Diabetes & Technology

Managing Diabetes: Right Technology, Right Person, Right Time

with Guest Speaker Dr Tomas Griffin

Free webinar for people living with diabetes and parents of children with Type 1 diabetes

Dr Tomás Griffin is a graduate of the School of Medicine at the National University of Ireland Galway. In addition, he holds a Masters in Clinical Research and a Higher Diploma in Clinical Education also from the National University of Ireland Galway. He is completing a PhD in the prevalence of Diabetic Kidney Disease and novel biomarkers that may predict decline in renal function.

Currently, Dr Griffin works as a Clinical Fellow in Diabetes Technology at Leicester General Hospital, as a Diabetes Fellow at the University of Leicester and as a Clinical Consultant in Diabetes Communication Technology at the University of Dundee. Dr Griffin was previously the clinical lead for the Insulin Pump/Technology services at Galway University Hospitals. He currently is the local lead for the roll-out of the Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin Pump Pilot at Leicester General Hospital. In addition to multiple academic publications, Dr Griffin has received national and international awards for his research.

Topics:

During this webinar Dr Griffin will discuss:

The technology widely used in diabetes care and will focus on the Type 1 Diabetes Pathway.

Overview of current and future technologies and their associated benefits.

 Research in the NHS pilot studies hybrid closed loop treatments.

Register for this webinar here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yZOHJnghROGpP6YI3-Cg0A 

This webinar is kindly supported by Dexcom.

A representative will give an update as part of the webinar and will be available for questions.