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Association of British Clinical Diabetologist (ABCD) would like to foster clinical relationships among colleagues
with the overall aim of improving patient care. Below we
introduce the ABCD committee and
their
responsibilities, achievements, and special interests.
Click here for contact details of the committee (access by
ABCD members only) |
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Committee
Member |
Responsibilities,
achievements, special interests |
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Emma Bingham:
Current Position: Consultant and Deputy CD for
Medicine at Frimley Park Hospital in Camberley, Surrey
Interests and current work: I completed my research
in hypoglycaemia and brain glucose metabolism using PET
imaging with Stephanie Amiel. I am lead Endocrinologist for
Frimley Health with interests in antenatal diabetes,
diabetic foot care and transitional care and lead on many
quality improvement projects at our hospital including data
quality, IT, patient flow and supported discharge. I am a
member of the Kings pituitary MDT and a member of the KSS
STC.. |
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Ali Chakera (SpR Representative):
Current Position:
SpR, Exeter
Interests and current
work: I am doing my PhD
supervised by Andrew Hattersley focussed on improving the
treatment of patients with monogenic diabetes (MODY) in
pregnancy and developing a test to supersede amniocentesis
for diagnosis of foetal genotype. |
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Hamish Courtney (Northern Ireland
Representative):
Current Position: Consultant
at the Belfast Trust.
Interests and current work:
Inpatient, antenatal, foot care, DAFNE programme, pituitary,
adrenal and thyroid conditions, co-clinical lead in the
Northern Ireland Diabetes Clinical Research Network,
diabetes SpR training and education. |
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Umesh Dashora
(News Editor, BJDVD):
Current Position: Consultant, Clinical
Lead, Chairman (Medical Division), Senior Lecturer and
Deputy Sub-Dean (BSMS) at Conquest Hospital, Hastings.
Interests and current work: I am the
regional link fellow for the RCP (Edin) and am on the
executive committee of south east regional council and
southern region consultants and specialist committee of BMA.
Having completed an MA in Medical Education from Brighton
University, I am very keen to introduce some of the newly
acquired skills in education and training. I have been
working on a model diabetes prescription chart to reduce
insulin errors nationally. I am also interested in
developing national audits of the use of high strength
insulin preparations. |
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Russell Drummond (Meeting
Secretary):
Current Position: Lead consultant in
endocrinology and diabetes at North Glasgow Diabetes and
Endocrinology unit in Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Interests and current work: I have
sub-specialty interests in continuous subcutaneous insulin
infusion therapy, improving cardiovascular outcomes in
patients with type 2 diabetes and genetic diabetes. I am
medical school year director and Honorary Associate Clinical
Professor at Glasgow University and lead for Endocrine and
Diabetes teaching. |
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Kate Fayers:
Current Position: Lead
consultant at the new West Hampshire Community Diabetes
Service.
Interests and current
work: Patient
empowerment has been at the heart of my strategy for
developing an intermediate community service which has
relocated type 1 and type 2 diabetes care into the community
and is supported by a portfolio of education for patients
and healthcare professionals. My interests extend to the
wider long term conditions strategy, population risk
stratification and GP engagement as mechanisms to drive up
standards of care and reduce inequity. |
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Ian Gallen (Lead on Driving Issues):
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Jyothis George:
Current Position: Academic diabetologist at the
Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
(OCDEM).
Interests and current work: My
translational research, funded by the MRC amongst others,
involves first-in-human studies of two novel peptides
(kisspeptin-10, GnIH) and their translational applications.
As clinical lead for EXSCEL - a large (14,000 patient)
multinational (>30 countries) cardiovascular outcome study -
I am learning 'mega-trial' skills under the mentorship of
Prof. Rury Holman. |
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Stella George:
Current Position: Consultant at East and
North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
Interests and current work: I have become
the lead for Inpatient Diabetes in our Trust. I am (via the
Joint British Diabetes Societies) leading on the ‘Guideline
for the Use of Variable Rate Intravenous Insulin Infusions
in Medical Inpatients’ which is soon to be completed. I am
also the lead for our diabetes retinopathy clinics and joint
lead for our transition service. I am also the tutor for
Cambridge Undergraduates that come to our trust. |
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Rob Gregory (Chairman):
Current Position:
Consultant at the
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Interests and current work:
My
sub-specialty interests are diabetes and pregnancy, and
management of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney
disease. I am also the diabetologist on the Leicester
Pancreatic Surgical team that is internationally-renowned
for total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation. I
have collaborated with Professor Joan Taylor of De Montfort
University on the development of an implantable artificial
pancreas. |
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Paul Grant (Editor, BJDVD):
Current Position:
Consultant Diabetologist,
Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton.
