732 897788.
| 9.00 |
Registration, networking and refreshments
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| 9.30 |
Chair’s opening remarks
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| National advances | |
| 9.40 |
Latest developments in achieving a Scotland-wide approach to technology developments
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| 10.05 |
National onboarding of Hybrid Closed Loop in Scotland
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| 10.30 |
Questions and answers with your speakers
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| 10.40 |
Industry partners’ showcase: Progression in diabetes care
At this point you will be split into groups to rotate around the industry partner presentations
Air Liquide, Advanced Therapeutics (UK) Ltd, Abbott, Dexcom and Medtronic
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| 11.15 |
Networking break
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| Getting your patients set up and supported on HCL | |
| 11.35 |
Establishing an effective pathway for new pump starts and follow-ups
Dr Fraser Gibb, Consultant Physician, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, NHS Lothian
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| Hybrid Closed Loop troubleshooting | |
| 12.00 |
Refining settings of Hybrid Closed Loop to achieve improved results
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| 12.25 |
Questions and answers with your speakers
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| 12.35 |
Industry partners’ showcase: Progression in diabetes care
At this point you will be split into groups to rotate around the industry partner presentations
Air Liquide, Advanced Therapeutics (UK) Ltd, Abbott, Dexcom and Medtronic
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| 1.00 |
Networking lunch
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| HCL in pregnancy | |
| 2.00 |
Hybrid Closed Loop on-boarding and support guidance in pregnancy
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| Reducing the psychological toll | |
| 2.25 |
Supporting your patients with the psychological impact of diabetes technology
Kirsty MacLennan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS Grampian
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| 2.50 |
Questions and answers with your speakers
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| 3.00 |
Interactive discussion: Enhancing on-boarding and supporting HCL use in your service
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| 3.20 |
Networking break
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| Inpatient diabetes developments | |
| 3.40 |
Improving inpatients diabetes care in Scotland: latest development plans
Dr Stuart Ritchie, Clinical Director, Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, NHS Lothian and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
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| Continuous Glucose Monitoring Update | |
| 4.05 |
Developments in CGM systems and data interpretation guidance
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| 4.30 |
Questions and answers with your speakers
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| 4.40 |
Chair’s closing remarks and close of day
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Call for speakers
If you would like to give a presentation and share your work or the work of your service at this online course, we would be delighted to hear from you.
To discuss speaking opportunities please email the conference producer Hope Frost or call Hope on 01732 897788.
Your confirmed speakers to-date:
Dr Fraser Gibb
Consultant Physician, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, NHS Lothian
Dr Kirsty MacLennan
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
NHS Grampian
Dr Stuart Ritchie
Clinical Director and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, NHS Lothian and University of Edinburgh
Expected attendees
This annual conference has been held since 2016 – attracting over 500 healthcare professionals from across Scotland. Attend this invaluable event and you will be joined by:
- Specialist Nurses
- Dietitians
- Consultants
- Diabetes Specialists
- Midwives
- Registrars
- Professors
- GPs
- Practice Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Psychologists
Attendee feedback
Calling all diabetes healthcare professionals! This unique forum is returning to Edinburgh for 2024. If you missed our conference in Glasgow last October, take a look at how attendees described the day:
A one day conference dedicated to learning and networking
- £49+VAT - one NHS or Public Sector Place
SBK Healthcare is pleased to offer the special attendance fee of £49+VAT to all NHS professionals. If you are in a situation where you do not have the funding, but would like to attend, please do contact Sophie Richardson on 01732 897788.
Commercial companies are invited to sponsor this day please email Sarah Kemm for further details.
Venue details
Address: Radisson Blu, Edinburgh, 80 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TH
Tel: 0131 557 9797
Email: reservations.edinburgh@radissonblu.com
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre is located in the heart of the historic Royal Mile in Edinburgh's old town. You can park at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre for a fee of £15.00 per night. We have car parking space for 131 vehicles, available on a first come, first served basis.
Click here for directions on how to get to the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre.
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Accommodation suggestions: You can book your bedroom directly with the hotel using the above contact details (SBK Healthcare does not facilitate accommodation bookings). The venue is centrally located and there are a number of alternative places to stay. Availability for alternative accommodation can be identified by searching online, for example www.trivago.co.uk or www.uk.hotels.com and inputting the address and date of your visit.
Terms and Conditions
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk.
Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Conference changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
Certificate of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every attendee, as a record of continuing professional training and development.
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Adding their unique perspectives, we are pleased to welcome our industry partners
Abbott’s Diabetes Care Division is committed to helping people manage their diabetes and achieve their best health outcomes with innovative technology, such as the FreeStyle Libre 2 system.
The ACE (Alternate Controller Enabled) Dana-I Insulin Pump offered by ATUK, features the unique ability to securely connect to a smartphone via ultra-low energy Bluetooth to facilitate fast and reliable insulin management via the user or artificial pancreas algorithm.
Supporting over 40,000 people living with diabetes around the world, Air Liquide Healthcare is the authorised distributor of Tandem Diabetes Care’s innovative t:slim X2™ Insulin Pump. The latest version of the t:slim X2™ features Control-IQ™ - advanced hybrid closed-loop technology designed to help increase time in range.
At Dexcom, we believe that with diabetes, knowledge is power, we’ve spent the last 20 years innovating and developing simpler and better ways for people with type 1 diabetes to measure, track and manage their diabetes. We’ve launched the world’s first real-time CGM system and helped to eliminate more than 11 billion fingersticks.
mylife Loop is an automated insulin delivery system that runs from your smartphone, linking the mylife YpsoPump insulin pump, the mylife CamAPS FX algorithm and the choice of either the Dexcom G6 or FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System. mylife Loop is the only HCL system licenced for use in pregnancy and in people aged 1 and over.
Medtronic innovate solutions that treat more than 70 health conditions, from Parkinson’s to diabetes. Their healthcare technologies transform the lives of two people every second.
Why sponsor a Diabetes National Networking Forum
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing diabetes delivery forums offering dedicated presentation, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be full immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
Interested in having your own event, managed by us?
SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.
Reach out today
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Sarah Kemm
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk