Symposium

Delivering impact: Integrating TPE in practice

DESG Scientific Symposium

30th September 2026 16.00-17.30 CET

16:00- 16:05 Welcome and Introduction to the Symposium – Tatjana Milenkovic
16:05 – 16:55 First part
16:05 – 16:20 Future of TPE - shift to empowerment and system integration – Florian Toti
16:20 – 16:35 How to Implement TPE Programs – Models in primary care: the example of the
DigiCare4You EU project - Yannis Manios
16:35 – 16:50 Results from IDF School of Diabetes (what worked, measurable outcomes,
lessons learned) – Amit Gupta
16:50 – 16:55 Q and A
16:55 – 17:25 Second part
Integrating and sustainability of TPE in clinical practice
Moderators: Tzvetalina Tankova, Dario Rahelic
Panelists:
Zelija Velija Ashimi, Cornelia Bala, Banshi Saabo, Yannis Manios, Sandro Girolami
17:25 – 17:30 Next plans and closing the Symposium – Tatjana Milenkovic

DESG Symposium 2026

First Session

08.30-08.35 Introduction of the Symposium
Tatjana Milenkovic
08.35-08.55 TPE from concept to implementation – from challenges to solutions
Jill Faringhton
08.55-09.10 TPE project in WHO-EMERO
Mohamed Hassanein
09.10-09.25 TPE during consultations
Joao Raposo
09.25-09.40 Questions and Answers - First Session

Second session

09.40-10.20 TPE in real life – 5 min each country and 10 min discussion
Moderators: Dario Rahelic, Zelija Velija Ashimi

• Bulgaria - Tzvetalina Tankova
• Romania – Cornelia Bala
• UAE – Mohamed Hassanein
• Albania – Florian Toti
• Spain – Susana Pica Montesinos
• India – Banshi Saboo

10.20-10.30 Next challenges to TPE
Tatjana Milenkovic

First Session

09.00-09.05     Introduction of the Symposium 

Moderators: Cornelia Bala, Zelija Velija Ashimi

09.05-09.20    Measuring outcomes of DSMES

Tatjana Milenkovic

09.20-09.35    Clinical outcomes

Dario Rahelic

09.35-09.50    Psychosocial and behavioral outcomes

François Pouwer

09.50-10.05     Patient generated health data

Florian Toti

10.05-10.15     Questions and Answers - First Session

Second Session

10.15-10.55     Round table – DSMES outcomes perspectives and expectations

Moderator: Tzvetalina Tankova

Panelists: Joao Raposo, Mohamed Hassenein, François Pouwer, Rakesh Parikh, Elena Shelestova, Juan Antonio Gimenez Bastida

10.55-11.00     Award announcement and closure - Tatjana Milenkovic, Florian Toti

First Session

11.00-11.05 Introduction of the Symposium 

Moderators: Tsvetalina Tankova, Cornelia Bala

11.05-11.20    Patient in the center – the language matters

Joao Raposo

11.20-11.35    Education in cardio metabolic disease

Mohamed  Hassanein

11.35-11.50    Lifestyle changes in prevention of CV disease

Dario Rahelic

11.50-12.00     Questions and Answers - First Session

Moderators: Joao Raposo, Zelija Velija Ashimi

12.00-12.15    TPE in diabetic neuropathy

Tsvetalina Tankova

12.15-12.30   TPE in the prevention of diabetic foot                                                

Florian Toti

12.30-12.45   Acute complications, how to survive diabetes?

Tatjana  Milenkovic

12.45-12.55     Questions and Answers - Second Session

12.55-13.00 Closure:  Tatjana Milenkovic, Florian Toti

First Session

11.00-11.05 Introduction of the Symposium 

Moderators: Tsvetalina Tankova, Cornelia Bala

11.05-11.20    Patient in the center – the language matters

Joao Raposo

11.20-11.35    Education in cardio metabolic disease

Mohamed  Hassanein

11.35-11.50    Lifestyle changes in prevention of CV disease

Dario Rahelic

11.50-12.00     Questions and Answers - First Session

Moderators: Joao Raposo, Zelija Velija Ashimi

12.00-12.15    TPE in diabetic neuropathy

Tsvetalina Tankova

12.15-12.30   TPE in the prevention of diabetic foot                                                

Florian Toti

12.30-12.45   Acute complications, how to survive diabetes?