Interests and current work:
Following a
management degree at Brighton Business School, my focus is
increasingly on improving clinical systems and quality of
care. I am also a Quality in Care (QiC) judge and new
consultant representative on the Diabetes & Endocrinology
Joint Specialist Societies Committee. I have a strong
interest in clinical research, writing, editing and
publishing. As well as being the deputy editor of Clinical
Medicine, I am now an editor of the new ABCD journal - the
British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease (BJDVD). |
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T. Hugh Jones (Chair, Academic Subcommittee):
Current Position: Consultant at Barnsley
Hospital.
Interests and current work: I am also an
Honorary Professor of Andrology in the Department of Human
Metabolism the University of Sheffield Medical School,
Sheffield, UK and Hon. Consultant Endocrinologist at the
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield. I am a clinical and
laboratory researcher into the role of testosterone in the
pathogenesis and treatment of type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular disease. I have also conducted research on
the hypothalamic and paracrine control of anterior pituitary
hormone secretion, among others. I was elected to the
European Academy of Andrology and am a co-chair of the
testosterone and metabolic disorders group as part of the
International Consultation on Men’s Health and Infertility. |
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Andrew Macklin (Social Media):
Current Position: Consultant at West Dorset.
Interests and current work:
I enjoy the
variety of challenges in DGH work and the close working
relationship with primary care and patients that exists in
the area. These have allowed a wide range of developments in
diabetes and general medicine which have improved patient
care.
Social Media Links:
Twitter;
Facebook;
Youtube;
LinkedIn.
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John A. McKnight (Scottish
Representative):
Current Position:
Honorary Professor at the
University of Edinburgh.
Interests and current work:
My research
interests include preventing diabetes, epidemiology and
remote monitoring of diabetes. I have an active interest in
improving quality of care in NHS Scotland, Chairing the
National Clinical Data Advisory Group of Healthcare
Improvement Scotland. |
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Dinesh Nagi
(Co-opted member, Manpower Lead):
Current Position: Consultant at the Mid Yorkshire
NHS Trust
Interests and current work: I am currently
a member of the RCP Council representing Diabetes UK,
Association of British Clinical Diabetologist (ABCD) and
Society of Endocrinology. I am a past Secretary of the ABCD.
I also lead the Diabetes Topic Specific Research Group at
WYCLRN. I have a major interest in service development in
diabetes, having led the development and implementation of
the innovative redesign of diabetes service supporting
primary care. I am Clinical Lead and Director of Wakefield
and North Kirklees eye screening programme. I have edited a
book on exercise and sports in diabetes. |
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Dipesh Patel:
Current Position: Consultant and Honorary Senior
Lecturer at UCL
Interests and current work: General
endocrinology and inpatient or complex diabetes management.
My academic interests include lipid transport,
cardiovascular disease, mechanisms in type 2 diabetes and
renal disease and clinical trials involving novel therapies. |
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Ana Pokrajac:
Current Position: Consultant at the West Herts
Hospital Trust.
Interests and current work: My main
interest is complex diabetes and I am working to improve
management and the experience of care for patients with
diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). I am a member of
the national guidelines writing group (ABCD–RA) on the
topic. Ever since my research in Endocrinology, I have been
feeling passionate about it. I lead on management of the
Thyroid Eye Disease for the Trust and I am a core member of
Thyroid Cancer MDT. Since 2014, together with colleagues, I
am a member of the organising board for Hertfordshire
Diabetes Meeting that promotes integration of all
stakeholders in diabetes in the county. |
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Hermione Price:
Current Position: Consultant working in the
community in West Hampshire and in the Bournemouth Diabetes
and Endocrine Centre.
Interests and current work: I am passionate
about improving diabetes care for the frail and vulnerable
including those in care homes, secure units and prisons. I
am currently working with local GPs, mental health
professionals and the CCG to look at novel ways to improve
care for people living in these environments. I have a
research interest in diabetes and cardiovascular disease and
also in evaluating patient experience with new technologies.
