Diabetes Professional Care 2017

Diabetes Professional Care has announced that Keith Vaz, MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes, will deliver a keynote session at its third annual conference in November.

In his presentation on ‘Creating the diabetes village – prevention is better than cure’, Vaz, who has type 2 diabetes, will discuss how it takes a ‘village’ of healthcare professionals working together to ensure patients get the best care in one place and access to necessary treatments.

Vaz was first elected to Parliament in 1987. His interests include health issues, in particular diabetes prevention, and he has chaired the APPG for Diabetes since 2015.

Vaz joins a stellar line-up of keynote speakers at DPC2017. These include NHS England’s Professor Jonathan Valabhji, National Clinical Director for Obesity & Diabetes, and Dr Partha Kar, Associate National Director for Diabetes; Professor Sir Muir Gray, Director at Better Value Healthcare and Oxford University Hospitals; and Professor Gillian Leng, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health & Social Care at NICE.

DPC2017 is the UK’s only national free-to-attend, CPD-accredited conference and exhibition for healthcare professionals involved in the prevention, treatment and management of diabetes, and its related conditions. Launched in 2015, the event’s focus is on real-world, practical education and innovative diabetes healthcare solutions.

For further information on the conference and other activities at DPC2017, please visit www.diabetesprofessionalcare.com.