Welcome to the FORWARD UK programme website

Do you want to champion change in the management of type 2 diabetes at a local level?

The Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca (B-MS/AZ) Alliance invite you to set your own agenda at one of four regional 'FORWARD thinking in type 2 diabetes' meetings being held in September 2009. The topics covered at these interactive meetings will be shaped by the attendees during initial 'hot topics' workshops. These can be issues which directly affect you and your patients or areas you would like to discuss with your peers. Our expert faculty will then choose three of the 'hot topics' to present in more detail. This workshop approach will create dynamic meetings that provide expert discussion and presentations on topics covering the management of type 2 diabetes.

Following these attendee-led, collaborative regional meetings, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of the FORWARD programme and roll out your own bespoke agenda to primary care colleagues at a local level. The B-MS/AZ Alliance will fully support the organisation and running of local meetings, with a dedicated online FORWARD resource for HCPs (full details will be discussed at the regional meetings), help in ensuring that local speaker agreements are set up and that appropriate funding is available. Attendance at one of the four regional meetings will inform and prepare you for a role as a local meetings speaker and, as such, will be taken into consideration when your speaker agreement is put in place.

The meetings will contain educational content, open discussion, promotional elements and are aimed at diabetologists, specialist diabetes nurses and GPs with an interest in diabetes. 

The 'FORWARD thinking in type 2 diabetes' regional meetings are taking place in (click on a meeting to find out more):

Click here for more information about the meeting including the agenda and expert faculty.

Click here to register for your preferred meeting location.

If you have any other queries about the FORWARD UK programme then please email: admin@forwarduk.com