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Programme 2026

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Time	Title	Speaker
DAY 1	FRIDAY 25 Sept
	Session Chairs	Ana Cristina Paiva and Prof Davide Ausili
08:50	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Mrs Kristin de Backer, FEND Chair
09:00	Advancing Diabetes Nursing in Italy: the Role of OSDI – Italian Scientific Society of Diabetes Healthcare Professionals	Ms Emilia Masuccio, RN DSN Presidente OSDI
09:15	Building the Future of Diabetes and Endocrinology Nursing: The Role of ANIED in Italy and Beyond	Ms Valentina Espis, MSN MEndo
09:30	The Early Detection of T1 diabetes in Italy	Ms Ilaria Milani, RN PhD stud. (sup. Prof Rosario Caruso)
10:00	Evolution of Self-Care Research in Diabetes: Insights from the Italian Landscape	Dr Diletta Fabrizi, RN, PhD (sup. Prof Davide Ausili)
10:30	Coffee break
	Session Chairs	Prof Eugenia Vlachou and Dr Gillian Hood
11:00	From Evidence to Action: Pre‐pregnancy, Pregnancy and Postpartum Care for Women with Type 2 Diabetes	Dr Rita Forde
11:30	Diabetes Distress: Prevalence, Clinical Impact, and Evidence-Based Interventions	Prof Marjolein M. Iversen
12:00	"Made by FEND": My Journey from Clinician to Clinical Academic	Dr Rahab Hashim
12:30	Lunch
	Session Chairs	Dr Rita Forde and Dr Rahab Hashim
13:30	Recognising and Managing Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: Lessons from the LADDER Study	Dr Mette Due Christensen
14:00	PSAD – Overview of all the Papers for the Special Issue	Dr Maartje De Wit
14:30	Early Detection of Type 1 Diabetes in Children: The EdenT1fi European Screening Initiative	Prof Jurgen Vercauteren
15:00	Poster Tour (#1-22) and Coffee break
16:00	AGM
16:30	End of Day 1
19:30	FEND Reception: Dinner-Buffet Conference hotel

DAY 2	SATURDAY 26 Sept
08:50	Start Day 2
	Session Chairs	Prof Eugenia Vlachou and Dr Rita Forde
09:00	ANNE MARIE FELTON LECTURE Psychosocial Impacts and Care Experiences of Women with GDM - Findings of a Large National Survey	Prof Angus Forbes
09:30	3x Oral Posters (inc Q&A)
	(# 10) Sleep Quality and Self-Care in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Multicenter Observational Study	Ms Sara Leonardi, MSc PhD(c)
	(# 13) Advanced Nurse Practitioners in Acute Diabetes Care in Ireland: Impact, Integration and Sustainability	Ms Yvonne Moloney, MSc
	(# 34) Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in a Diabetes Prevention Program after Gestational Diabetes using a Gender-Transformative Lens	Ms Katelyn Sushko, RN PhD
10:10	Beyond Glycaemia: Supporting the Psychological Well-Being of People Using Advanced Diabetes Technologies	Prof Katarzyna Cyranka, MD PhD
10:40	Coffee break
	Session Chairs	Christina Lange and Dr Mette due Christensen
11:10	Hypoglycaemia Awareness in the Era of CGM: Does it Matter?	Prof Pratik Choudhary
11:40	Optimising CGM use through Structured Education: Bridging Technology and Patient's Therapeutic Decisions	Ms Eirini Pizirtzidou, RN MsC PhD(c)
12:10	From Diagnosis to Advocacy	Mr Cameron Keighron IDF Europe Project Coordinator
12:30	Poster Tour (#23-38)
13:15	Lunch
	Session Chairs	Ana Cristina Paiva and Dr Rahab Hashim
14:00	The EU Safe Hearts Plan and JACARDI: European Policy Initiatives Improve Outcomes for People Living with Diabetes	Mr Bart Torbeyns EUDF Executive Director
14:30	Breakthroughs in Type 1 Diabetes Care: The Role of the Diabetes Nurse	Prof Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill
15:00	Putting Diabetes on the Policy Agenda: Collaboration Between IDF Europe, IDF and FEND	Prof Tadej Battelino, IDF Europe regional chair
15:30	Holistic Diabetes Care: A Shared Responsibility Across the Healthcare Team	Prof Francesco Giorgino, President EASD
16:00	FEND Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks	Mrs Kristin de Backer, FEND Chair

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