Medicines Optimisation in Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
Ramadan in 2021 will run from April 12 to May 11, ending with Eid al-Fitr, a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide.
Despite having an exemption to fast during this month, many patients living with type 2 diabetes will observe fasting.
Join our live upcoming webinar with our expert speaker who will be sharing best practices in advising patients in relation to their medicine use during fasting and have the opportunity to have your questions answered.
Agenda
19:45 - 19:50 - Introduction by Chair - Mr Raman Sharma, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Parkside Medical Practice
19:50 - 20:00 - Promotional talk from Boehringher Ingelheim Ltd Representatives - Diabetes and Respiratory
20:00 - 20:45 - Medicines Optimisation in Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan - Ms Alia Gilani, Diabetes Specialist Pharmacist, Primary Care Sheffield
20:45 - 21:00 - Q&A - Ms Alia Gilani and Mr Raman Sharma
21:00 - Close
This free to attend webinar is intended for UK healthcare professionals.
Boehringher Ingelheim Ltd has provided sponsorship to Medicines Academy in return for a presentation slot on the meeting agenda (as indicated). Boehringher Ingelheim has had no influence over the other agenda slots or speakers.
Date
Thursday 18th March 2021
7.45pm - 9.00pm
Presenter
Alia Gilani
Diabetes Specialist Pharmacist - Primary Care Sheffield
Ms Gilani is a Health Inequalities pharmacist whose interests lie in ethnic inequalities and diabetes. She helped established and run a bi-lingual medication review service in NHS Glasgow in 2002. This was the “MELT” service (Minority Ethnic Long Term medicines Service) which operated for a over a decade. The MELT was an open referral medication review service which allowed referrals to be received from both primary and secondary care.She has received several awards for her work in which the service has been recognised both locally and nationally. She has chaired the NHS Glasgow Diabetes Ethnicity and Inequalities Group in the past.
