Alison is a Midwife, credentialled diabetes educator with over 25 years working in the speciality area of Diabetes and pregnancy. Alison has held a number of clinical and research positions over this period of time. She currently works for QLD Health as a Clinical Nurse Consultant/CDE co ordinating the Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinics across Metro North: Caboolture, Redcliffe and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Alison feels privileged to work with women at this important and exciting stage of their lives in planning or experiencing a pregnancy and birth. It is both challenging but very rewarding. Her other interests include travel, food and wine. Memberships QLD state-wide diabetes clinical network steering committee – pregnancy portfolio NDSS expert reference group Australian Diabetes Educators Association Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society Society of Obstetric Medicine