Current priorities:
- Preventing harm in acute care
- Machine learning to identify high-risk patients with diabetes
- Training schemes for healthcare professionals
- Pregnancy and diabetes in inpatients
- Covid-19's impact on inpatient diabetes care
- Technology to support acute care
- Glycaemic measurements and their use in acute care
- Assessing people's experience in hospitals - PROMs and quality of life
Chair: Dr Punith Kempegowda, University of Birmingham
Punith is an Assistant Professor and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy at the University of Birmingham. He is also a consultant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with a special interest in reproductive endocrinology and acute diabetes. Punith chairs SIMBA and CoMICs, groups focussing on innovative medical education techniques. He is also an active researcher, currently focussing on improving treatments for diabetic ketoacidosis in acute care settings.
Who's involved?
- Amanda Venus
- Andrea Lake
- Dr Amie Bain
- Dr Daniel Flanagan
- Ines Fonseca
- Dr Charlotte Boughton
- Dr Claire Reidy
- Emma Page
- Esther Walden
- Parizad Avari
If you would like to share your views with the group on where research into acute care for people with diabetes should be focused, please get in touch: drsgs@diabetes.org.uk.
Get Involved and Share Your Views
Experts by Experience: DRSG4 are currently looking for people living with or caring for people with diabetes to share their views about their experiences of diabetes management in acute care.
Please check out the video below and to follow the link to the survey to share your views or get involved in the group. Please also refer to the role description below for more information.
Expert by Experience Member Role Description (PDF, 435KB)
Healthcare Professionals:
We are looking for healthcare professionals and junior healthcare professionals, working in acute care settings, with a particular interest in improving diabetes care. We are especially looking to hear from healthcare professionals in regions of the UK which are often underrepresented in research. To apply to join as a member of DRSG4, either as a full-time member or as an associate member please fill out the survey. Please also refer to the role descriptions below to learn more.
