This conference was developed by the PCDO Society in conjunction with OmniaMed Communications. The sponsoring pharmaceutical, device, training and educational companies have contributed financial support towards this event but have had no input into the conference agenda, speaker selection or presentations, with the exception of the symposium sessions, for which the respective sponsoring companies are fully responsible. A full list of sponsors will be available once they are confirmed.
About
Register now for the 22nd National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes & Obesity Society. Through our packed programme of lectures, debates, masterclasses and case studies, you will learn the latest evidence and guidelines to help you optimise your care of diabetes, obesity and metabolic disease. As the management of these conditions grows ever more complex, with new therapies, guidelines and structuring of services throughout the UK, our expert speakers will help you identify first principles to unravel these complexities of care.
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Why Attend
Masterclasses offering hands-on tips that will influence your everyday clinical practice
Inspiration and new contacts with various opportunities to network alongside your peers
Claim 12 CPD points for this two-day conference, and receive a workbook to build your CPD profile, supplemented by associated online materials
Agenda
Unravelling the complexities of care:
Unravelling the complexities of care:
Location
22nd National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes & Obesity Society 2026
Date: 18 & 19 November 2026 - Wednesday & Thursday
Location: NCC, Birmingham
We have some bedrooms on hold at the Manor Hotel - standard room rate of £150 BB per night. To book one of these rooms please call the hotel on 02476 208800 or 01676 526508 Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm quoting ‘OmniaMed Allocation’.
Speakers
Samina Ali
Advanced Practice Pharmacist, Glasgow
Sarah Alicea
Clinical Lead Diabetes Dietitian, Royal Free London NHS Trust, Barts Health NHS Trust
Hannah Beba
Consultant Pharmacist, West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership
Heather Bell
GP Principal, Carrickfergus
Rachel Besser
Consultant Paediatric Diabetologist, Oxford Children's Hospital and Research Investigator, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
Pam Brown
GP, Swansea
Matt Capehorn
GP and Clinical Manager of Rotherham Institute for Obesity
Pratik Choudhary
Professor and Honorary Consultant in Diabetes, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester
Sarah Davies
GP Partner, Woodlands Medical Centre, Cardiff
Lisa Devine
GP, Wicklow
Jane Diggle
Specialist Diabetes Nurse Practitioner, West Yorkshire
Dr James Dorling
Lecturer in Human Nutrition, Glasgow
Su Down
Diabetes Nurse Consultant, Somerset
Satish Durgam
GP Partner, London
Louisa Ells
Professor of Obesity & Co-director of the Obesity Institute, Leeds Beckett University
Andrew Frankel
Consultant Physician and Nephrologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Clare Hambling
GP, Norfolk, Chair of the PCDS and National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity, NHS England
Lesley Hamilton
Diabetes Dietitian Specialist and Diabetes Network Manager, Western Trust
Wasim Hanif
Professor Diabetes & Endocrinology, Clinical Director, University Hospital Birmingham
Richard Holt
Professor in Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Southampton
Naresh Kanumilli
GP with a Special Interest in Diabetes and Cardiology, Manchester and Chair of PCDS
Kamlesh Khunti
Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, Leicester
Julie Lewis
Primary Care Nurse Consultant / Clinical Lead for Diabetes, North Wales
Lyndsey McConnell
GPwSI in Diabetes, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow
David Miller
Clinical Pharmacist in General Practice, Beverley
Nicola Milne
Primary Care Diabetes Specialist Nurse Diabetes Specialist Nurse Clinical lead for the Greater Manchester Diabetes Strategic Clinical Network
Rahul Mohan
GPwER Diabetes, Nottingham and Secretary of the Primary Care Diabetes & Obesity Society
Paul Newman
GP, Glasgow
Una O'Neill
ANP Diabetes Integrated Care, HSE St Mary’s Community Services, Co. Kildare
Dipesh Patel
Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology, London
Waqas Tahir
GPwER Diabetes, Affinity Care
Reena Patel
Specialist Nurse in Diabetes, Leicester
Jayne Robbie
Senior Lecturer & Course Lead, Birmingham City University; MSc in advancing practice in peripheral vascular disease
Professor Peter Schwarz
President of the International Diabetes Federation
Sam Seidu
GP and Primary Care Academic Diabetologist, Leicester
Rose Stewart
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Stephen Wheatcroft
Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine, University of Leeds. Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
This conference was developed by the PCDO Society in conjunction with OmniaMed Communications. The sponsoring pharmaceutical, device, training and educational companies have contributed financial support towards this event but have had no input into the conference agenda, speaker selection or presentations, with the exception of the symposium sessions, for which the respective sponsoring companies are fully responsible. A full list of sponsors will be available once they are confirmed.
