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Grampian Diabetes Professional Conference
Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Workshop Information for Delegates
Workshop Number: 1
Title: "No Delays - The Story So Far and Where Does it Fit?"
Workshop:
Review of the No Delays project and the diabetes component in particular.
An update on how the system is being used and how well the diabetes resource is being
used. Where does this fit within fullness of revised Type 2 education pathway? Then an
opportunity for delegates to ask questions, make suggestions and give their perspective of
using the system.
Presenter: Aileen MacVinish, Project Manager, Modernisation Directorate, NHSG
Workshop Number: 2
Title "Driving and Diabetes"
Workshop: Review of current driving legislation with regard to diabetes and discussion of
importance of education of people with insulin-treated diabetes who drive.
Presenter: Dr Ann Gold, Consultant in Diabetes and General Medicine, NHSG.
Workshop Number: 3
Title: "Opportunities to be Active"
Workshop: What works in terms of physical activity promotion/signposting. Learning from
the ‘Move More’ Macmillan model overview of evidence base and success stories. How we
are raising the profile of physical activity with our key partners.
Presenters: Mary McCallum, Health Psychologist / Public Health Specialist and
Dr Hannah Robertson, Consultant Physician, NHSG and Jo Hall and Mark Brown,
Sport Aberdeen.
Workshop Number: 4
Title: "7 Minute CBT: Helping People who are Stuck in a Rut"
Workshop: Self-managing diabetes often involves people making major changes to wellestablished habits and people can get stuck in a rut without even realising. Having seven
minute consultations can be a challenge for clinicians who want to make a difference but
using some tools from cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), can help. In this interactive
workshop, you’ll be introduced to a CBT technique called the 5 areas that can be used in a
few minutes. This is known to be effective to help people with diabetes help them
understand why they engage in unhelpful behaviours and also identify ways to change
longstanding routines.
Presenters: Dr Kirsty MacLennan, Clinical Psychologist, Eleanor Bull, Health
Psychologist and Lynsey Browne, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, NHSG.
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Workshop Number: 5
Title: "Carbohydrate Awareness - We All Love a Party"
Workshop: Come along and join our party and learn how difficult it is to manage your
carbohydrate intake and alcohol. Get some practical tips to help your patients and
information on how you can refer to your Dietetic Team.
Presenters: Leanne Gardner and Ailsa Wildgoose, Diabetes Dietitians, NHSG.
Workshop Number: 6
Title: "Structured Education ‘ What‘s It ALL about….?"
What does structured diabetes education really mean to people living
with diabetes - Do they ‘Get it?’ The session will be informal comprising of a brief
presentation looking at patients responses plus you will get to hear from 3 patients
each with a different experience of ‘diabetes education’. The session will give health
care professionals the chance to discuss with patients - ‘How we do make diabetes
education more engaging, and accessible?’
Workshop:
Presenters: Linda McGlynn, NHS Engagement Manager, Diabetes Scotland and Morag
Ramsay, Diabetes Scotland.
Workshop Number: 7
Title: "Practical Steps to Initiate Insulin Safely in Community with Patient with
Dementia"
Workshop: Provide a step wise pathway for primary care teams to follow when initiating
insulin in community with patients who have dementia.
Presenters: Sylvia Pratt, Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Julie Taggart, District Nurse
Team Leader, NHSG.
Workshop Number: 8
Title: "Young People and Diabetes"
Workshop: Overview of the Young Person’s Diabetes Service in Grampian. and
A young person’s experience
Presenters: Edna Stewart, Young Persons' Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Sarah
Bruce, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, NHSG.
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Workshop Number: 9
Title: "Insulin Dose Titration"
Workshop: Interactive session on insulin therapies, dose adjustment and avoiding errors
with insulin. Group work to discuss case studies.
Presenters: Hilary Yule and Liz Hall, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, NHSG.
Workshop Number: 10
Title: "Insulin Pump Care. Safety First."
Workshop:
NHS Grampian safety card.
Importance of testing
How to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis
What to do in pregnancy
Types of insulin pumps used in NHS Grampian
Presenters: Norma Alexander, Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Lisa Stephen, Diabetes
Specialist Dietitian, NHSG.
Workshop Number: 11
Title: "New Education Programme for Type 1 Diabetes Patients on Basal Bolus
Regime"
Workshop: Provide insight into what the TIM course provides for patients with Type 1
diabetes.
Presenters: Sylvia Pratt, Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Kirsty Simpson, Diabetes
Specialist Dietitian, NHSG.
Workshop Number: 12
Title: "Tools of the Trade"
Workshop: This is a interactive session to give you an opportunity to roll up your sleeves
and try out a selection of meters and injectable pen devices used in Grampian.
