Thursday 29th October 2020
Programme For Thursday 29th October
The Virtual T-1 Today UK Friends For Life 2020 Conference is now finished.
A massive "thank you" to all volunteers, speakers and sponsors for making this an amazing experience for everybody.
We are going to publish as many Webinars (and a couple of meetings) as we can so you can watch again - or catch-up on what you missed.
Feel free to look around the site and watch our videos or visit our YouTube channel:
All Day Meeting Rooms
Sponsors' Focus Groups from 13.30 - 15.45
BETA BIONICS FOCUS GROUP A
For all people living with type 1 diabetes using pumps
and their family members or caregivers. (ages 6+)
Beta Bionics is looking for people living with type 1 diabetes and their family members to help us learn about what it is like to live with diabetes in your family, what led you to make the choices you have made regarding insulin therapy, and what you feel diabetes companies could do to make all of these things easier/better. This is a unique opportunity to help Beta Bionics form our launch strategy.
All participants will need to agree to an Informed Consent and Non-Disclosure Agreement. The consent form will include information on how your data will be protected consistent with GDPR guidelines.
These sessions will be audio recorded for internal education only.
Pre-registration is required – limited to 6 participants per time slot
13.30 - 14.30 in the Beta Bionics Meeting Room
Insulet Focus Group: “So, what about Pod Therapy?”
- The Podder Show
This focus group offers you the chance to learn more about Insulet and its products, meet some of the people who use the Omnipod® System (including Scottish Pro-Golfer- Hannah McCook!) and the Omnipod DASH® System and hear them share their experiences since moving to Pod Therapy.
You will have the opportunity to get involved and put questions to the Podder™ panel in the Q&A session, so please register to take part.
Pre-registration required
14.45 - 15.45 in the Insulet Meeting Room
Dedicated Virtual Sponsors' Area from 16.00 - 18.00
The Virtual Friends for Life UK Sponsors' Area
This year, in an attempt to recreate the FFL Exhibit Hall, our generous sponsors and partners have really upped their digital game, working with the T-1 Today UK team to create an area where VFFL attendees can visit with sponsors, get the most current diabetes industry information, and even have some fun. We’re proud to be bringing this area, and we’re really grateful that our sponsors and our supporters have worked with us to see our vision for this year’s virtual event come to life.
Youth Sessions from 18.00 - 18.30
Opening Keynote followed by chat room from 18.45 - 19.45
Opening Keynote: Update on the iLet® Bionic Pancreas
Ed Damiano
18.45 - 19.45 in Room 1
First timers meet-up 20.00 - 21.30
Tween meet-up 20.00 - 21.30
Teen meet-up 20.00 - 21.30
T1 adults, young adults & significant others meet up 20.00 - 21.30
Chill in our virtual pub "The Diabetes Inn" 20.00 - 21.30