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Beyond Diet Advice: Practical Lifestyle Change in Type 2 Diabetes

Dr Kevin Fernando
FRCGP FRCP Edin FAcadMEd MSc Diabetes
Sarah Alicea
BSc (Hons), RD
Wednesday 24 February 2027
Start Time: 19:30 |
Finish Time: 21:30
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Attendees
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£0.00
2
2 hours CPD
PDF of speaker's slides for learning purposes
Appraisal certificate for your portfolio

For UK HCPs Only.

Funding provided by pharmaceutical companies including a sponsored session over break time.
Dr Kevin Fernando's and Sarah Alicea's sessions are completely independent of external sponsorship.

Learning Objectives

Diabetes 2027 Masterclass Series: Practical Excellence in Type 2 Diabetes Care

Part 1 – Beyond Diet Advice: Practical Lifestyle Change in Type 2 Diabetes

By the end of this session, delegates will be able to use practical tools and evidence-based approaches to support sustainable lifestyle change in people with type 2 diabetes, applying their learning through case-based MCQs to address nutrition, dietary pitfalls, physical activity and 24-hour behaviours in everyday primary care.

This is Part 1 of a three-part Diabetes 2027 Masterclass Series.

Build your knowledge across the series with practical, case-based learning covering lifestyle, diagnosis, guideline updates and prescribing in type 2 diabetes.

Part 2 - Diabetes in Practice: Case-Based Diagnosis & Guideline Updates

Dr Kevin Fernando & Beverley Bostock

Case studies and key take-home messages from NICE NG28.

Wednesday 24 March 2027 Book Now

Part 3 - Optimising Treatment: Practical Prescribing in Type 2 Diabetes

Dr Kevin Fernando & Abdullah Bhana

Prescribing pearls and pitfalls across key type 2 diabetes drug classes.

Wednesday 21 April 2027 Book Now

Complete the Masterclass Series

Attend all three sessions and receive a Diabetes 2027 Masterclass Workbook, bringing together practical tools, key take-home messages and learning resources from across the series.

The workbook will help you consolidate your learning, reflect on your practice and apply key messages in everyday primary care.

Agenda

19:30 - 20:15

Session 1 - Dr Kevin Fernando & Sarah Alicea

  • The importance of 24-hour physical behaviours for people living with T2D: sitting, stepping, sweating, strengthening & sleep
20:15 - 20:45

Break and Promotional Presentation

20:45 - 21:30

Session 2 - Dr Kevin Fernando & Sarah Alicea

  • Key healthy eating habits for people living with T2D
  • Common food myths and pitfalls
  • Where to access trusted lifestyle support for people living with T2D
21:30

Webinar Ends

Meet the Speakers

Dr Kevin Fernando
FRCGP FRCP Edin FAcadMEd MSc Diabetes
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 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 on a range of topics.

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.

Kevin is renowned for creating concise clinical aide memoirs, MedScape - Primary Care Hacks to make life easier for HCPs and ultimately to improve the lives of our patients.

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

Sarah Alicea
BSc (Hons), RD
Clinical Lead Dietitian, Barts Health NHS Trust, London and Doctoral Researcher, University of Warwick
PhD candidate, BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics, PGCert Advanced Clinical Practice & Leadership
Level 7 Diabetes, Level 7 Motivational Interviewing, Diabetes UK Clinical Champion

Sarah Alicea RD is a clinical academic and dietitian specialising in diabetes care. At Barts Health NHS Trust she is Clinical Lead for Diabetes and Disordered Eating, and a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Warwick, developing a screening tool to improve identification of disordered eating in people with Type 1 diabetes.

She has contributed to diabetes care nationally through guideline development and professional education, including as a member of the NICE Diabetes Quality Standards committee and co-lead author of the 2021 Best Practice in the Delivery of Diabetes Care in the Primary Care Network guidance. She is a former Chair of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Diabetes Specialist Group and its current Research Lead, and sits on the Diabetes UK Professional Conference Organising Committee.

Her work centres on translating diabetes evidence into meaningful conversations with people with lived experience, and on supporting healthcare professionals to do the same.

In her spare time, you'll find Sarah swimming outdoors with her ginger water-dog, throwing pottery for anyone in need of a properly proportioned coffee cup, or creating a wildlife-friendly kitchen garden. She's always happy to swap growing tips.

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Wednesday 24 February 2027
Start Time: 19:30 |
Finish Time: 21:30
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Total Cost
 
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