Conference Venue –
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
The College of Physicians has a long experience of hosting medical conferences and is conveniently situated in the centre of Glasgow. https://rcpsg.ac.uk/
Find outline programme below

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Thursday, Sept 4th, 2025
14:00- 20:00 ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
14.30-16.00 pm- DPSG Board Meeting (Board only -David Livingston Room)
16.00-18.45 PRE MEETING ACTIVITIES we are hosting two pre-meeting Seminars included with registration to DPSG
16.00-18.00 Pre-meeting Seminar 1
16.00-17.00
“Use of Pregnancy specific hybrid closed loop in Pregnancy- Recent Evidence” chair Helen Murphy (Maurice Bloch Lecture theatre, AV only Peter Lowe LT)
17.00-18.00
“Break out: Hands on experience with pregnancy specific HCL” (Peter Lowe lecture theatre , limited to 70)
17.15- 18.45 Pre-meeting Seminar 2
GDM screening: Time for a change? chair Ponusammy Saravanan. (main lecture theatre Maurice Bloch )
19.00-20.30 Hot Fork Supper (College Hall and Princess Alexandra Room) , followed by networking to 22:00

Friday, Sept 5th, 2025
Morning session 1 (Maurice Bloch Lecture theatre, AV only PLLT)
08.15-8.30
Welcome: Robert Lindsay
08.30-09.15
Key Note Lecture 1:
Professor Rachel Freathy: “Understanding diabetes in pregnancy: how can genetics help?”
Chair: Ewa Wender-Ożegowska
09.15-10.30
Oral Presentations Session 1: OP01 – OP05
Chairs: tbc
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break |
11.00-12.30 – Electronic Poster Session 1 (3 Parallel sessions) OMICS & fetal growth PP1-PP13 Pre-gestational DM PP14-PP26 GDM I PP27-PP41 |
12.30-13.30 Lunch Break |
Afternoon session 1 (Maurice Bloch Lecture theatre, AV only PLLT) 13.30 -14.00 JOSEPH HOET RESEARCH AWARD LECTURE : Juergen Harreiter Chair: Ewa Wender-Ożegowska 14.00- 15.30 Oral Presentations Session 2: OP06-OP11 Chairs: tbc |
15.30-16.00 Coffee Break |
Afternoon session 2 (Maurice Bloch Lecture theatre, AV only PLLT until 17.15) 16.00-17.15 Oral Presentations Session 3: OP12-OP16 Chairs:tbc 17.15 -18.45 DPSG Annual Business Meeting (members only) Chair: Robert Lindsay |
Conference meal on 5th September will be at 20:00 at the Corinthian Club , Glasgow


Saturday, Sept 6th, 2025
Morning session 1 (Maurice Bloch Lecture theatre, AV only PLLT)
08.30-09.15
Key Note Lecture 2:
Naveed Sattar “What do we understand about obesity and mechanisms of disease and their recovery with weight loss interventions?”
Chair: Lene Ringholm
9.15-10.30
Oral Presentations Session 4: OP17-OP21
Chairs: tbc
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break |
11.00-12.30 – Electronic Poster Session 2 (3 Parallel sessions) GDM II PP42-PP55 Pre-gestational DM II PP56-PP68 Public health PP69-PP82 |
Afternoon session (Maurice Bloch Lecture theatre, AV only PLLT)
13.30-14.00 JORGEN PEDERSEN LECTURE Professor Denice Feig
Chair: Robert Lindsay
14.00-14.15 JOHN STOWERS POSTER AWARDS
14.15-14.45 European Society of Endocrinology/Endocrine Society Guidelines on Preexisting Diabetes in Pregnancy :
Chair: Rosa Corcoy
14.45-15.00: In Memoriam of Peter Weiss : Gernot Desoye
15.00-15.15 Acknowledgements
15.15-20.00 FREE TIME |
20.00 DINNER & DANCE. Voco Grand Central Hotel Glasgow Presentation – Young Investigator Travel Awards |