I spent a year working as part of the diabetes policy team
at the Department of Health so have seen first hand the
leverage that ABCD has to influence diabetes policy in the
UK and improve care for people living with diabetes. |
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Gerry Rayman (Co-opted member,
National Inpatient Programme Lead):
Current Position:
Consultant Physician and Head of
Service at the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre and the
Diabetic Foot Clinic, Ipswich Hospitals NHS Trust.
Interests and current work:
I contribute to
research into complications of diabetes, particularly foot
complications. My interests include the application of new
technologies to diabetes care including glucose sensing and
methodologies in early detection of diabetic neuropathy. I
have also been involved in developing group education
programmes in diabetes including the DESMOND and the
Families, Adolescents and Children’s Teamwork Study
programmes (FACTS; group education for families). I have
introduced and led a number of education initiatives for
SpRs including the Foundation course and the ABCD SpR
meeting. I have been the Clinical Lead for Diabetes
Inpatient Care and foot disease at NHS Diabetes. I was the
innovator and am the lead of the National Diabetes Inpatient
Audit. I am currently Specialist Advisor to Diabetes UK and
President of the Endocrine and Diabetes Section of the Royal
Society of Medicine. I am the Clinical Lead for Diabetes
UK’s ‘Putting Feet First’ campaign and have contributed to
NICE guidelines on the diabetic foot, CG10 and CG119, and am
a member of the current NICE clinical development guideline
group on integrated foot care. |
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Rustam Rea:
Current Position: Consultant at Oxford University
Hospitals NHS Trust.
Interests and current work: I have spent
the last 7 years developing new models of integrated
diabetes care bringing together primary and secondary care.
This has involved setting up new NHS companies to deliver
integrated care across traditional boundaries. The new
partnership working results in shared clinical and financial
responsibilities across a population. My other clinical
interests include improving inpatient diabetes care through
staff education and better use of IT systems within
hospitals. |
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Aled Roberts
(Welsh Representative):
Current Position: Consultant, Clinical Lead and
Lecturer at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Interests and current work: My interests
include the management of hospital inpatients with diabetes,
and perinatal care of patients with diabetes and endocrine
disease. I am a member of the JBDS Inpatient Guideline Group
and a tutor on the Cardiff University Diabetes Diploma. |
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Tony Robinson (Honorary Treasurer):
Current Position:
Consultant and
clinical Lead at Royal United Hospital Bath.
Interests and current
work: I am the
departmental lead for retinal screening, antenatal care and
research. I have been involved with developing our
departmental database, and our own website. At present we
are negotiating with our three local CCGs a new community
diabetes service. Regionally I have helped to set up a South
West Diabetes in Pregnancy forum and we are organising our
third annual meeting at present. I am the Regional Specialty
Advisor for Severn Deanery area and a mentor for the ABCD
mentorship programme. |
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Susannah Rowles (Co-opted Lead for
Transitional Care):
Current Position:
Consultant,
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Greater Manchester.
Interests and current
work: I have been
intimately involved in the integration of hospital and
community diabetes services. I am the clinical director for
diabetes and endocrinology, cardiology and long term
conditions. I am also the training programme director for
general (internal) medicine in the North West Deanery and I
find that this positions me well in the specialist vs
generalist. |
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Bob Ryder (Co-opted member, Website and
Audit):
Current Position:
Consultant,
Consultant at City Hospital, Birmingham.
Interests and current
work: A current major
interest is community diabetes and a project which won the
QIC best primary and/or community initiative in 2014. Over the years
special interests have included
photographic screening for
diabetic retinopathy – I undertook
much of the groundwork
behind the current national eye screening programme;
lactic acidosis;
symptoms of ovulation;
diabetic hypoglycaemia unawareness;
diabetic autonomic
neuropathy;
diabetic impotence;
clinical use of IT,
most recently to support Think Glucose;
treating
to target;
relative risks and benefits of pioglitazone
(especially its insufficiently recognised cardio-protective
properties). I run the
ABCD website and lead the
ABCD
nationwide audits of new therapies, most recently
establishing for this purpose an
ABCD presence on N3, the
national broadband network of the NHS. Current and imminent
audits include
exenatide qw,
dapagliflozin and
insulin degludec.
