Dear Colleagues

Dear Colleagues

Dear Colleagues,

The Joint Irish-UK Endocrine Meeting is nearly upon us and we are looking forward to welcoming you to Belfast.  I just wanted to update you with some last minute information which may be helpful.

Conference Registration:

For anyone who still needs to register, it is still possible to register online or in person at the meeting.  Please follow the link Registration | Society for Endocrinology

Gala Dinner:

Unfortunately the deadline to attend the Gala Dinner in Belfast City Hall on Monday 14^th October has now passed.  For anyone who has not managed to secure a ticket and would like to attend, please email IES-SFE2024@endocrinology.org to be added to the waiting list or speak to the SfE Staff at the exhibition stand in the exhibition hall in the conference.  The team will let you know if a ticket becomes available.

Transport:

For anyone travelling by public transport, please double-check your travel times.  The new Belfast Grand Central Station will open on Sunday 13^th October and translink have advised that there are some changes to timetables.  The enterprise train from Dublin will arrive and depart from Grand Central Station and not Lanyon Place as it did previously.  The conference centre is roughly a mile from the new station- it is possible to get a connecting train or bus to Lanyon Place from Grand Central Station, a taxi or walk.

Car-Parking:

There are a number of carparks in the city centre.  Please check with your hotel as many hotels will have arrangements for discounted rates for your stay.

The Apcoa carpark, Oxford Street and the Apcoa carpark Lanyon Place are very close to the conference centre.  Spaces can be pre-booked online in advance APCOA Prebook (If staying in the Hilton, contact the hotel as they have an agreement with the carpark).

For anyone staying in the Grand Central Hotel, you can avail of a discounted rate in the Great Northern Mall Car Park, on St Andrew’s Square.  If you are using this carpark- just take a ticket as normal and present it to reception on check-out and the hotel staff will process the discount.  You will then pay the discounted rate when leaving the carpark.

I hope that this information is helpful- I wish you all a safe journey and look forward to seeing you in Belfast.

Best wishes

Helen

Dr Helen Wallace

Local Organiser for the Joint Irish-UK Endocrine Meeting

Dear Colleagues

Please find the personal message below from Professor Rob Semple, the programme secretary why you can’t miss the Joint Irish-UK Endocrine Meeting!

Dear colleagues,

The National Diabetes Programme is holding a one-day Diabetes Technology Networking Event in the Sheraton Athlone on Thursday 10th October 2024. It is aimed at multidisciplinary specialist acute care diabetes teams across Ireland who want to upskill, increase confidence and maintain competence in incorporating diabetes technology and e-health into their diabetes care pathways.

Registration for the event is now open. Please find the link below for the registration form as well as the final programme for the event. 

NDP Technology Networking Event Programme Oct 10th 2024 Final

NDP Diabetes Tech Study Day Registration Form 10th Oct 2024

Dear Colleagues

Please find the link below for the Society for Endocrinology upcoming event on Endocrine Genetic Testing, which will be held on 26th September 2024 in Birmingham, UK.
Endocrine Genetic Testing 2024 | Society for Endocrinology

This one-day training event will equip attendees with essential skills in using the new national Genomic Laboratory Hubs, and will provide the opportunity to form collaborative networks with fellow  specialist clinicians to help improve patient diagnosis and care.  This training event will appeal to Consultants, Clinical Geneticists and trainees working in paediatric and adult endocrinology.

Dear Colleagues

Please find the attached February edition of the Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network, which is packed with exciting updates and upcoming grant and funding opportunities. This newsletter is your key to staying informed and engaged with the Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network.

DCCTN February 2024 Newsletter

You can also find it by clicking here. 

HRB DC-CTN • An all island collaborative network (diabetestrialsctn.ie)

On the International Women’s Day, the Irish Endocrine Society Committee would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Professor Fidelma Dunne, the President of Irish Endocrine Society, on having been selected as the recipient of the American Diabetes Association’s 2024 Norbert Freinkel Award. The Nobert Freinkel Award is presented to a researcher who has made outstanding scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of diabetes and pregnancy. The American Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientific Sessions will be held on June 21 to 24, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. The Norbert Freinkel Award Lecture will be presented on Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Comment from Professor Fidelma Dunne on being selected as the recipient of the ADA’s 2024 Norbert Freinkel Award  “I am thrilled to receive this award on behalf of Irish Endocrinology. It is timely to acknowledge the long standing working relationship and research collaboration with many members of the society around the country which has contributed to this award. In particular I wish to extend my appreciation to all the Endocrine trainees over the last 20 years who have worked on and published research findings in DiP. Lastly my work in Diabetes in Pregnancy has only been possible through the support of skilled colleagues in the Institute of Clinical Trials at the University of Galway, Galway University Hospital and the Saolta Hospital group.”

Dear Colleagues

The National Clinical Programme for Diabetes invite you to a webinar to highlight and launch a number of updated and newly published documents on Wednesday 28th February 2024 11.00-13.0.

Documents include:
– Diabetes in Pregnancy: A Model of Care for Ireland (2024)
– Sick Day Advice Leaflets
– Insulin Titration guidelines for Nurses & Midwives working with people with Diabetes
– National Diabetes Prevention Programme Report
– DISCOVER Type 2 Diabetes Report
– Language Matters Document (in collaboration with Diabetes Ireland)
– Survey Report: Transition of care of Adolescents/Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus from paediatric to adult outpatient services

Speakers:
 Minister for Health
 National Clinical Advisor Chronic Disease Dr. Sarah O’Brien
 Prof Fidelma Dunne (President of IES)
 Prof Mary Higgins
 Clinical Lead Prof O’Keeffe
 Prof Sean Dinneen
 Pw Diabetes
 AMP Ms. Ciara Coveney
 Nursing & HSCP NCP Diabetes leads
 Self-Management Education team

Please find the registration link below: 

Webinar registration invite Diabetes NCP 28022024