These webinars were developed by the PCDO Society in conjunction with OmniaMed Communications. The sponsoring pharmaceutical company has contributed financial support towards these webinars but has had no input into the conference agenda, speaker selection or presentations, with the exception of its symposium sessions, for which it is fully responsible.
Obesity-focused care in everyday practice
Join us for a series of webinars for primary care professionals, taking place throughout summer and autumn 2026.
29 June | 17 July | 23 September | 23 October
This four-part webinar series brings together experts from primary and specialist care for a detailed exploration of the evolving diabetes and obesity management landscape. The webinars cover everything from consultation skills to service delivery, and essential aspects of multidisciplinary care across the patient pathway.
By joining these webinars, you'll be equipped with the tools to:
- Hold compassionate conversations with your patients about their weight
- Discuss diet and eating patterns with confidence
- Manage complex comorbidities, including sleep apnoea and disordered eating
- Integrate pharmacological treatment decisions alongside lifestyle and behaviour change
Whether you're looking to refine your consultation skills, refine aspects of your existing practice, or stay informed on emerging evidence, this series offers practical learning you can apply immediately.
What could you gain from attending?
Expert insights into identifying, managing and discussing diabetes, obesity and their complications
Up to 4 hours of CPD learning available across the series
Live Q&A sessions in every event to ask your burning questions
Agenda
Webinar 1: Managing difficult conversations in diabetes and obesity - A toolkit for primary care
Webinar 2: New approaches to obesity management: Preparing your service
Webinar 3: Diabetes, obesity and sleep apnoea - a vicious cycle?
Webinar 4: Diabetes & obesity in the younger adult - getting it right early
Speakers
Abdullah Bhana
Senior Clinical Lead Pharmacist (Arch Medical Practice)
Dr Eimear Darcy
GP Partner, GPwSpI Obesity/Cardio Metabolic Review, Grange Family Practice, NI
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Dr Mohammed Elnaggar
Consultant Endocrinologist, Lipidologist and Clinical Lead Lipid Services; University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Lesley Hamilton
Diabetes Dietitian Specialist and Diabetes Network Manager, Western Trust
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Sachin Khunti
GP, East Leicester Medical Practice
Niraj Lakhani
Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Willows Health, Leicester
Nadia Malik
Practice Pharmacist, Queens Park Medical Centre
Professor Barbara McGowan
Consultant Endocrinologist at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes at King’s College London
Nicola Milne
Primary Care Diabetes Specialist Nurse Diabetes Specialist Nurse Clinical lead for the Greater Manchester Diabetes Strategic Clinical Network
Show full bioSuhrab Sayfi
Highly Specialist Pharmacist – Endocrinology
Shahrad Taheri
Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology
These webinars were developed by the PCDO Society in conjunction with OmniaMed Communications. The sponsoring pharmaceutical company has contributed financial support towards these webinars but has had no input into the conference agenda, speaker selection or presentations, with the exception of its symposium sessions, for which it is fully responsible.
