NEWS

16.04.2010
15th PSAD SPRING MEETING Postponed

Due to the eruption of an volcano in island the airspace in the UK is closed. It is not determined when safe air travel will be possible again. Given the fact that from a quick survey only 12 people reported that they could definitively come we will not be able to have our PSAD meeting in the expected format. Also the majority of the presenters do not have possibility to come timely to present.

We decided therefore that it make no sense to have our meeting at this weekend. The good news is that it is likely we will be able to carry forward most of the budget for this meeting for a postponed meeting at the same location. We know that this is a disappointing information. But we think, given the circumstance, that it is better to postpone the meeting instead of having a meeting in which most of the presenters and participants are not able to come. For those who are already underway or already arrived in Cambridge, Novo Nordisk has kindly agreed to accommodate necessary hotel room costs. Julie Smith, as the only representative of the EC, who will make it to Cambridge will offer for all who attended an informal workshop on Friday at 10.00 about perspectives of psychosocial research in Diabetology.

It's a pity, but, given the circumstances, we hope you all agree to this decision.

12.08.2008
TPE - Therapeutic Patient Education 2008

TPE - Therapeutic Patient Education 2008, Budapest, Hungary, 5-8 November 2008 (Link)
Including the 4th International DAWN Summit

Patient-centered Self-management Education And Long-term Follow-up Strategies in Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases (Welcome Letter)

The congress will cover recent advances in TPE, and will create a novel possibility for experts in human sciences such as psychology, sociology, pedagogy, anthropology, bioethics, and for health professionals specialized in different chronic diseases to exchange their experiences and confront different paradigms of medicine. Again, the concurrence with the DAWN Summit will add a unique opportunity for sharing worldwide experience in therapeutic education and psycho-social care.

16.11.2007
13th PSAD Scientific Spring Meeting

13th PSAD Scientific Spring Meeting, Sardinia, 11-13 April 2008 (Link)
In conjunction the 4th International DAWN Meeting will be held on Friday April 11th

12.11.2007
Meetings in 2008

68th ADA Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, California, 6-10 June 2008 (Link)

44th EASD Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, 7-11 September 2008 (Link)

13th PSAD Scientific Spring Meeting, Sardinia, 11-13 April 2008 (Link)
In conjunction the 4th International DAWN Meeting will be held on Friday April 11th

13th FEND Annual Conference, Rome, Italy, 5-6 September 2008 (Link)

TPE - Therapeutic Patient Education 2008, Budapest, Hungary, 5-8 November 2008 (Link)

24.10.2007
New web presence of the PSAD Study Group

The website of the PSAD Study Group is newly arranged.

01.05.2007
EASD symposium in Amsterdam, September 2007

Official symposium at the EASD annual meeting in September 2007

The PSAD will convene an official symposium at the EASD annual meeting in September 2007, entitled Diabetes and depression - extent and implications for clinical care. This will take place on 20th September 2007 in Amsterdam.

27.04.2007
Executive Committee elected

At the PSAD business meeting in Brussels, Chas Skinner (UK) has stepped down as vice-chair of PSAD. The meeting voted to instate Frans Pouwer (The Netherlands) in this position. This left a vacancy on the Executive Committee and Christel Hendrieckx (Belgium) was voted unanimously to join the committee. Norbert Hermanns (Germany) remains as Chair of the Executive Committee for a further term of office, as does Mirjana Pibernik-Okanovic (Croatia) as Treasurer.