Welcome

On behalf of the organising committee, it is with great pleasure that I invite you to the harbourside city of Sydney for the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS). This meeting will be held at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, from August 23rd to 25th.

We are delighted to welcome our Plenary Speaker, Professor Fidelma Dunne, Professor of Medicine at the National University of Ireland and a Consultant Endocrinologist at Galway University Hospital. Professor Dunne has been actively involved in research, including the EMERGE, DALI, CONCEPTT and EVOLVE trials, and is the current President of the International Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG). She will deliver two plenary presentations: Pregnancy outcomes for women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and the evidence and impact of differing GDM criteria worldwide. We also have a diverse range of presentations from physicians, obstetricians, diabetes educators, midwives, dietitians and consumers.

There will be a conjoint afternoon plenary with the Australasian Diabetes Congress on Friday 23rd August, examining the maternal and fetal programming effects of gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and chronic disease on long term health outcomes.

The main themes for this meeting include:

• Maternal and Fetal Programming of Chronic Disease
• Optimising outcomes in Women with Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Technology: What, When and How?
• Guideline Updates: Therapeutic Guidelines, ADIPS and HAPO
• Strategies for managing difficult antenatal clinical scenarios: early testing, dietary challenges, steroid administration, timing of delivery and breastfeeding

In addition to an educational and informative meeting, there will be opportunities to review new research and clinical guidelines and update your knowledge of emerging new technologies available for those with pre-existing diabetes in pregnancy.

Our social calendar provides opportunities to reconnect with friends and colleagues over welcome drinks, as well as dinner “A Taste of Arabia” in Darling Harbour. And being in the heart of Sydney provides delegates with an opportunity to experience some of the iconic landmarks of the city we call home!

We look forward to seeing you at the ICC in August.

Dr Amanda Beech
Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society ASM Convenor