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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