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Date: Friday, 14th May 2010
Time: 09:00 - 16:00
Venue: Perinatal Institute, Crystal Court.  Click here for a map (Adobe PDF)


Diabetes in Pregnancy
Optimising Care and Normalising Outcomes

09:00   Registration; Coffee / Tea
     
09.20   Welcome & Introduction
Jason Gardosi - Director, Perinatal Institute
     
Session 1  

Chair: Jane Dale
Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist, Russell’s Hall Hospital, Dudley

     
09.30   Preconception: Diabetes Concept
Jonathan Mason - National Clinical Director for Primary Care and Community Pharmacy
     
10.00   Psychology of Diabetes Care
Carol Gayle - Consultant Diabetologist, Kings College Hospital, London
     
10.30   Insulin Pumps in Pregnancy
Gillian Morrison - Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
     
11.00   Refreshment break
     
Session 2   Chair: Neil Shah
Consultant Obstetrician, City Hospital, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
     
11.30   Cardiac disease in the Fetus /Newborn
Paul Miller - Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
     
12.00   Postnatal Risks in Offspring of Type 1 /2 Diabetes
J. Chizo Agwu - Clinical Director, Paediatric Medicine, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
     
12.30   DiPAG Updates - Patient Information Leaflet launch
     
13.00   Lunch
     
Session 3   Chair: Pat Brydon -
Diabetes Project Midwife, Perinatal Institute
     
13.50   Diabetes & Pregnancy: A Woman’s Experience
Hannah Collier
     
14.20   Role of the DSM – Standards & Training
Diane Todd - Diabetes Specialist Midwife, Royal Leicester Infirmary
     
14.50   Debate: “Can there be normality in a pregnancy complicated with diabetes”
For: Jane O’Brien - Diabetes Specialist Midwife, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Against: Tracey Johnston - Consultant Obstetrician, Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust
     
15.35   Panel Q & A
     
16:00   Close; Coffee / Tea

Lilly and Novo Nordisk have provided an educational grant to support this meeting but have had no influence over its content.

Registration fee: £45.00 (includes buffet lunch and refreshments)

Please complete attached form (telephone bookings not accepted) and send with cheque (made payable to ‘Perinatal Institute’) to:

Amanda Harrison,
Perinatal Institute,
Crystal Court,
Aston Cross,
Birmingham B6 5RQ

Places are limited and confirmed registration is required
Enquiries: amanda.harrison@pi.nhs.uk
 
 
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