Presentations:

  • Media:
    • Expert panel lead member on an hour long programme on diabetes which was telecast on an international TV channel on the Sky network (30/11/13)
  • National Policymaking:
    • Presented on obesity at an ‘All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Obesity’ meeting at the Houses of Parliament (11/03/19)
  • Meetings Chaired:
    • Newer Therapies in Diabetes (Cardiovascular Outcome Trials; Side effect profile and safe prescribing; Case examples), West Midlands Regional Training Day for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham (05/11/2019)
    • Local Dialogue Meeting, Arden Hotel, Birmingham (19/04/18)
    • Obesity: Medical and Surgical Management, Birmingham (19/01/18)
    • Local Dialogue Meeting, Hilton Birmingham Metropole, The NEC (National Exhibition Centre), Birmingham (26/09/17)
    • Post-American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Update Meeting, Hilton Birmingham Metropole, The NEC (National Exhibition Centre), Birmingham (29/06/17)
    • Midlands Diabetic Foot Course for Diabetes Specialist Registrars (StRs) [In association with ‘Young Diabetologists and Endocrinologists’ (YDEF)], Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (06/12/16)
    • Update on Diabetes: An Educational Meetings Programme, Hyatt Regency, Birmingham (11/05/16)
    • Several diabetic foot meetings at Trust level (2010 to date)
    • GP Education Days (2012 to date)
    • Association for Clinical Biochemistry meeting (2011)
  • Oral Presentations (Conferences):
    • The Diabetic Foot (Workshop), Annual Diabetes in Ramadan Conference, The British Library, London (05/03/20)
    • Pharmacological Management of South Asians with Type 2 Diabetes: Consensus Recommendations from the South Asian Health Foundation, 20th Annual Conference of the South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF), Birmingham, UK (29/11/19)
    • Can SGLT2 Inhibitors Replace Traditional Hypoglycaemic Agents?, SLENDO 2019 [Sri Lankan Endocrine Congress], Colombo, Sri Lanka (02/08/19)
    • Proficiency in Management of Diabetes — Challenges and Pitfalls (Obesity Management), SLENDO 2019 [Sri Lankan Endocrine Congress], Colombo, Sri Lanka (02/08/19)
    • Diabetes and the Cardiorenal Axis — Changing Practice in Type 2 Diabetes, OmniaMed Update Conference, The NCC (National Conference Centre), Birmingham (09/05/19)
    • Assessing & Improving Self-reported Knowledge and Confidence of Diabetes Specialist Registrars in Managing Diabetes-related Foot Problems, 17th Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference, Malvern, UK (17/05/18)
    • Diabetic Foot Masterclass, 18th Annual Conference of the South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF), The NCC (National Conference Centre), Birmingham (12/10/17)
    • Therapies Refresher for Type 2 Diabetes: Breaking Out of Clinical Inertia (Selecting a Treatment from the GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Class), Best Practice, Annual Conference of the ‘National Association of Primary Care (NAPC)’, The NEC (National Exhibition Centre), Birmingham (19/10/16)
    • Diabetes — Newer Therapies & the Acute Physician, West Midlands Acute Medical Annual Conference, Birmingham (17/06/16)
    • Diabetes and Mental Health, St Andrew’s Birmingham 5th Anniversary Conference, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham (Improving physical healthcare in secure psychiatric settings) (27/02/14)
    • Hypoglycaemia — The Sword of Damocles, 13th Annual Conference of the South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF), The NEC (National Exhibition Centre), Birmingham (07/12/12)
    • Peri-operative Management of Blood Glucose, London Deanery School of Anaesthesia Study Day, Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), London (20/09/12)
    • Pituitary Metastasis — Approaches to Diagnosis and Management, 12th Clinicopathological Conference on Pituitary Disease, Royal College of Physicians London (RCPL) (10/02/10)
    • Spoke on ‘AIDS’ as a 4th year medical student at a WHO Conference on WHO World Health Day, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan (1998)
  • Teaching Sessions (to Physicians, Pharmacists, Students, etc.):
    • The Diabetic Foot — Survival Guide for Trainees, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (18/09/18)
    • Physician Associates as Teachers and Supervisors, Physician Associates’ Teaching Session, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (20/06/2018)
    • New Advances in the Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust SAS Psychiatry Academic Programme, Uffculme Centre, Birmingham (01/08/17)
    • Induction Talk to Junior Doctors and Specialist Registrars, Trust Induction, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (2017–)
    • Health Economics — How to Make a Drug Formulary Application, Diabetes and Endocrinology Specialist Registrar (SpR) Teaching Session, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (04/09/15)
    • Diabetic Emergencies, yearly FY2 teaching, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (2011–)
    • Role of Antipsychotics on Glucose Metabolism, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust SAS Psychiatry Academic Programme, Uffculme Centre, Birmingham (06/05/14)
    • Diabetic Emergencies & Diabetes and Surgery, 2-yearly CMT Teaching, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (2011–)
    • Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes, Final Year Medical Student Special Study Module Teaching, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (24/07/13)
    • Basic Life Support, Pre-medical Course, Oxbridge Medica, The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) London, University of London (02/12/12)
    • Management of Diabetes in Acute Respiratory Patients, Teaching to Respiratory Physicians, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (29/06/12)
    • Insulins — A Crib Sheet, Teaching to Rheumatologists, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham (07/09/11)
    • Insulins for Juniors, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (25/03/10)
    • Teaching Session for Pharmacists: Managing Thyroid Disorders and Metabolic Disturbances, Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot (09/06/09)
    • Teaching Session for Pharmacists: Managing Diabetes Mellitus, Wexham Park Hospital, Sough (05/06/09)
    • Teaching Session for Pharmacists: Managing Diabetes Mellitus, Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot (30/04/09)
