24th Joint Meeting of the British Endocrine Societies

Programme: Wednesday 6th April

Mon 4 Apr | Tues 5 Apr | Wed 6 Apr | Attended Posters

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd Satellite Session
07.30-08.30 Queen's Suite 1
New frontiers in the diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumours
 
British Thyroid Association Pitt-Rivers Lecture
08.30-09.15 Main Auditorium       Chair: Lazarus J (Cardiff)
S5 08.30 Essential role of transporters in cellular entry of thyroid hormone
Visser TJ (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
 
COFFEE
09.15-09.45 Hall D
   
Symposium 7: The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and inflammation
09.45-11.30 Queen's Suite 2       Chair: Simpson ER (Melbourne, Australia)
S28 09.45 Neuroendocrine and immune changes associated with autoimmune disease
Harbuz MS (Bristol)
 
S29 10.10 Structure/function of the glucocorticoid receptor and its ligands
Ray DW (Manchester)
 
S30 10.35 Glucocorticoid action in asthma and COPD
Barnes PJ (London)
 
S31 11.00 Annexin A1 - a unique mediator of glucocorticoid action
Flower RJ (London)
 
Clinical Management Workshop 3: Endocrine manipulations in the transsexual
09.45-11.30 Queen's Suite 1       Chair: Bouloux P (London)
S44 09.45 Sexual differentiation of the human brain and gender
Swaab DF (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
 
S45 10.15 Endocrine treatment of the transsexual
Levy A (Bristol)
 
S46 10.45 Phalloplasty for female to male gender reassignment
Ralph DJ (London)
 
Oral Communications 5: Thyroid
09.45-11.30 King's Suite       Chairs: Weetman A (Sheffield) & Visser TJ (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
OC34 09.45 Association between serum TSH and fT4 concentrations and occurrence of atrial fibrillation in a large community-based population of elderly subjects. The Birmingham Elderly Thyroid Study (BETS)
Gammage M, Parle JV, Franklyn JA, Wilson S, Roberts L, Holder R, Sheppard M, Hobbs FDR, Roalfe A, Heath C & Pattison H
 
OC35 10.00 Risk of second cancers among people with thyroid cancer - treatment effects or common aetiology?
Sandeep TC, Strachan MWJ, Reynolds RM, Brewster DH, Scélo G, Pukkala E, Hemminki K, Anderson A, Tracey E, Friis S, McBride M, Kee-Seng C, Pompe-Kirn V, Kliewer EV, Tonita JM, Jonasson JG, Martos C, Boffetta P & Brennan P
BRITISH THYROID ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNER
 
OC36 10.15 PTTG induces genomic instability in thyroid cells
Kim DS, Stratford AL, Boelaert K, Pemberton H, Gockce C, Eggo M, Tannahill L, Watkinson JC, Franklyn JA & McCabe CJ
 
OC37 10.30 PTTG binding factor (PBF) - a novel transforming gene in thyroid tumorigenesis which represses iodide uptake
Stratford AL, Boelaert K, Tannahill LA, Eggo MC, Gittoes NJ, Franklyn JA & McCabe CJ
 
OC38 10.45 Anti-TNFa therapy inhibits TNFa-dependent ICAM1 up-regulation in orbital fibroblasts from patients with thyroid associated ophthalmopathy
Cawood TJ, Moriarty P, Golden-Mason L, O'Farrelly C & O'Shea D
 
OC39 11.00 Thyrotrophin receptor (TSHR) activation in preadipocytes stimulates the early but inhibits the terminal stages of adipogenesis
Janus D, Baker GRC, Fuhrer D & Ludgate M
 
OC40 11.15 Development of novel thyroid stimulating monoclonal antibodies from an experimental model with potencies equivalent to those in Graves' disease patients, including full agonistic activity but also differential blocking properties
Gilbert JA, Rao PV, Salehi S, Gora M, McGregor AM & Banga JP
BRITISH THYROID ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNER
 
British Thyroid Association Annual General Meeting
11.30-12.30 Main Auditorium
   
LUNCH
11.30-13.15 Hall D
   
Attended Posters (odd numbers)
11.30-13.00 Hall D
   
Moral Maze: Ethics and animal experimentation
13.00-14.15 Main Auditorium       Chair: Blakemore C (London)
Panel: Coombes B (FRAME)
Furr B (AstraZeneca plc)
Matfield M (European Biomedical Research Assocation)
 
Ardana Bioscience Ltd Satellite Session
13.15-14.15 Queen's Suite 1
Testosterone replacement: management across the patient spectrum
 
Symposium 8: Hyperinsulinism-induced hypoglycaemia
14.15-15.45 Queen's Suite 1       Chair: Jones P (London)
S32 14.15 Hypoglycaemia and the brain
Frier BM (Edinburgh)
 
S33 14.45 Tumour associated hypoglycaemia - mechanisms and treatment
Camacho-Hübner C (London)
 
S34 15.15 Hyperinsulinism in infancy
Dunne M (Manchester)
 
Symposium 9: Regulation of ovarian folliculogenesis
14.15-15.45 Queen's Suite 2       Chair: Franks SJ (London)
S35 14.15 Dialogue between oocytes and somatic cells
Eppig JJ (Bar Harbor, USA)
 
S36 14.45 Anti-mullerian hormone and the dynamics of follicle development
Themmen APN & Visser JA (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
 
S37 15.15 Endocrine and local control of the preovulatory follicle and developing corpus luteum in primates
Stouffer RL (Beaverton, USA)
 
Clinical Management Workshop 4: Endocrine sequelae of childhood cancer
14.15-15.45 Main Auditorium       Chair: Shalet SM (Manchester)
S47 14.15 Endocrine sequelae of childhood cancer: overview - size of the problem
Sklar CA (New York, USA)
 
S48 14.45 Growth and puberty after treatment for intracranial neoplasia
Spoudeas H (London)
 
S49 15.15 Ovarian reserve after chemotherapy
Davies M (London)
 
Young Endocrinologists Session: Tricks for success in research
14.15-15.45 King's Suite       Chairs: Mostyn A (Nottingham) & Noon L (London)
S54 14.15 How to survive a PHD
Westwood M (Manchester)
 
S55 14.35 Career fellowship schemes for the clinical and non-clinical endocrinologist - where are they and how to succeed
Stewart PM (Birmingham)
 
S56 15.00 Tricks for success in research: the clinic versus the lab
Crown AL (Bristol)
 
S57 15.25 The BTA (been to America) degree: is it still worth it?
Fowkes RC (London)
 
TEA
15.45-16.15 Hall D
   
The Expert's View 7: Science
16.15-17.00 Conference Suite       Chair: Hewison M (Birmingham)
State of the art lecture: Aquaporins
Verkman A (San Francisco, USA)
 
The Expert's View 8: Clinical
GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LTD
16.15-17.00 Queen's Suite 1       Chair: Gittoes N (Birmingham)
Diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas and gut, particularly carcinoids
Grossman A (London)
 
The Expert's View 9: Clinical
16.15-17.00 Queen's Suite 2       Chair: Gough S (Birmingham)
Brittle diabetes - does it exist?
Williams G (Bristol)
 
The Expert's View 10: Clinical
GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY SERVIER LABORATORIES LTD
16.15-17.00 King's Suite       Chair: Selby P (Manchester)
Interpretation of bone mineral density and markers of bone metabolism
Eastell R (Sheffield)