Topic: Nutrition and Diabetes: Blood Glucose Management Speaker: Fiona Pound Fiona Pound is an accredited practising dietitian who has specialised in Diabetes management for over 15 years. She is currently the senior Diabetes Dietitian at Concord Hospital in Sydney and gained a broad level of clinical experience working in both acute and community settings within […]

Glucose monitoring technology in primary care: real life application Speakers: Paul Steel, Roger Lindenmayer, Traci Lonergan, Dr Gary Kilov and Dr Ralph Audehm Paul Steel is a CDE and has worked as an educator and manager of Diabetes services in the community health sector for over 20 years. His role has been primarily on the […]

Topic: People living with diabetes-related foot disease who readmit to hospital: their perception of risk of foot complications Speaker: Anthea Pickett Anthea Pickett is currently the senior podiatrist at Albury Wodonga Health, a regional public health service on the boarder of NSW and Victoria.  Anthea has spent time working in both the community and the admitted space as […]

Topic: Facilitating self-management for people living with type 1 diabetes using MDI and Pumps Speakers: Michelle Cox and Eileen Collins Michelle Cox has worked in diverse settings including 10 years at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne; several years working as a diabetes educator in a rural and remote setting as a community health nurse; and […]

Topic: Nutrition, Diabetes and the High Risk Foot (Part 2) Speaker: Fiona Pound Fiona Pound is an accredited practising dietitian who has specialised in Diabetes management for over 15 years. She is currently the senior Diabetes Dietitian at Concord Hospital in Sydney and gained a broad level of clinical experience working in both acute and […]

Topic: Bringing Quality Diabetes Self Management Education and Support to the Online Environment Speakers: Deborah Schofield and Kylie Mahony Deb Schofield is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Diabetes Educator. She has wide experience in the field of nutrition and diabetes education with community and regional roles in both Australia and the UK. Her work at […]

Topic: Pathways to Diabetes Prevention - a Spotlight on group health coaching and the Life! Program Speakers: Luke Daley, Craig Harrison, Hayley Owens and Libby Szetho Luke Daley - Registered Nutritionist Daley Nutrition (Melbourne) Luke is the co-founder of Daley Nutrition, nutritionist and university lecturer.  He’s passionate about nutrition, education, diabetes prevention and sports nutrition. So […]

Topic: Pathways to diabetes prevention - Medical interventions, when and how to use them Speakers: Associate Professors Gary Kilov and Ralph Audehm Clinical Associate Professor Gary Kilov (University of Melbourne) is a founding member of both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Diabetes specific interest group and the primary care diabetes society of […]

Topic: Losing Toes and Legs; Do we manage our patients well? Speaker: Dr Robert Ma Dr Robert Ma is a vascular and endovascular surgeon who consults at Hollywood Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and Joondalup Health Campus in Perth, WA. He offers a no-gap service for patients with arterial pathology. Robert is well-known for his […]

Topic: Our Language Matters – why the words we use make a difference in diabetes care Speakers: Professor Jane Speight Professor Jane Speight is the Foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD), established in 2010 as a partnership for better health between Diabetes Victoria and Deakin University. She has a […]

The Best Practice in Diabetes Centres Symposium has been an integral educational, policy and service provision forum hosted by the NADC. The BPDC brings together prominent and influential key opinion leaders with a focus on and passion for diabetes service provision, with the aim to share and learn from each other. These meetings provide an […]