Programme
A comprehensive selection of keynote presentations by internationally renowned scientists, engineers and clinicians has been organised. It is not the intention to bamboozle Symposium delegates with lots of technical jargon, so all presentations should be comprehensible to the lay public.
| 17:45 - 18:15 |
Registration |
| 18:15 - 18:20 |
Welcome (aims/objectives/programme/housekeeping)
Professor William Sandham (Scotsig, Glasgow) |
| 18:20 - 18:40 |
Diabetes Mellitus: the Condition and its Challenges!
Dr Kenneth Paterson (Royal Infirmary, Glasgow) |
| 18:40 - 19:00 |
The Artificial Pancreas
Dr Roman Hovorka ( University of Cambridge ) |
| 19:00 - 19:20 |
Structured Patient Education for People with Diabetes: The X-PERT Programme
Dr Trudi Deakin (East Lancashire PCT, Burnley) |
| 19:20 - 19:40 |
Refreshment break / posters / exhibition / networking
|
| 19:40 - 20:00 |
Retinal Image Analysis for Assisting Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Dr Alan Fleming (University of Aberdeen) |
| 20:00 - 20:20 |
Overview of Technology for Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Levels
Dr. Robert Marshall (LifeScan Scotland Ltd, Inverness) |
| 20:20 - 20:40 |
Improvements in Gait and Pressure Distribution using Advanced Foot Orthoses Design
Dr Martha Zequera (University of Javeriana, Colombia) |
| 20:40 - 21:00 |
Diabetes Management and Education using Blood Glucose Simulation Software
Professor William Sandham (Scotsig) |
| 21:00 |
Close of symposium |
