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Monday 7 April
 09.00 onwards     Registration
Main Foyer
     
 10.30 12.30    Bone and Mineral Special Interest Group Satellite: Osteoporosis
In association with the National Osteoporosis Society
Generously supported by Novartis & Roche
Queen's Suite 2
Chairs: J Wass (Oxford) & R Eastell (Sheffield)
10.30 Reception
11.00 Chairman's introduction: osteoporosis - the silent epidemic?
J Wass (Oxford) & R Eastell (Sheffield)
11.10 NICE ways to manage osteoporosis
P Selby (Manchester)
11.30 'But doctor I can't take generic alendronic acid!'
R Eastell (Sheffield)
11.50 'But doctor no guidelines apply to my situation'
S Orme (Leeds)
12.10 So you want to set up an osteoporosis service?
A McLellan (Glasgow)
     
 10.30 12.30    Andrology Special Interest Group Satellite: Controversies in the diagnosis and management of hypogonadism
Generously supported by Bayer Schering Pharma & ProStrakan
Queen's Suite 1
Chair: H Jones (Sheffield)
10.30 Hypogonadism and diabetes
H Jones (Sheffield)
10.50 Aging, frailty and testosterone
F Wu (Manchester)
11.10 Difficulties in the diagnosis of hypogonadism
S Arver (Stockholm, Sweden)
11.30 Testosterone and prostate safety
M Feneley (London)
11.50 Discussion
     
 12.30 13.00    Lunch
Hall Q
     
 13:00 15:00     Symposium 1: New twists in appetite/satiety signalling pathways
King's Suite
Chairs: S O'Rahilly (Cambridge) & K Smith (London)
13.00 S9 Plasma triglycerides and appetite control
W Banks (St Louis, USA)
13.30 S10 Imaging the brain appetite network
S Luckman (Manchester)
14.00 S11 Role of central serotonin 2C receptors in appetite control
L Heisler (Cambridge)
14.30 S12 Central role of AMP-Kinase in appetite control
M Korbonits (London)
     
 13:00 15:00    Clinical Management Workshop 1: Fibrous dysplasia and McCune-Albright syndrome
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Main Auditorium
Chairs: R Thakker (Oxford) & M Cooper (Birmingham)
13.00 S44 The endocrine consequences of McCune-Albright syndrome
P Trainer (Manchester)
13.40 S45 Molecular genetics and cell biology of McCune-Albright syndrome and fibrous dysplasia
L Weinstein (Bethesda, USA)
14.20 S46 Medical treatment of fibrous dysplasia of bone
R Chapurlat (Lyon, France)
     
 13:00 15:00    Molecular Endocrinology Workshop
Queen's Suite 1
Chairs: M Gurnell (Cambridge) & K Boelaert (Birmingham)
13.00 S70 Cell metabolomics: differential metabolism of glucose and fructose in pancreatic cancer
T Heaney (Los Angeles, USA)
14.00 S71 Combining mouse genetics, transgenics and knockouts to explore the biology of MC1R aganism and antagonism
I Jackson (Edinburgh)
     
 15:00 15:30    Coffee
Hall Q
     
 15:30 17:30    Symposium 2: System-specific effect steroids
King's Suite
Chairs: S Lightman (Bristol) & G Lavery (Birmingham)
15.30 S13 Glucocorticoid signalling in the brain
S Lightman (Bristol)
16.00 S14 Glucocorticoids, 11beta HSDs and neuroprotection
M Holmes (Edinburgh)
16.30 S15 Glucocorticoids, liver, fat and metabolic syndrome
P Stewart (Birmngham)
17.00 S16 Glucocorticoids, folliculo-stellate cells and the pituitary
H Christian (Oxford)
     
 15:30 17:30    Oral Communications 1: Young Endocrinologists Prize Session
Main Auditorium
Chairs: J Wass (Oxford) & A McNeilly (Edinburgh)
15.30 OC1 Clinical manifestations of familial paraganglioma and phaeochromocytomas in succinate dehydrogenase B gene mutation carriers
U Srirangalingam; L Walker; B Khoo; F MacDonald; D Gardner; T Wilkin; R Skelly; E George; D Spooner; J Monson; A Grossman; S Akker; P Pollard; N Plowman; N Avril; D Berney; J Burrin; R Reznek; V Kumar; E Maher; S Chew;
15.45 OC2 The ghrelin-cannabinoid axis – a novel pathway in the regulation of appetite and metabolism
F Amin; B Kola; M Christ-Crain; F Lolli; G Wittmann; J Harvey-White; G Kunos; A Grossman; C Fekete; M Korbonits;
16.00 OC3 Does 11beta-HSD1 in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) deliver cortisol to the liver? Studies with portal vein sampling and tracer infusion in humans.
R Stimson; R Andrew; D Redhead; P Hayes; B Walker;
16.15 OC4 Hypoxia and GC signalling regulate macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene expression through a common element
L Elsby; R Donn; Z Alourfi; E Beaulieu; D Ray;
16.30 OC5 Placental vascular development and nutrient transport in 11ß-HSD2-/-mice
C Wyrwoll; J Seckl; M Holmes;
16.45 OC6 MRAP2 permits the functional expression of the melanocortin-2-receptor: a new member of a new family of melanocortin receptor accessory proteins
L Chan; L Metherell; M Elphick; J Chapple; A Clark;
17.00 OC7 Testosterone treatment improves muscle strength, lean mass and quality of life in prefrail and frail elderly men: Results from a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study
U Srinivas-Shankar; S Roberts; J Adams; M Connolly; J Oldham; F Wu;
17.15 OC8 β-cell 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 contributes to Type 2 Diabetes.
S Turban; L Ramage; J Paterson; J Mullins; J Seckl; N Morton;
     
