Dear Delegate

‍THE 25TH POSTGRADUATE FORUM IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT

‍We are thrilled to advise you that we will celebrate our 25th anniversary from Friday the 27th to Sunday the 29th October 2023 at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton. Our first FACE-TO-FACE Meeting in three years. We are excited, our partners are excited and I am sure you, as the delegate, are also looking forward to collaborating with your peers on a one-to-one basis.

The weekend will offer unique opportunities including allied symposia and a programme packed with knowledge and expertise on different aspects of diabetes and related chronic conditions. There will be an exhibition hall which will offer you the opportunity to meet with our corporate partners at their stands and liaise directly with them on a one-to-one basis as well as chat to your colleagues and friends during the course of the weekend.

Please register as soon as possible to facilitate the organisation of the Forum. The deadline date for registration is 20 August 2023. When registering, please follow the instructions under the Registration tab and fill in all the details.

We are so looking forward to seeing you all whilst we celebrate our 25^th Anniversary.

To REGISTER please click here.

‍Registration payment can be made via credit card or eft using your initial and surname as a reference or if you receive sponsorship from our partners please insert a coupon number that we would supply them for registrations.

We look forward to seeing you in October – a physical HUG should be the order of the day!!

Please refer to Shelleyh@cdediabetes.co.za to mail you the payment link.

For shuttle bookings please contact maslow.concierge@suninternational.com – please mention that you are part of the block booking for a conference and state the block booking number 2310CDEHEA_001

A block booking of 120 rooms has been secured with the Maslow Hotel for all delegates.

You are required to book your own accommodation and settle directly with the hotel itself.

Rooms that have not been booked a month before will be released back into the system and then it will be on a first-come-first-serve basis.  The block code to utilise to obtain these conference rates is 2310CDEHEA_001

‍Rates are:

Single accommodation:  R1897.00 on a bed and breakfast basis

Double accommodation: R2192.00 on a bed and breakfast basis

To secure your booking please contact:

‍maslow.reservations@suninternational.com and provide them with your dates/type of accommodation you require and the block code as per above.

Should you have any problems when making these bookings please contact Siphiwe or Shelley and we will refer it on to our Maslow coordinator

For the settle direct rooms (booked individually by the delegates themselves) will be held until the 26 September 2023. Any rooms not taken by this date will be released back into the system and will be on an availability basis only.

Since our founding in 1994, from a single ‘Centre of Excellence’, was born a nationwide diabetes care network providing a comprehensive diabetes treatment and management programme based on appropriate, best-practice, integrated diabetes care principles. Apart from intensive glycaemic control and risk factor management, this programme promotes a holistic, individualized care approach.

CDE has advocated for the interests of all healthcare professionals in South African (medical doctors and allied healthcare professionals) that share our passion for diabetes care and who have affiliated with our Network.

The CDE Diabetes Management Programme (DMP) is designed to ensure that persons with diabetes receive the best diabetes care possible.

It has been shown in well-established trials that a multidisciplinary team approach is required to achieve best health outcomes.

The Diabetes Management Programme provides holistic, person-centred care provided by a range of appropriate practitioners, including doctors, dieticians, ophthalmologists / optometrists, podiatrists and importantly, diabetes educators (registered nurse diabetes care specialists who act as mentors and coaches and provide education and support to people living with diabetes).

In effect, each member on the programme has a customised treatment plan that facilitates the achievement of realistic and individualised clinical targets.

Full, specialised team support is available to our members through these therapeutic partnerships to optimise member care.

CDE now includes walk-in Diagnostic Centres in different provinces with Type 1 Centre’s of Excellence offering comprehensive services for people with type 1 diabetes through a multidisciplinary-team approach. The unique team includes endocrinologists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, dietitians, certified diabetes educators, laboratories and pharmacies. Over and above these services, our facilities include dentists, wound care specialists, dialysis and renal care, urologists, gynaecologists, cardiologists, audiologists – to name but a few.

These Diagnostic Centres are a one-stop for persons living with diabetes and other conditions.

Together, we can do more for people with diabetes and associated chronic conditions and risk factors.