Modern Approaches to Diabetes Self-Management and Prevention
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Moltkes Palæ
Dronningens Tværgade 2 1302 Copenhagen K Copenhagen DenmarkDescription
We encourage you to participate in the second international summit hosted by the Alliance for Diabetes Self-Management and Prevention. We welcome newcomers as well as previous participants to join this summit. This year we aim to cultivate the great potential for synergy across modern approaches to diabetes self-management and prevention and build on the success of the 2015 inaugural meeting.
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The NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre is funded by the NIHR. The BRC undertakes translational clinical research in priority areas of high disease burden and clinical need. It harnesses the power of experimental science to explore and develop ways to help prevent and treat chronic disease.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) is one of the UK’s biggest and busiest hospitals, particularly recognised for high-quality research in cardiovascular, respiratory and diabetes. Together with the University of Leicester and Loughborough University, UHL applied to be a Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), focused on very important disease areas, including cardiovascular disease, the largest single cause of death (500,000 people in the UK have heart failure), respiratory disease including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (this will be the world’s third highest cause of death by 2030) and lifestyle specifically focussed on increasing physical activity to prevent and manage lifestyle-related chronic diseases, like type 2 diabetes.
The BRC will bring together 70 highly skilled researchers, 30 of these are at the forefront of clinical services delivery. It is thought that scientists working closely with clinicians will allow the BRC to deliver research that is relevant to patients and the professionals who treat them.