Domain Chair:

Dr Rachel Batterham

Domain Coordinator:

Dr Sheila Raynor

Cardiometabolic Science Domain

The Cardiometabolic Science Domain encompasses research into obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular risk, metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance, cardiovascular physiology and disease, vascular cell biology, microangiopathies, as well as related clinical trials. The domain involves members of the community from the Institute of Cardiovascular Science, the SLMS Divisions and Institutes, and reaches out across the wider UCL expertise to facilitate cutting-edge health science research and delivery.

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‘Reversing Trends in Diabetes 2012’

May 17, 2012  9:30-13:00  Wilkins Haldane Room, UCL

The Vascular Burden of Diabetes on the Individual and the Healthcare System

Opportunities to Reduce the Complications and Cost of Diabetes




The Cardiometabolic Domain at UCL is holding the second targeted meeting on 'Reversing the Trends of Diabetes'. This  meeting will focus on the vascular burden of Diabetes on the individual, and also on the healthcare system.  We will be bringing together UCL/UCLP experts in the field of peripheral vascular disease, cardiac disease, neurological disease, and genetics to examine the many complications of Diabetes;  joining  them will be Professor Alastair Gray from the Health Economics Research Centre at the University of Oxford.  Our aim is to hold an interactive meeting which will include panel/audience discussion periods and provide a 360° view into Diabetes.  We invite NHS staff, UCL students and researchers to join us.  Simply email s.raynor@ucl.ac.uk to register.  Limited spaces, so sign-up early! 

FULL PROGRAMME- May17meeting