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Prof Tadej Battelino
Tadej Battelino completed his medical degree at the University of Ljubljana in 1990. He completed a Masters degree, and later a PhD focusing on glucose metabolism in neonatal endotoxic shock in 1996. He completed his clinical fellowship at Loyola University of Chicago, and his postdoctoral fellowship at INSERM, Paris.
Tadej Battelino is currently Consultant and Head of Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, UMC Ljubljana, Head, Chair of Paediatrics, and Professor of Paediatrics at Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana. He is PI on several research projects in the field of paediatric endocrinology and metabolism and was awarded the Slovene national award for research in 2014, and Gold medal for research at the University of Ljubljana in 2017. Professor Battelino is on the editorial boards for the journals Paediatric Diabetes,Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolismand was Editor for the European Journal of Endocrinologyfrom 2009 to 2015. He has authored or co-authored over 200 manuscripts in international peer-reviewed journals and participated chapters to several books.
Tadej Battelino is a member of numerous professional associations including the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, for which he served as President for the 35thAnnual Congress. He served on the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) council and is co-organizer of eleven annual meetings of the ATTD (Advanced Technologies and Treatment of Diabetes). Professor Battelino is a regular member of the Slovene Medical Academy and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Prof Ramzi Ajjan
Professor of Metabolic Medicine and Honorary Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Leeds University and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. He is Head of the Clinical Population and Sciences Department, local R&D lead for Diabetes/Endocrinology and regional clinical research network lead for Diabetes.
He is Deputy Chair of Clinical Study Group 2 at Diabetes UK, Associate Editor of Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, member of the editorial board of International Journal of Molecular Sciences and member of the European Society of Cardiology working group on thrombosis.
He has over 240 publications including original and review articles, book chapters and books. Clinical practice concentrates on young adults with diabetes as well as older individuals with advanced vascular complications.
Dr Laurel Messer
Laurel Messer (Ph.D., MPH, RN, CDCES) is a highly skilled and experienced healthcare professional with a strong background in diabetes technology, biobehavioral science, and public health. Dr. Messer has extensive research experience trialing novel diabetes devices including insulin pumps, CGM, and automated insulin delivery.
She is an expert in real-world use and passionate about understanding the user experience of people with diabetes. In addition to her technical expertise, Dr. Messer is an effective communicator and collaborator, with a proven track record of building and managing successful teams.
With over 70 published articles related to diabetes, Dr. Messer is a respected thought leader in the industry and a sought-after speaker at conferences and events. She is also the founder of the PANTHERProgram (http://PANTHERprogram.org, “Diabetes Technology. Deciphered”), a popular website for persons with diabetes and healthcare professionals interested in staying up-to-date on the latest technology.
She is currently the Senior Director, Translational Research & Applied Science at Tandem Diabetes Carel.
A/Prof Jane Holmes-Walker
Jane Holmes-Walker Jane was appointed as a Staff Specialist to Westmead Hospital in 1998 and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Sydney University.
She was previously Chair of the Advanced training Committee in Endocrinology and on the Executive of the Australian Diabetes Society. She manages > 300 people on insulin pump therapy across all age groups and the majority now use continuous glucose monitoring full time.
She is one of the lead clinicians involved in islet cell transplant therapy for people with severe hypoglycemia unawareness since it was first performed in Australia in 2002 and she has supervised >150 islet transplant grafts. She is an investigator for the Australasian Diabetes Data Network which collects longitudinal data on youth and adults with type I diabetes across the life span including evaluation of the impact of CGM on diabetes care outcomes in Australia.
Dr Kenny Clark
Dr Clark is a fellowed GP working in Townsville, Northern Queensland. He opened The Diabetic GP Clinic in 2017, which is a one-stop shop model of care clinic focused on chronic disease management in the primary care setting. This multidisciplinary care team clinic aims to provide patient centred management that is effective and convenient for those with chronic diseases.
Being a person with Type 1 Diabetes, Dr Clark has a passion for the care and management of Diabetes in general practice. In 2022 he completed a MSc in Diabetes Care from the University of Warwick. This year he commenced his PhD investigating open-source technology in the management of type 1 diabetes.
Prof Elizabeth Davis
Professor Elizabeth Davis has had a career of integrating clinical care and diabetes research based in Perth, Australia. She is the Head of the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and co-directs the Children’s Diabetes Centre, a JDRF global centre of excellence, at the Telethon Kids Institute.
Professor Davis is a past President of the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group. She is on the leadership team at the Telethon Kids Institute and leads the Australasian hub of SWEET.
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