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Diabetes and endocrine disorders often affect multiple different organ systems and, consequently, diabetologists and endocrinologists enjoy close working relationships with clinicians in many diverse specialties. This year's RCPE diabetes symposium (October 7th) isbased around these different specialists. This symposium will therefore be of interest to SpRs and StrR of all seniority.
The programme includes informative and entertaining speakers of
national and international reputation:
Thursday 7 October
How I manage dysthyroid eye disease
Mr Geoffrey E Rose, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
•activity scoring • who to refer to an ophthalmologist •role of intravenous glucocorticoids and other immune suppressants •indications for radiotherapy •when to operate
Best practice and future prospects in thyroid cancer
Dr Kate Newbold, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London
•recombinant TSH for everyone receiving radio-iodine? •rising thyroglobulin but no radiologically evident disease •managing metastatic disease •what new treatments are in the pipeline?
The happy thyroid consultation
Mrs Janis Hickey, Director, British Thyroid Foundation
•what makes patients unhappy at their thyroid clinic? •what do patients want to improve their quality of care?
Glycated haemoglobin – new units ….. and a diagnostic tool for diabetes?
Professor Eric Kilpatrick, Consultant in Chemical Pathology, Hull Royal Infirmary/Hull York Medical School
•why another change in the way we measure glycated haemoglobin? •could HbA1c replace glucose in the diagnosis of diabetes?
Is the brain a target organ in diabetes?
Professor Christopher Ryan, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Health & Community Systems and Clinical & Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA
•what have we learned from the DCCT? •are children and the elderly more susceptible to cognitive decrements? • can we do anything to prevent or treat cognitive impairment and dementia?
A practical guide to pituitary radiotherapy
Dr Sara Erridge, Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
•benefits and toxicity of irradiating the pituitary – are there any advantages to alternative to standard radiotherapy?
Androgen deficiency in older men ….. and women
Professor Richard A Anderson, Professor of Clinical Reproductive Science, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh
•new insights into the aetiology of hypogonadism •how extensive does investigation need to be in borderline hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in older men? •is therapy of any benefit in men ..... and women?
Solid pancreas and islet cell transplantation in Scotland
Mr John Casey, Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
•outcomes of the solid pancreas transplant programme in Scotland to date •new Scottish islet cell transplantation programme •what are the outcomes and complications of islet cell transplantation? •future prospects
Poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes – structured education or diabetes technology?
Professor Eric Renard, Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University of Montpellier I and Head of Clinical Research and Innovation Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, France
•are structured education programmes really all they are cracked up to be? •are insulin pumps just another toy? •how do we select the correct management strategy for individual patients? •do diabetes nurses have primacy in the management of poorly-controlled patients? •clinical utility of continuous glucose monitoring
Bariatric surgery in Type 2 diabetes
Mr Duff Bruce, Consultant in General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
•which surgical procedures are effective? •who is best placed to assess suitability for surgery and follow-up bariatric surgery patients? •how can services be better designed to cope with demand?
Registration form and contact details here on the RCPE website: http://events.rcpe.ac.uk/events/78/diabetes-and-endocrinology-learning-from-other-specialists
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