 15:30 17:30    Oral Communications 2: Reproduction
Queen's Suite 1
Chairs: H Critchley (Edinburgh) & J Prague (London)
15.30 OC9 Dynamic responses of oestrogen receptors revealed by fluorescent recovery after photobleaching (FRAP)
C Fitzgerald; F Collins; P Brown; V Bombail; K Kerr; S Macpherson; M Millar; P Saunders;
15.45 OC10 Expression of somatostatin receptors 1-5 in normal human endometrium through the menstrual cycle
E Dickerson; K Bedford; I Richmond; S Maguiness; J Robinson; S Xu; S Atkin;
16.00 OC11 Identification of a novel compound heterozygous mutation in the gonadotrophin releasing hormone receptor in two siblings with isolated hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism
A Chesover; S Kim; J Ahlquist; P Bouloux;
16.15 OC12 Modelling Kallmann's Syndrome in the zebrafish
S Cadman; G Philp; S Kim; P Bouloux; I Mason;
16.30 OC13 Effect of hypoxia and inflammatory and anti-inflammatory signals on gene expression in sheep ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) in vitro.
C Harlow; M Rae; D Price; A McNeilly; S Rhind; S Hillier;
16.45 OC14 IGF-mediated cell turnover in the human placenta is positively regulated by the protein tyrosine phosphatase, SHP-2.
K Forbes; J Aplin; M Westwood;
17.00 OC15 Evaluation of the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its treatment in a west London pregnant population
H Salmasi; A Banerjee; M Donaldson; A Wren;
17.15 OC16 Enhanced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation, 5α-reductase activity and insulin resistance distinguishes polycystic ovary syndrome from simple obesity
D Vassiliadi; J Tomlinson; B Hughes; C Gay; S Sira; P Nightingale; C Shackleton; P Stewart; W Arlt;
     
 17:30 17:45    Tea
Hall Q
     
 17:45 18:45    Young Endocrinologist Prize Lectures
Main Auditorium
Chairs: P Stewart (Birmingham) & A McNeilly (Edinburgh)
17.45 S64 Peptide YY: Food for thought
R Batterham (London)
18.15 S65 11b-HSD1 and metabolic disease: a mouses’ Tail
N Morton (Edinburgh)
     
 18:45 onwards     Welcome Reception
Holiday Inn
     
 19:45 onwards     Young endocrinologists quiz night
Generously supported by Fisher Scientific & Novo Nordisk Ltd
Hall D
     
Tuesday 8 April
 07:15 08:00    Clinical Expert 1: Management of prolactinoma
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 1
Chair: R Murray (Leeds)
J Bevan (Aberdeen)
     
 07:15 08:00    Clinical Expert 2: Clinical management of MEN 1 or 2
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 2
Chair: J Davis (Manchester)
R Thakker (Oxford)
     
 08:15 10:15    Symposium 3: Hypoxia: its effects on physiology and pathophysiology
Queen's Suite 2
Chairs: M Westwood (Manchester) & K Forbes (Manchester)
08.15 S17 Hypoxia signalling and VHL
P Maxwell (London)
08.45 S18 Prenatal hypoxia and early origins of heart disease
D Giussani (Cambridge)
09.15 S19 Hypoxia, angiogenesis and proliferative diabetic retinopathy
P Bishop (Manchester)
09.45 S20 Understanding VEGF Action: the role of a novel factor, Dll4
S Wiegand (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals)
     
