Scientific program

Thursday, September 20, 2018

12:00 - 13:00 Registration
13:00 - 13:15 OPENING SESSION - WELCOME ADDRESSES
13:15 - 14:45
 SESSION 1
Chairs: Georgios Dimitriadis (Greece) – Nebojsa Lalic (Serbia)
13:15 - 13:45 Beyond HbA1c: new metrics for glucose control
Asimina Mitrakou (Greece)
13:45 - 14:15 Insulin Pumps in type 2 diabetes: similarities and specificities
Nebojsa Lalic (Serbia)
14:15 - 14:45 Use of pumps /closed loop in the hospital
Julia Mader (Austria)
14:45 - 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 - 18:00 WORKSHOPS
(Each workshop is repeated once after a 15 minutes break)

Workshop 1: Insulin Pumps: hands on learning
Andriani Vazaiou (Greece) & Aggeliki Koutzabassi (Greece)
15:15-16:30 Group A
16:45-18:00 Group B

Workshop 2: Diabetes and the foot
Oliver Shroeer (Germany) & Nikolaos Papanas (Greece)
15:15-16:30 Group A
16:45-18:00 Group B

Workshop 3: Technology for eye complications
Georgios Giagkou (Greece) & Panagiotis Malamos (Greece)
15:15-16:30 Group A
16:45-18:00 Group B

Friday, September 21, 2018

 09:00 - 10:30 SESSION 2
Chairs: Nikolaos Tentolouris (Greece) – Julia Mader (Austria)
09:00 - 09:30 Introducing new technologies to "old“ diabetologists – challenges and opportunities
Leszek Czupryniak (Poland)
 09:30 - 10:00 New technologies for diabetes and cardiovascular complicatons: Leadless pacemakers - The future
Skevos Sideris (Greece)
 10:00 - 10:30 How accurate are glucose sensors, is the jury is still out?
Julia Mader (Austria)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 SESSION 3
Chairs: Asimina Mitrakou (Greece) – Pratik Choudhary (United Kingdom)
11:00 – 11:30 The emerging digital world in diabetes care
Revital Nimri (Israel)
 11:30 – 12:00 Using technology to improve diabetes care
Howard Wolpert (USA)
 12:00 – 12:30 Closed-loop for type 1 diabetes
Pratik Choudhary (United Kingdom)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 WORKSHOPS
(Each workshop is repeated once after a 30 minute break)

Workshop 4: How to train seasoned diabetologists in pump therapy
Leszek Czupryniak (Poland) & Elektra Szymanska-Garbacz (Poland)
13:30-15:00 Group A
15:30-17:00 Group B

Workshop 5: CareLink® software for diabetes management
Pratik Choudhary (United Kingdom) & P. Thomakos (Greece)
13:30-15:00 Group A
15:30-17:00 Group B

Workshop 6: Technology and pregnancy
Lene Ringholm (Denmark) & Vaia Lambadiari (Greece)
13:30-15:00 Group A
15:30-17:00 Group B

Saturday, September 22, 2018 

08:45 - 11:30 SESSION 4
Chairs: Triantafyllos Didaggelos (Greece) – Leszek Czupryniak (Poland)
08:45 - 09:30 Management of problematic hypos
Pratik Choudhary (United Kingdom)
09:30 - 10:00 Objective monitoring of the Obesogenic Behaviour and the role in the local environment
Anastasios Delopoulos (Greece)
10:00 - 11:00 DIY Closed Looping – Right Here, Right Now
Tim Street (United Kingdom)
11:00 - 11:30 Prediabetes, diabetes and obesity: Is bariatric surgery the miracle cure?
Dimitrios Pournaras (United Kingdom)
11:30 - 11:45 Short Coffee Break
11:45 - 14:30 WORKSHOPS
(Each workshop is repeated once after a 15 minute break)

Workshop 7: Libre
Christophe de Block (Belgium) & Asimina Mitrakou (Greece)
11:45-13:00 Group A
13:15-14:30 Group B

Workshop 8: From High altitude to high-impact, the use of technology for active patients
Tomasz Klupa (Poland) & Andriani Vazaiou (Greece)
11:45-13:00 Group A
13:15-14:30 Group B

Workshop 9: Smartphone applications
Evgenya Patrakeeva (Russia) & Tamuna Zerekidze (Georgia) & Konstantios Makrilakis (Greece)
11:45-13:00 Group A
13:15-14:30 Group B
14:30 - 14:45
 CLOSING REMARKS