Join us in Manchester for this diverse, interactive and dynamic diabetes conference focusing on developments in hybrid closed loop
This engaging and inspiring NHS networking event will provide you with practical advice from influential speakers and national implementation ideas for this rapidly developing technology. Not only will you benefit from thought provoking knowledge sharing, but you will also have the opportunity to learn more about the latest technology and ask your burning questions in focussed industry sessions. By taking the time out, you will return to your service enthused to get back to work and start supporting your patients to optimise the use of their hybrid closed loop and improve clinical outcomes.
With thanks to our industry partners:
Take one day out of your clinical practice: delve into nuances of on-boarding and optimisation
With presentations from leaders in the field and unique networking opportunities, you will leave this day armed with crucial strategies, resources and best practice guidance so that you are upskilled and ready to provide hybrid closed loop technology support. Book your place today to focus on:
- Understanding national data from early adopters and considerations for your service
- Developing your existing knowledge to support your patients with their individual needs
- Maximising the clinical benefits of HCL systems for people with diabetes
- Supporting people with low time in range to optimise their settings
- Achieving improved use of HCL systems during daily physical activity
- Refining settings in pregnancy to achieve improved results
With insight from our industry partners
SBK Healthcare would like to thank Abbott, Advanced Therapeutics, Air Liquid, Dexcom, Glooko, Medtronic and my life Diabetescare for sponsoring this unique forum.
| 9.00 |
Registration and opportunity to network
There will be an opportunity to complete a slido poll to share your aims for the day |
| 9.30 |
Chair’s opening remarks and introductions
Meet your colleagues and benchmark your knowledge to date:
Dr Jackie Elliott, Diabetes Consultant and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University of Sheffield
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| Understanding the national approach | |
| 9.40 |
Exploring the principles and role of Healthcare Professionals in HCL role out
Professor Partha Kar, National Specialty Advisor for Diabetes, NHS England and Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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| 10.00 |
National developments for hybrid closed loop: shared data and updates from NHSE
Professor Partha Kar, National Specialty Advisor for Diabetes, NHS England and Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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| 10.25 |
Questions and answers with your speaker
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| 10.35 |
Hybrid closed loop technology in practice
At this point you will be split into groups to rotate around the industry partner presentations
Abbott, Advanced Therapeutics (UK) Ltd, Air Liquide, Dexcom, Glooko, Medtronic
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| 11.10 |
Networking break and visit your industry partners
This informal setting is a great opportunity to ask your questions and find out more about HCL |
| Exploring the systems | |
| 11.30 |
Exploring the technology options and individual considerations for HCL systems
Dr Thomas Crabtree, Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust
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| 12.00 |
Questions and answers with your speaker
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| 12.10 |
Hybrid closed loop technology in practice
At this point you will be split into groups to rotate around the industry partner presentations
Abbott, Advanced Therapeutics (UK) Ltd, Air Liquide, Dexcom, Glooko, Medtronic
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| 12.45 |
Lunch break and visit your industry partners
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| Improving clinical outcomes | |
| 1.45 |
Utilising hybrid closed loop to optimise diabetes management for low time in range
Dr Jackie Elliott, Diabetes Consultant and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University of Sheffield
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| 2.15 |
Refining settings of hybrid closed loop during daily activity to achieve improved results
Anne-Marie Frohock, Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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| 2.45 |
Question and answers with your speaker
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| 2.55 |
Interactive discussion: Benchmark your approach to optimising settings to improve clinical outcomes
In small groups your expert speakers will guide you through their experiences and will open up discussion to tackle how to optimise hybrid closed loop settings. You will leave this session equipped with practical advice to overcome your time, resource and capacity obstacles. |
| 3.15 |
Networking break and final opportunity to visit your industry partners
This informal setting is a great opportunity to ask your questions and find out more about HCL |
| 3.35 |
Refining settings of hybrid closed loops during pregnancy to achieve improved results
Dr Kate Hunt, Consultant in Diabetes and General Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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| 4.05 |
Questions and answers with your speaker
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| 4.15 |
Interactive discussion: practical use of HCL in your trust, unanswered questions and potential challenges
In small groups and guided by the speakers, you will be able to make individual action plans as well as identify further learning required.
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| 4.35 |
Chair’s closing remarks and conclusions
Closing Slido polls to gauge what you have learnt and next steps |
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 Jackie Elliott
Diabetes Consultant and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University of Sheffield
Dr Kate Hunt
Consultant in Diabetes and General Medicine
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
A one day conference dedicated to learning and networking
Our Hybrid Closed Loop National Networking Forums are consistently fully-booked and extremely well-received. Take a look at how past attendees have previously described these conferences:
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
Venue details
Venue name: etc Venues Manchester
Address: 11 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 3HU
Tel: 0161 302 8888
Email: enquiriesUK@etcvenues.com
The etc venues Manchester is approx. a 5 minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly station or a 15 minute walk from Manchester Victoria station. The venue is close to a number of different car parks, and there are bus and tram services available. Click here to download the 'How to find etc venues Manchester' PDF.
Directions: Click here to plan your journey using Google Maps
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
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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.
Glooko improves health outcomes of people with chronic conditions through its personalized, intelligent, connected care platforms. Our proven technologies make lives better by revolutionizing the connection between patients and providers, driving patient engagement and adherence via digital therapeutics, and accelerating the speed of clinical trials. Glooko is globally deployed in over 30 countries and 8,000+ clinical locations.
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.
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 i
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