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This meeting has been organised by Chronic Conditions and sponsored through funding by Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd and is intended for UK HCPs only. Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd has had no involvement in the organisation of this meeting with the exception of the sponsored symposium sessions, for which Daiichi Sankyo UK is fully responsible where Daiichi Sankyo medicines will be discussed.
A pivotal update to national diabetes guidance – what does it mean for your practice?
Speaker: Sarah Davies
Chair: Yassir Javaid
This promotional symposium has been organised and funded by Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd where Daiichi Sankyo medicines will be discussed and is intended for UK HCPs only
Speaker: Professor Sam Seidu, Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Cardio-Metabolic Medicine, GP Partner, Leicester Diabetes Centre
Speaker: Sarah Davies
Chair: Yassir Javaid
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.
GPwSI Cardiology, Northampton
Dr Javaid qualified from Cambridge University and completed his VTS training in Northampton. He has a specialist interest in cardiology and echocardiography and was a clinical lead in the Northamptonshire Community Cardiology service, which had a focus on patients with heart failure and valve disease.
He was named Pulse “GP of the Year” in 2015 for his work in reducing stroke emergency admissions in the East Midlands. He is on the editorial board for the British Journal of Cardiology.
Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Cardio-Metabolic Medicine, GP Partner, Leicester Diabetes Centre
Sam is Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Medicine at the University of Leicester and a GP Partner in Leicestershire. His academic and clinical work focuses on improving diabetes care and cardiometabolic health within real-world primary care settings, with a strong emphasis on health equity, diabetes technologies and population health outcomes.
According to ScholarGPS expert tracking, globally Sam is ranked in the top 100 experts in diabetes in the last 5 years, and in the top 25 in primary care. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed articles in diabetes and cardiometabolic medicine and has also chaired or contributed to multiple national and international consensus guidelines in diabetes.
Sam is currently the Vice Chair of Primary Care Diabetes Europe and also serves as Associate Editor for the Primary Care Diabetes journal.
