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3rd Joint Meeting of ABCD & The Renal Association 2017
February 28, 2017
This meeting will bring together internationally renowned leaders in the field of diabetes related renal disease to discuss current challenges, potential areas for intervention, and therapeutic opportunities.
Dr Chistoph Wanner will be joining the meeting as the lead investigator from the EMPA-REG study to focus on the renal outcomes from this and other recent cardiovascular outcome studies.
This meeting will premiere new national guidelines for the management of diabetes in chronic kidney disease (CKD), updates on glycaemic assessment in CKD with anaemia , pancreas–renal transplantation , quality of life and cognitive dysfunction in end stage renal disease in diabetes , and nutritional care in diabetes and advanced renal disease.
ABCD are particularly pleased to invite junior medical and allied health care professionals to attend the meeting free of charge, and encourage submissions of abstracts for poster presentation at the meeting. The leading submissions will be presented orally at a chaired discussion session and the abstracts published.
Who should attend?
- Consultants in diabetes
- Consultants in renal disease
- General physicians and GPs with an interest in diabetes and kidney disease
- Trainees and specialist nurses in diabetes or nephrology who have an interest in diabetes related renal disease.
- Dietitians and podiatrists with an interest in diabetic renal disease
- Those who are looking to learn more about the challenges posed by diabetic nephropathy and CKD and current innovations and challenges