I am chief investigator for
ABCD's multi-centre endobarrier study (REVISE-Diabesity). Beyond diabetes I am best known for being principal author
of the best-selling "An Aid to the MRCP Short Cases", the
fourth edition of which is “An Aid to the MRCP PACES”
consisting of
volume 1,
volume 2 and
volume 3. |
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Thozhukat
Sathyapalan (Academic Consultant within 10 years of
Appointment):
Current Position:
Reader and
Honorary Consultant at Hull.
Interests and current
work: I lead the
Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism research in
Hull. My clinical interest in diabetes includes ‘diabesity’,
which involves working closely with bariatric surgery
services. In endocrinology, my subspecialty interests are
neuroendocrine tumours and gynaecological endocrinology. I
have developed the regional neuroendocrine tumour services
in Hull. |
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Dr Patrick Sharp (Honorary General
Secretary):
Current Position:
Director for
Diabetes Solent NHS Trust.
Interests and current
work: My current
research interest lies in screening modalities for diabetes
in the community, and using modern technology to educate
people with diabetes to ensure they have the nine care
processes completed and have understood their results. |
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Alan Sinclair (Lead of ACCEA, Academic
Committee):
Current Position:
Professor of
Medicine at the University of Bedfordshire and Dean at the
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School.
Interests and current
work: I have produced
European guidelines on diabetes care for older people
available on
www.instituteofdiabetes.org. I am co-leading a major
EU-funded project on diabetes and frailty (MID-Frail
Project) and leading an NIHR-funded study on medication
errors in care home residents with diabetes. I am the lead
for the Older Peoples Diabetes Network which I jointly
established in 2012 with NHS Diabetes. I am currently
leading a global initiative for the IAGG and have co-chaired
an International Working Group to produce global diabetes
guidance for older people with the IDF. I founded the
Institute of Diabetes for Older People (IDOP) which is now
nationally recognised for its significant outputs in the
area of diabetes in older people.
www.instituteofdiabetes.org |
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Baldev Singh (Lead Mentorship Programme):
Current Position: Consultant Physician & Clinical
Director of IT (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Associate
Postgraduate Medical Dean (Health Education West Midlands),
National Diabetes Consultant Mentorship Programme Lead
(ABCD).
Interests and Current work:
My interests include type 1 diabetes , insulin pump
therapy, complex care diabetes , community diabetes, new
models of diabetes care, information technology in diabetes
care, the development of services and the development of
people and I have a variety of research themes linked to
these. The diabetes consultant community has a proud and
vibrant history which ABCD continues to foster. My
contribution is to help in the development of our future
consultants through the National Diabetes Mentorship
Programme and, more latterly, through a widening provision
of other learning resources and opportunities under the ABCD
banner. |
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Jonathan Valabhji (Co-opted member, NHS
England):
Current Position:
National Clinical
Director for Obesity and Diabetes at NHS England and
Consultant and adjunct Professor Imperial College Healthcare
NHS Trust.
Interests and current
work: I was a member of
the expert group that informed the Healthcare for London
diabetes work-stream. From 2011 to 2013, I provided
leadership for the diabetes work-stream of the North West
London Integrated Care Pilot, an ambitious and complex
clinical change process to integrate diabetes and frail
elderly care across the sector. I have also represented the
Royal College of Physicians on the Joint Specialty Committee
for Endocrinology and Diabetes. |
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Peter Winocour (Co-opted member,
previous Chairman - 2008 - 2011):
Current Position:
Consultant and CD East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
Interests and current
work: Currently I am
co-ordinating joint ABCD-Renal Association guidelines on
diabetic nephropathy. I was the diabetes lead in the
published JBS3 guidelines on CVD prevention. I am also RCPL
Secretary of the Joint Speciality Committee in Diabetes and
Endocrinology and ABCD Lead on Transitional Diabetes Care. |
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Chris Walton (Ex Officio chairman -
2011 - 2013):
Current Position:
Consultant at Hull
Interests and current
work: I work mostly on
the community interface and I chair the local diabetes
network board. I recently gave up my local role in the
retinal screening service and replaced it with the role of
the Yorkshire/Humber strategic clinical network (SCN)
clinical lead for diabetes. For the past 8 years I have been
an officer of ABCD initially as Treasurer and over the past
three years as Chair. Much of my time recently has been
taken up with the process of taking over the British Journal
of Diabetes & Vascular Disease (BJDVD) from SAGE. I intend
to continue to be active in the work of the Association and
developing BJDVD. I believe that the journal can help
further the role of UK diabetologists in developing clinical
research and provide a platform for a host of educational
opportunities. |
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