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ea0051p072 | Diabetes | BSPED2017

Tackling the challenge of training and keeping paediatric doctors up-to-date in Type 1 diabetes following recent service improvements

Bhandari Jasjit , Ganapathi Jaikumar , Zhou Yuheng , Chow Liyan , Singanayagam Krishni , Cheema Sharanjeet , Brennan Leah , Blisset Debbie , Ghattora Manpreet , Kurian Phoebe

Introduction: The current estimate of prevalence of type I diabetes in children under 15 years in England and Wales is 187.7 per 100,000, with an estimated 31,500 children with diabetes under 19 years. It is a condition that is becoming increasingly common with 28.2 per 100,000 new diagnoses each year. Increasingly, management of these children is led by children and young people diabetes(CYPD) multi-disciplinary teams(MDT). As a result, despite better outcomes in diabetes car...