10th Annual APS/ISPAD Diabetes Workshop

The 10th Annual APS/ISPAD Diabetes Workshop will be held at the Crown Plaza in Surfers Paradise on the 3rd - 4th November 2017, which aims to build on previous success and popularity. This is the second consecutive year the Australian Paediatric Society (APS) will be sanctioned by the International Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) to be a joint meeting of clinical significance.

This workshop aims to highlight cutting edge strategies in management of diabetes in children and adolescents including modern equipment, team based models of care, and family based interventions. This interactive collegiate meeting has always been conducted in good spirit with lively discussion.

NEW WORKSHOP ADDITION: The cost of this additional workshop is not included in the Friday-Saturday registration fee. If you'd like to attend this workshop, please purchase your ticket separately at the cost of $55 by clicking on Tickets. The additional workshop option includes two session -

Session 1: Pump Essentials (2pm-5.30pm Thursday 2nd Nov 2017). Workshop Session 2: Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data Interpretation (6.30pm-9.30pm with DINNER Thursday 2nd Nov 2017).

APS/ISPAD Diabetes Workshop Program

Additional Workshop Agenda

Accommodation Details:

Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise

2807 Gold Coast Highway

Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217

Ph: 07 5592 9900

Please contact the Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise directly to book your accommodation at a reduced rate which includes breakfast ($225 per day). Accommodation is not included in the registration cost and is at the attendees own expense.

Travel Details:

All travel costs such as flights and transfers will be at the delegates expense.

Exhibitors/Sponsors:

All companies interested in sponsoring/attending the APS, please contact Hanin Jones at hjones@amsl.com.au or call 02 9882 3666 for sponsorship packages.

Organising Committee - Dr Peter Goss, Dr Darrell Price and Dr Bruce King (ISPAD Representative).

APS/ISPAD Diabetes Workshop 2017 Sponsors:

At AMSL Diabetes, we are devoted to helping people living with diabetes. For over 20 years we have given thousands of people the tools and support they need to improve their quality of life. We distribute the Animas Vibe Insulin Pump, Dexcom CGM, OneTouch BG meters and HypoPaks.

Novo Nordisk is a focused health care company and a world leader in diabetes care. Founded in 1923, we have pioneered many therapeutic breakthroughs in diabetes care. Novo Nordisk is committed to fighting this growing epidemic and to drive change for people affected by diabetes with the ultimate aim of finding a cure.

For over 25 years, Medtronic has been helping people with diabetes achieve better outcomes and get more out of life. We offer a complete customer care solution, from getting started and training, to ongoing support to meet the needs of people living with diabetes wherever they are on their diabetes journey. Medtronic is recognised among Fast Company's "2017 50 Most Innovative Companies" for generating breakthrough innovations in diabetes care management.

Abbott is committed to helping people living with diabetes live the best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, Abbott has brought new products and technologies to the world—in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals—that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 94,000 Abbott employees are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease affect millions of people worldwide with many managing the complex challenges of both. Building on our portfolio evolution, heritage and expertise, Sanofi has a focused business unit dedicated to delivering innovative, value-based medicines and integrated solutions in these therapeutic areas. We are committed to a collaborative approach that involves strategic alliances with professional and patient associations, research institutions and leaders in healthcare and other industries with the goal of advancing scientific knowledge, driving the convergence of science and technology, helping to improve outcomes and inspiring an evolution in care.