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Conference Programme


Time Session
9:15 – 10:00 Registration and Refreshments
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr Fiona Campbell, Consultant Paediatrician, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Renuka Dias, Honorary Associate Clinical Professor (University of Birmingham), Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Trust)
10:15 – 10:35 Scene Setting: Staging Pre-T1D; Understanding Risk and Progression

Renuka Dias, Honorary Associate Clinical Professor (University of Birmingham), Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
10:35 – 11:25 Update: Pathways, NICE, etc

Dr Tabitha Randell – BSPED pathway update (10 mins)
Dr Fulya Mehta – NICE / NHSE update (10 mins)

Teplizumab and Beyond

Dr Neil Wright – Teplizumab and consensus (10 mins)
Professor Colin Dayan – Beyond Teplizumab (10 mins)

Q&A (10 mins)
11:25 – 11:50 Refreshments and Networking
11:50 – 12:10 TYA: Bridging the Gap

Professor Parth Narendran, Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Birmingham
12:10 – 12:30 Psychology of Holding Risk

Dr Paige Chana, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
12:30 – 12:45 A patient or parent perspective: Living in the Pre-T1D window

The Royal London Children's Hospital 
12:45 – 13:35 Lunch and Networking
13:35 – 13:40 Explanation of Workshops

Dr Fiona Campbell, Consultant Paediatrician, Leeds Teaching Hospitals 
Renuka Dias - Honorary Associate Clinical Professor, University of Birmingham, Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Trust 
13:40 – 13:55
Collaboration and Connection for the Early Detection of Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes

Helen Lister, Head of Medical aT1d, Sanofi
Laura Wetherly, Corporate Affairs Lead, Sanofi

This session is a non-promotional symposium organised and delivered by Sanofi

13:55 – 14:45 Parallel Workshop Sessions - Rotation 1

Workshop A: Detection & Risk Stratification - The Lloyd Suite


- Implementing Autoantibody Screening in Practice
- Interpreting Results: Genetic Risk, Autoantibodies, and Staging

Professor Parth Narendran, Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Birmingham
Professor Kathleen Gillespie, Professor of Molecular Medicine, Diabetes and Metabolism, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School


 Workshop B: Clinical Case Studies in Pre-T1D - The Writers Suite

- Interpreting test results (autoantibodies, OGTT, HbA1c)
- Managing the “watch and wait” period
-Creating individualised monitoring plans

Dr Ruben Willemsen, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes The Royal London Children’s Hospital
Renuka Dias, Honorary Associate Clinical Professor (University of Birmingham), Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Trust) 

Workshop C: Supporting Families Psychologically - The Composers Suite

- Navigating uncertainty with children and parents
- How to Talk about Risk: Communicating with Families
- Preventing anxiety & diabetes distress
- Introducing supportive resources & counselling

Dr Paige Chana, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital



 Workshop D: Starting Insulin - The Pevsner Suite

- When and how to initiate therapy

Dr Neil Wright, Consultant Paediatrician, Sheffield Children’s Hospital


14:55 - 15:45 Parallel Workshop Sessions - Rotation 2

Workshop A: Detection & Risk Stratification - The Lloyd Suite


- Implementing Autoantibody Screening in Practice
- Interpreting Results: Genetic Risk, Autoantibodies, and Staging

Professor Parth Narendran, Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Birmingham
Professor Kathleen Gillespie, Professor of Molecular Medicine, Diabetes and Metabolism, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School


 Workshop B: Clinical Case Studies in Pre-T1D - The Writers Suite

- Interpreting test results (autoantibodies, OGTT, HbA1c)
- Managing the “watch and wait” period
-Creating individualised monitoring plans

Dr Ruben Willemsen, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes The Royal London Children’s Hospital
Renuka Dias, Honorary Associate Clinical Professor (University of Birmingham), Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Trust)

Workshop C: Supporting Families Psychologically - The Composers Suite

- Navigating uncertainty with children and parents
- How to Talk about Risk: Communicating with Families
- Preventing anxiety & diabetes distress
- Introducing supportive resources & counselling

Dr Paige Chana, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital



 Workshop D: Starting Insulin - The Pevsner Suite

- When and how to initiate therapy

Dr Neil Wright, Consultant Paediatrician, Sheffield Children’s Hospital


15:55 – 16:25 Educational Resources for HCPs and Families

Maddie Julian – Digibete, Family Resources 
Dr Tabitha Randell – HCPs, Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nottingham University Hospitals
16:25 – 16:55 Closing Session: The Road Ahead

Panel discussion facilitated by Dr Fiona Campbell and Renuka Dias
16:55 Summary and Closing Remarks

Dr Fiona Campbell, Consultant Paediatrician, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Renuka Dias, Honorary Associate Clinical Professor (University of Birmingham), Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Trust)