Tatjana  Milenkovic

12.45-12.55     Questions and Answers - Second Session

12.55-13.00 Closure:  Tatjana Milenkovic, Florian Toti

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FIRST SESSION
MODERATOR: FLORIAN TOTI, TATJANA MILENKOVIC
10.00-10.15 THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY – HELPING FOR A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF DIABETES FLORIAN TOTI
10.15-10.35 THE EVOLUTION OF DIABETES CARE AND EDUCATION. WHERE ARE WE GOING?
MASSIMO MASSI BENEDETTI
10.35-10.55 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING – CAN IT SERVE AS AN EDUCATIONAL OR
MOTIVATIONAL TOOL FOR TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS BANSHI SABOO
10.55-11.15 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOOL OF THE DIGITAL AGE, NOT THE GOAL.
CARE AS YOU LIVE. SERGIO PILLON
11.15 - 11.30 GUIDO RUFFINO PRIZE
11.30 - 11.55 ROUND TABLE: MODERATOR JOAO FILIPE RAPOSO, ANNA MAJCHRZAK
Tsvetalina TANKOVA, Tatjana MILENKOVIC, Massimo MASSI BENEDETTI, Evgenya PATRAKEEVA,
Iryna VLASENKO, Shaukat SADIKOT, Mohamed HASSANEIN
CHALLENGES FOR THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION TODAY.
STILL A CORNERSTONE OF DIABETES TREATMENT OR AN ANCIENT TOOL?
11.55-12.00 FINAL REMARKS AND CLOSURE: FLORIAN TOTI, ANNA MAJCHRZAK

WELCOME NOTE

7.30-7.40 OPENING AND PRESENTATIONS FLORIAN TOTI/ ANNA MAJCHRZAK
7.40-8.00 SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS PROGRAMS TO PREVENT TYPE 2 DIABETES TATJANA MILENKOVIC
8.00-8.15 RESULTS/DIFFICULTIES OF A TYPE 2 DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAMME: LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE
JOAO FELIPE RAPOSO
8.15-8.30 EDUCATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS – IS IT A PROBLEM OR A CHALLENGE? AGATA JURUC
8.30-8.45 GUIDO RUFFINO PRICE - PRESENTED BY LINE KLEINEBREIL
8.45-9.00 DIALIFE- LIVING TOGETHER WITH DIABETES LARS HECHT
9.00-9.15 FEEL4DIABETES STUDY. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION FOR PREVENTION
OF DIABETES IN EUROPE
KOSTANTINOS MAKRILAKIS
9.15-9.30 TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION IN TYPE 1 DIABETES
BANSHI SABOO/FLORIAN TOTI
9.30 CONCLUSIONS, REMARKS FLORIAN TOTI/ TATJANA MILENKOVIC

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14:00 – Welcome by Line Kleinebreil (FR) (DESG) and Johan Wens (BE) (PCDE)

14:10 – Session I: Non-Adherence to Treatment, WHY?
Chair Line Kleinebreil (FR) (DESG),
Co-chair Johan Wens (BE) (PCDE)µ
“Non – adherence in Europe” Sylvia Lion, consultant, (FR)
“Patients’ non-adherence and doctors’ clinical inertia: two faces of medical irrationality” Gérard Reach (FR)
Panel discussion: moderator Thérèse Lethu (CH)
Klára Picková (CZ), Heike Traub (DE),µ
Joao Raposo, diabetologist (PL), Kamlesh Khunti, PCP (UK),
Guusje Neijens, nurse educator (NL), Agata Juruc, pschychologist (PL) will be invited to react and share with us their experience

16:00 – Session II: Adherence to treatment: new approaches
Chair Anna Majchrzak (PL) (DESG),
Co-chair, Kamlesh Khunti (UK) (PCDE)
Peer to peer support in social media, Bastian Hauck (DE)
Do we need a coach to change lifestyle?
Guuise Neijens (NL)

16:45 – Take home messages
Mohamed Hassanein (UK) (DESG)

17:00 – Conclusion
Florian Toti (AL) (DESG) (AL) and Xavier Cos (SP) (PCDE)Organised by:
Diabetes Education Study Group (DESG) and Primary Care Diabetes Europe (PCDE)