Webinars - virtual lectures on diabetes research related topics
It is about time for the Danish Diabetes Academy to offer new ways of mediating knowledge and as many universities are offering more and more distant learning opportunities in terms of e.g. short online introductory courses using Adobe Connect, we have decided to follow suit and are now offering a series of webinars/ virtual lectures with the purpose of introducing a wide range of diabetes related topics.
Organisers
This series of webinars are organised by the Danish Diabetes Academy in collaboration with our Visiting Professor Adam Farmer, Post Doc Ekaterina Maslova, Visiting Professor Venkat Narayan and Post Doc Páll Karlsson.
ToPICS
The following topics will be covered during a series of four 45 minute sessions, of which 30 minutes are dedicated to the lecture and 15 minutes for answering questions:
| Date and time | Topic | Speaker |
| 27-09-16, 11:00-12:00 AM (CET) | Fetal Programming with focus on nutritional aspects | Ekaterina Maslova, Statens Serums Institut |
| 04-10-16, 11:00-12:00 AM (CET) | Diabetic Poly-Neuropathy | Páll Karlsson, Aarhus University |
| 17-11-16, 11:00-12:00 AM (CET) | Gastrointestinal Dysmotility and Autonomic Neuropathy in T1D | Adam Farmer, Keele University |
| 05-12-16, 2:00-3:00 PM (CET) | Type 2 Diabetes Phenotypes | Venkat Narayan, Emory University |
CONTENT
See a short description of the announced webinars below:
FETAL PROGRAMMING WITH FOCUS ON NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS
by Post Doc Ekaterina Maslova, Statens Serums Institut
During prenatal life the fetus undergoes rapid development and growth that prepares it for life outside the womb. While fetal development consists of evolutionary pre-calculated pathways, it is not the same for all individuals. Environmental cues allow the growing fetus to more accurately prepare itself for the extra-uterine environment, but it may also predispose the offspring to adverse health outcomes later in life. While the fetal origins hypothesis grew out of the data on low birth weight and chronic disease outcomes, the study of fetal programming now extends to a variety of exposures, outcomes, and time periods. This has produced a vibrant field of research, but also one that can be difficult to understand and interpret.
In this webinar Ekaterina Maslova will:
- provide an introduction to the physiological and epidemiological basis for the fetal origins hypothesis
- outline the proposed theories to explain how and why fetal programming occurs
- address some of the criticisms aimed at the hypothesis
- describe the future directions of the field
DIABETIC POLY-NEUROPATHY
by Post Doc Páll Karlsson, Aarhus University
Diabetic polyneuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes, affecting up to half of the patients with life devastating symptoms including decreased sensation, pain, and, ultimately, complete loss of sensation. The hallmark of the disease is a loss or even a complete absence of the small sensory nerve fibers in the skin. By taking a small skin biopsy to visualize the nerve fibers and quantify the nerve fiber density and performing functional tests where the functionality of the fibers is tested it is possible to diagnose diabetic polyneuropathy with good accuracy. There is however a poor relationship between the structural and functional findings.
In this webinar Pall Karlsson will give an introduction to this common and serious complication of diabetes. He will focus on the relationship between the structure and function of the sensory nerve fibers that give arise to the clinical symptoms. He will also cover his own research, which focuses on finding changes in the nerve fibers that can explain why some patients develop chronic pain while others do not and changes which may even predict the development of pain before the symptoms start to emerge.
GASTROINTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY AND AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY IN T1D
by Visiting Professor Adam Farmer, Keele University
As the incidence of diabetes mellitus inexorably rises, the burden of its complications is becoming increasingly problematic. Amongst the most bothersome, but often under-recognised, inadequately investigated and poorly managed, are the gastrointestinal (GI) sequelae. The most readily recognised is gastroparesis although emerging evidence from my research suggests that pan-enteric dysmotility can occur.
In this webinar Adam Farmer will give an introduction to pathophysiological features of the GI complications of diabetes. He will discuss the investigations and management of this disorder.
TYPE 2 DIABETES PHENOTYPES
by Visiting Professor Venkat Narayan, Emory University
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who can participate
All interested are welcome to attend but registration is required (see below).
Registration
In order to participate in one or more of the stated webinars, you need to submit a registration using the "sign-up to event" button above.
On the day before the given webinar, attendees will receive a link via e-mail to an online Adobe Connect meeting room, where you will be able to write questions in the chat window, raise hand, repsond to polls (if any) and download files.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information about the webinars please contact:
Education Manager Kristine Melgaard Michailidis, kristine.michailidis@rsyd.dk