    • Endocrinology on an Acute Take, Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot (12/01/09)
    • Dealing with Diabetes when On-call and on the Wards (New diagnoses; T1DM vs. T2DM; Treatment Options; When to Refer to the Diabetes Team), Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Ayelsbury (24/4/07)
    • Insulin sliding scales (Part 2 of 2), Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Ayelsbury (02/01/07)
    • Insulin sliding scales (Part 1 of 2), Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Ayelsbury (19/12/06)
    • How to Survive on an Acute Medical Take, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Ayelsbury (06/09/06)
    • All you Need to Know about Insulin Types, Insulin Regimes, Titrating Insulin and Initiating Insulin, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Ayelsbury (22/08/06)
    • 12 presentations during medical school (not listed)
  • Regional Specialist Registrar (SpR) Teaching (Presentations given as an SpR):
    • Prescribing Trends of Junior Doctors at Churchill Hospital, Oxford – Regional General Medical SpR Teaching Day, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford (14/04/10)
    • What is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood (LADA)?, Regional Diabetes SpR Teaching Day, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (01/04/10)
    • Introducing the Regional Diabetes SpRs to the ‘Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD)’, Regional Diabetes SpR Teaching Day, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (01/04/10)
    • Pituitary Metastasis ─ Approaches to Diagnosis and Management, Regional Endocrine SpR Teaching Day, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (24/02/10)
    • Introducing DUK’s (Diabetes UK’s) Children Holidays to Diabetes SpRs, Regional Diabetes SpR Teaching Day, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (26/10/09)
    • Carney’s Syndrome, Regional Endocrine SpR Teaching Day, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (25/08/09)
    • The New NICE Guidance on Management of Type 2 Diabetes, Regional Diabetes SpR Teaching Day, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (27/07/09)
    • Endocrinology on the Take for Medical Registrars, Regional General Medical SpR Teaching Day, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford (02/07/09)
    • A Tough Nut to Crack (Amiodarone-induced Thyrotoxicosis Type II), Regional Endocrine SpR Teaching Day, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (18/07/08)
    • Phaeochromocytoma in Pregnancy — A Dilemma for the Endocrinologist, Endocrine Surgeon, Obstetrician and Anaesthetist, Regional Endocrine SpR Teaching Day, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (02/05/08)
  • Audit Presentations:
    • Diabetes and DVLA, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (17/10/12)
    • Transcribing Errors in Insulin Prescriptions, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (23/11/11)
    • Prescribing Trends of Junior Doctors at Churchill Hospital, Oxford – Regional General Medical SpR Teaching Day, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford (14/04/10)
    • Subcutaneous Continuous Insulin Infusion Pump Therapy Audit at King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor – Presented at the Academic Half Day, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough (23/06/09)
    • Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Bedford Hospital (24/06/04)
    • Management of Febrile Neutropenia at Bedford Hospital (21/04/04)
  • Journal Club Presentations:
    • European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Conference 2017 feedback: EXSCEL Study [EXenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering]; SUSTAIN-6 [Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes] Study; Dapagliflozin and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Type 2 Diabetes (11/10/17)
    • American Diabetes Association (ADA) Conference 2017 feedback: DEVOTE Study (Efficacy and Safety of Degludec vs. Insulin Glargine) and CANVAS / CANVAS-R Studies (Canagliflozin and Cardiovascular and Renal Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes) (05/07/17)
    • Diabetes and End of Life Care (30/11/16)
    • The New Type 2 Diabetes NICE Guidelines and its Implications (28/09/16)
    • Role of Antipsychotics on Glucose Metabolism (28/01/15)
    • The Management of Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS) (19/06/13)
    • The ‘Birmingham Diabetes Club’ Website (07/09/11)
    • Transcribing Errors in Insulin Prescriptions (07/09/11)
    • Diabetes Intranet Website for University Hospitals Birmingham (12/01/11)
    • Numerous other journal club presentations in General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology (not listed)
  • Grand Round Presentations:
    • GMC Educational and Clinical Supervisor Accreditation (How to go about getting accredited), Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (19/05/16)
    • Antibiotic Choice in Diabetic Foot Disease: Case Report and Results of a Local Audit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (29/01/15)
    • Role of Antipsychotics on Glucose Metabolism, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (01/05/14)
    • The Diabetic Foot Service at University Hospitals Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (23/06/11)
    • A Complex Endocrine Case (NF1, Phaeochromocytoma and Plexiform Neurofibroma surrounding the right carotid artery), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford (06/12/07)
    • To Thrombolyse or not to Thrombolyse [Pseudo-infarction], Milton Keynes General Hospital (22/03/06)
    • Bumps and Puffs [Peripartum Cardiomyopathy], Milton Keynes General Hospital (21/09/05)
    • Severe intravascular mechanical haemolytic anaemia secondary to severe mitral regurgitation and a leaky prosthetic mitral valve, Bedford Hospital (08/10/03)
    • An Unusual Case of Wegener’s Granulomatosis, Bedford Hospital (04/06/03)
    • Cervical and Lumbar Stenosis in an Elderly Patient – Age is not a Criterion for Aggressive Management, Bedford Hospital (12/03/03)
  • Patient Education:
    • Diabetes — The Silent Killer, A Patient and Public Health Event, Lahore, Pakistan (27/10/16)
    • Diabetes: Safe Driving and the DVLA’ Diabetes clinic room poster for patient education by A Lloyd, RA Dixon and MA Saeed (2012)
    • The Ins and Outs of Steroid Replacement, at the ‘Steroid Replacement Study Day’, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (28/09/10, 19/10/10 and 07/03/11) [I set-up, organised and presented at this event]