4th British Symposium on Diabetic Neuropathy
Event Information
Description
The British Symposium on Diabetic Neuropathy (BSDN) is an annual symposium which focuses on clinical aspects of diabetic neuropathy. Its primary aim is to inform and educate on all aspects of diabetic neuropathy by inviting internationally renowned clinicians and scientists to give keynote lectures. This symposium is aimed at clinicians (diabetologists, neurologists and neurophysiologists, pain teams, general practitioners with a specialist interest, specialist nurses) and allied health professionals. The 3rd The British Symposium on Diabetic Neuropathy (2019) was held in Birmingham on the 23rd of November, was a resounding success with over 100 attendees from the field of diabetes, neurology and neuropathic pain.
The 2019 meeting will discuss key elements of diabetic neuropathy with a focus on pain and practical management concepts and will include keynote lectures from key voices in the UK as well as Europe. The meeting will provide clinicians and healthcare care professionals with an opportunity to discuss novel ideas on causation, assessment and treatment of DPN and DPPN. This year, the symposium will be held in the wonderful city of Liverpool.
The venue for the symposium is Liverpool Medical Institution & Conference Centre, L3 5SR
There is a registration fee for the event.
Programme:
09:30-10:15 Arrival and coffee
10:15-10:30 Welcome and general introduction
Dr. Uazman Alam: Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Physician University of Liverpool and Lead for Diabetic Neuropathy Services Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Session 1
Chair: Dr Prash Vas, King's College Hospital, London
10:30-11:10 Psychological aspects of neuropathic pain
Dr. Hannah Twiddy, Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Liverpool
11:10-11:50 Diabetic Gastroparesis
Dr Shazli Azmi, Consultant Diabetologist, Manchester
11:50-12:30 Ocular biomarkers of diabetic neuropathy and neurodegeneration
Dr. Ioannis Petropoulos, Research Fellow, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar
12:30-13:30 Lunch and Networking
Session 2
Chair: Dr Abd Tahrani, University of Birmingham
13:30-13:45 A patient’s perspective on painful diabetic neuropathy
Aintree University Hospital
13:45-14:25 Novel biomarkers of diabetic neuropathy and painful diabetic neuropathy.
Dr. Andrew Marshall, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Physician, Liverpool
14:25-14:45 Coffee Break
14:45-15:25 Central mechanisms of painful diabetic neuropathy
Dr Dinesh Selvarajah, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Diabetologist, Sheffield.
15:25-16:05 The treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy: A pain physician's perspective
Dr Bernhard Frank, Consultant in Pain Medicine, The Walton Centre, Liverpool
16:05-16:45 The treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy: A diabetologist’s perspective
Dr Uazman Alam: Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Physician, Liverpool
16:45-16:55 Close of Meeting
Dr Uazman Alam
Organising team:
Lead Organiser: Dr. Uazman Alam, Liverpool
Supporting Team:
Dr. Prash Vas, London, Dr. Dinesh Selvarajah, Sheffield, Dr. Abd Tahrani, Birmingham
We are grateful to our supporters from the industry without whom this event would not be possible. No input was received from industry over the editorial content of the symposium.
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