Obesity and risk – when, why, and how should you intervene?
Speaker: Kashif Ali
Chair: Sarah Davies
Speaker: Kashif Ali
Chair: Sarah Davies

GP Partner and Primary Care Lead for Diabetes MCN
Dr Kashif Ali qualified in 2001 from the University of Glasgow and has been practicing as a GP since 2005. He is currently a partner at the Nithsdale Merryvale Group and primary care lead for Diabetes in NHS Glasgow. He is a GP trainer and a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion.
Dr Kashif Ali has an interest in Obesity and hold SCOPE (Strategic Centre for Obesity Professional Education) certification.

GPwSI in Diabetes, Cardiff
Dr Sarah Davies is a GP in Cardiff with a special interest in diabetes. She qualified at the University of Wales College of Medicine in 2003 and initially trained as a physician, before making the move into general practice and never looked back! She has continued her interest in diabetes and presents regularly on the subject to colleagues at local and national meetings. She is passionate about general practice, particularly great quality diabetes care in the primary care setting.
She is the Clinical Director for diabetes in primary care for Cardiff and Vale UHB and All Wales Lead for diabetes in primary care. She is a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion, Primary Care Diabetes Society committee member and a presenter for NB Medical Hot Topics, leading their diabetes course.