Presenters: Jill Strathdee, Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Jacqui McGillivray, Practice
Nurse, NHSG.
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Workshop Number: 13
Title: "Fatty Liver and Diabetes: When Fat and Sugars Collide and Collude!"
Workshop: It seems paradoxical but diabetes results in excessive fat deposition in the
liver. Liver function test abnormalities are the norm rather than the exception in patients with
diabetes. Interpretation of these tests is challenging especially in the setting of acronyms like
ASH and NASH flying around (alcoholic steatohepatitis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis).
This workshop is aimed at evaluating this complex relationship and simplifying our
understanding on how to manage patients with abnormal liver function tests in our day to
day practice.
Presenter: Dr Ashis Mukhopadhya, Consultant, Gastroenterologist / Hepatologist,
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Workshop Number: 14
Title: "Testosterone Testing and Treatment in Diabetes: Pitfalls and Controversies"
Workshop: When should testosterone be tested in patients with diabetes?
If low testosterone, what further tests to order and when?
What to consider while balancing the risks versus benefits of testosterone therapy?
Presenter: Dr Prakash Abraham, Consultant Diabetologist / Endocrinologist, NHSG.
Workshop Number: 15
Title: "Early Identification of Diabetes and Prevention of DKA Campaign"
Workshop: An introduction to the new national campaign to highlight the prevention of
Type 2 diabetes and early identification of Type 1 diabetes and the prevention of the
complications of diabetes.
Lead Presenter: Dr Alistair Revolta, Department of Paediatrics, NHSG.
Workshop Number: 16
Title: The Ab Dabs of Foot Screening'
Workshop: An exciting interactive workshop which reviews and discusses why screening of
the diabetic foot is seen as the cornerstone of good diabetic foot management. In addition,
this workshop will aim to provide excellent hints and tips on undertaking foot screening, as
well as giving the delegate the opportunity to discuss any queries or concerns they may face
within their daily practice.
Lead Presenter: Hazel Innes and Kirsti Walker, Highly Specialist Podiatrists, NHS
Grmapian.
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Workshop Number: 17
Title: “Support for Self-Management” in Diabetes: Helping People to Live Well?
Workshop: This workshop offers an opportunity to hear about and discuss recent research
that has explored the challenges that diverse health professionals face when working to
“support self-management” among people with long term conditions. It will encourage you to
reflect on the implications of different ways of thinking about such support for your approach
to practice and for how you and others judge the “success” of your work with people with
diabetes.
Presenters: Professor Vikki Entwistle, Department of Health Services Research and
Ethics, University of Aberdeen with Heather Morgan and Zoe Skea, University of
Aberdeen.
Workshop Number: 18
Title:
"Diabetes in Pregnancy: What Would St Vincent Say?"
Workshop: Mainly trying to emphasise the usual - pre-pregnancy care, Type 2s also
important, the tsunami of GDM and the need for family planning clinics to be about more
than avoiding getting pregnant.... in a nutshell!
Presenter: Dr Fiona Strachan, Consultant Physician, Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin.
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Workshop No: 19
Title: “Tailoring Care in Type 2 Diabetes”
Workshop: As pharmaceutical options for Type 2 diabetes become more diverse, this
workshop aims to update on newer agents. Using case based scenarios, we will explore the
management options for your patients based on available clinical evidence and SMC /
formulary guidance.
Presenters: Dr Susan McGeoch and Dr Jane Dymott, Consultant Physicians, Diabetes
and General Medicine, NHSG.
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Workshop No: 20
Title: "Beating the Blues: A Self-Help Programme for Adults Struggling with
Depression and Anxiety. A Potential Role for People with Diabetes?"
Workshop: It has been well documented that people with diabetes more commonly
experience clinical and subclinical levels of anxiety and depression, and that this is
associated with poorer glycaemic control. Rebecca will describe the Beating the Blues
programme which has recently been adopted in primary care in NHS Grampian and Andy
will reflect on its potential utility for this clinical population.
Presenters: Dr Andy Keen, Consultant Psychologist and Rebekah Tait, Project
Manager for Beating the Blues, NHSG.
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Workshop No: 21
Title: "Helping Patients Make Sense of Their Glucose Results : Managing Insulin
Therapy in Primary Care"
Workshop: This sessions provides an opportunity for clinicians in primary care to discuss
some of the variations found in home glucose monitoring of people on insulin and some
ideas of how to help patients help themselves. Time- Action Profiles and changing insulin
regimens will be included.
Presenters: Dr Christine Park, Consultant Physician, Fiona Watson, Diabetes
Specialist Nurse and Jan Masson, Diabetes Dietitian, Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin.
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