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| Sir George Alberti | Prof Adrian Williams | Prof John Wilding |
Dr Shahrad Taheri | Dr John O'Reilly | Prof Julian Guest | Dr Dev Banerjee | Dr. Nick Hart |
Dr James Ahlquist |
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- Welcome and introduction,
Dr James Ahlquist,
Endocrinology & Diabetes Section,
President, RSM
- Chairs:
Professor Sir George Alberti,
Chair of Diabetes UK and President of the
International Diabetes Federation and
Professor Adrian Williams,
Consultant Respiratory Physician,
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and
The London Sleep Centre
- 9.50am Importance of sleep on
cardiometabolic function -
Professor Adrian Williams
- 10.10am Epidemiology of obstructive sleep
apnoea and type 2 diabetes -
Professor John Wilding
Professor of Medicine & Consultant Endocrinologist, University Hospital, Aintree, Liverpool
- 10.45am Pathophysiology of OSA and type 2
diabetes: What does this mean for
the clinician?
Dr Shahrad Taheri Consultant Endocrinologist, Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Sleep Research,
Heartlands Hospital and University of Birmingham
- 11.20am Evidence on the effect of CPAP therapy
on CVD and glycaemic control
Dr John O'Reilly Consultant Lead Regional Sleep Service, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool
- 11.45am The economics of OSA therapy
Professor Julian Guest
Catalyst Health Economics Consultant,
Middlesex
- 12:10pm NHS structure and challenges:
Diabetes-OSA clinical pathways,
Dr Dev Banerjee,
Consultant Respiratory and Sleep
Physician, Heart of England Foundation Trust
- 1.30pm The international diabetes federation
recommendations
Professor Sir George Alberti
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE
IDF RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1.45pm Current standard of care for patients
with diabetes -
Professor John Wilding
- 2.05pm Current standard of care for patients
with obstructive sleep apnoea,
Dr Nick Hart
Director Research Respiratory Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
- 2.25pm Workshop: Does (or should) the current
research impact on clinical practice?
- 3.20pm Where to from here?
Dr James Ahlquist










