Dr Kevin Fernando GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM & Medical Education
Kevin is a portfolio GP (NHS & private) near Edinburgh. He is also Content Advisor for WebMD Medscape Global & UK and Honorary Clinical Reader at the University of Dundee. He is cofounder of CVRMUK (https://cvrmuk.com) which aims to empower HCPs to take a person-centred approach to managing CVRM conditions and drive a new model of specialty training and care delivery in the CVRM space.
Kevin is a regular keynote speaker at small and large-scale education events throughout the UK & Ireland and abroad. His main specialist topics include all aspects of care for people living with type 2 diabetes & CVRM conditions and interpretation and management of commonly abnormal blood tests in primary care.
Kevin is an accomplished medical writer, and his articles distil key guidelines and consensus for primary care as well as summarise congress highlights and breaking research and its applicability to primary care. Additionally, Kevin has co-authored several articles published in peer-reviewed journals covering multiple aspects of type 2 diabetes & CVRM care in primary care.
Kevin is renowned for creating concise clinical aide memoirs (https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/primary-care-hacks-2024a1000gqy) to make life easier for HCPs and ultimately to improve the lives of our patients.
Kevin is very active on social media (X handle @drkevinfernando) where he posts hot topics in type 2 diabetes & CVRM. He recently has forayed into YouTube (@DrKevinFernando) and TikTok (@drkevinfernando) with patient-facing video content.
Kevin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2000 and holds both MRCGP and MRCP(UK) qualifications and has completed a Master’s degree in diabetes which he passed with distinction. Kevin is also SCOPE certified in obesity management.
Kevin has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and also the Academy of Medical Educators for his work in diabetes and medical education.
“When you learn, teach, when you get, give.” Maya Angelou 1928-2014
Alia Gilani Alia is a Senior Diabetes Clinical Pharmacist with a passion for addressing ethnic inequalities in diabetes care. She co-founded the MELT service in NHS Glasgow, a bi-lingual medication review service that operated for over a decade. Alia has received numerous awards for her work. She has been running outreach clinics for South Asian diabetics for over a decade and has been involved in various diabetes working groups and educational initiatives.
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