Hypoglycemia in Hospitals

Prof Frier

All staff and students are invited to attend a special lecture, "Hypoglycemia in Hospitals", delivered by Professor Brian M. Frier, Honorary Professor of Diabetes, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh.  

VENUE:              Lecture Theatre 2, Monash Medical Centre

DATE / TIME:    March 26th, 8am-9am

Breakfast will be provided!

Professor Frier's principal research interest is the pathophysiology of hypoglycemia in

humans with particular relevance to diabetes. He has published extensively, particularly in

this field, and has co-edited two multi-author international textbooks on hypoglycemia and

diabetes. He co-authored the chapter on diabetes for five editions of "Davidson's

Principles and Practice in Medicine," and was editor-in-chief of an international, open

access, on-line journal called "Diabetic Hypoglycemia." Other research interests include

insulin therapy, cognitive function, and driving and diabetes.

In 2004, the Hungarian Diabetes Association awarded him the Somogyi Award for his

research in hypoglycaemia and diabetes and in 2009 he gave the Banting Memorial

Lecture at the natioanl meeting of  Diabetes UK.

Professsor Frier was Vice-President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

(2008-2012), and was Chair of the Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes to the

Secretary of  State for Transport in the UK from 2001-2012.

Brian Frier, BSc (Hons), MD, FRCP(Edin), FRCP( Glas) is Honorary Professor

of Diabetes at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the British Heart Foundation

Centre for Cardiovascular Science. He was previously Consultant Physician in general

medicine and diabetes at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and in the Western Infirmary

and Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow. He graduated in medicine from the University

of Edinburgh, trained in Scotland, and was a Clinical Research Fellow at Cornell University

Medical Center in New York, USA.

The meeting will be videoconferenced to a number of sites outside MonashHealth