 08:15 10:15    Oral Communications 3: Bone, Diabetes and Tumours
Queen's Suite 1
Chairs: R Rosenfeld (Palo Alto, USA) & A Swali (Birmingham)
08.15 OC17 Cinacalcet is an effective and well tolerated treatment for MEN1 associated primary hyperparathyroidism
AMEND YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNER
V Moyes; K Alexandraki; J Monson; S Akker; S Chew;
08.30 OC18 Human omental adipose tissue as a key site for the inflammatory 15-lipoxygenase pathway: Implications for metabolic disease.
M Hill; P McTernan; N da Silva; K McGee; C Kusminski; A Baker; S Kumar; A Harte;
08.45 OC19 Expression of the parathyroid-specific transcription factor glial cell-Missing B (GCMB) is regulated by GATA3
I Grigorieva; M Nesbit; A Ali; M Stechman; R Thakker;
09.00 OC20 Serum 18 hydroxycortisol identifies aldosteronoma in the differential diagnosis of primary aldosteronism
S Narasimhan; A McGregor; J Miell; S Chambers; H Abraha (Daines); S Aylwin;
09.15 OC21 Delineating the mechanisms of visfatin regulation in human AT and the implications of TZD treatment in type 2 diabetes
K McGee; A Harte; N da Silva; S Creely; A Baker; C Kusminski; M Khanolkar; M Evans; M Chittari; V Patel; S Boardman; S Kumar; P McTernan;
09.30 OC22 Cataracts are a phenotypic feature of autosomal dominant hypocalcaemia with hypercalciuria (ADHH): lessons from the Nuf mouse model with an activating calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) mutation
F Hannan; A Curley; P Christie; B Harding; M Nesbit; M Cheeseman; A Bron; R Thakker;
09.45 OC23 Obesity resulting from Gs-alpha mutations in the maternal (but not paternal) allele is a consequence of Gs-alpha imprinting in the central nervous system
M Chen; K Dickerson; J Wang; J Kelleher; O Gavrilova; Q Zhang; T Xie; L Weinstein;
10.00 OC24 The calcilytic agent NPS2143 rectifies hypocalcaemia in a mouse model, Nuf, that is due to an activating calcium-sensing-receptor (CaSR) mutation: Relevance to Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcaemia with Hypercalciuria
NOVARTIS AWARD WINNER
F Hannan; G Walls; E Kallay; M Nesbit; T Hough; R Cox; J Hu; A Spiegel; R Thakker;
     
 08:15 10:15    Clinical Management Workshop 2 - PCOS: Impact on long term health outcomes
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Main Auditorium
Chairs: J Ahlquist (Southend) & T Sathyapal (Hull)
08.15 S47 Fat metabolism, obesity, NASH in PCOS and insulin resistant states
S Atkin (Hull)
08.55 S48 Cardiovascular implications of PCOS
F Orio (Naples, Italy)
09.35 S49 Long-term implications of PCOS in children and adolescents
K Ong (Cambridge)
     
 10:15 10:40    Coffee
Hall Q
     
 10:40 11:25    Society for Endocrinology Dale Medal Lecture
Main Auditorium
Chair: J Wass (Oxford)
S1 Hormones and ovaries: a lifelong journey
A McNeilly (Edinburgh)
     
 11:25 11:55    Society for Endocrinology Transatlantic Medal Lecture
Main Auditorium
Chair: J Wass (Oxford)
S2 Insulin-like growth factors and the evolution of human growth
R Rosenfeld (Palo Alto, USA)
     
 12:00 13:30    Lunch
Hall Q
     
 12:15 13.00    Attended posters
Hall Q
     
 13:30 15:30    Symposium 4: Thyroid hormones in development: physiology and clinical implications
Main Auditorium
Chairs: S Cheng (Bethesda, USA) & D Bassett (London)
13.30 S21 Thyroid Hormone Transport and Neurological Development
T Visser (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
14.00 S22 New roles of deiodinases in development
A Bianco (Boston, USA)
14.30 S23 The HPT axis in control of skeletal development
G Williams (London)
15.00 S24 Clinical implications of fetal and neonatal thyroid development
R Hume (Dundee)
     
 13:30 15:30    Oral Communications 4: Pituitary and steriods
Queen's Suite 1
Chairs: J Connell (Glasgow) & O Evuarherhe (Bristol)
13.30 OC25 Identification of MC2R receptor accessory protein domains required for interaction with MC2R and formation of a functional ACTH responsive receptor
T Webb; P Chapple; L Metherell; S Cooray; M Cheetham; A Clark;
13.45 OC26 A role for CD38 in anterior pituitary somatotrophs? Studies in CD38 null mice
S Patel; J Prescott; J Morris; H Christian;
14.00 OC27 Adipose GR knockdown protects against obesity in female mice
E marshall; T Man; N Morton; C Kenyon; J Seckl; K Chapman;
14.15 OC28 Pre-receptor cortisol metabolism is a critical regulator of insulin signalling in human adipose tissue
L Gathercole; I Bujalska; P Stewart; J Tomlinson;
14.30 OC29 Targeting Cyp11b1 expression in mice to model sequelae of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
L Mullins; A Peter; N Wrobel; E Aldujaili; J McNeilly; D Brownstein; A McNeilly; J Mullins; C Kenyon;
14.45 OC30 Local cortisol generation by human macrophage subsets by 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme and its role in ocular immune privilege
V Joganathan; A Al-Hakami; S Rauz; P Stewart; G Wallace; I Bujalska;
15.00 OC31 Do polyunsaturated fatty acids stimulate steroidogenesis through expression of liver x receptor?
L Barton; P Jones; C Wathes; R Abayasekara;
15.15 OC32 Coupling of GR cellular distribution and function to the cell cycle
L Matthews; D Spiller; C Rivers; M Norman; M White; D Ray;
     
 13:30 15:30    Young Endocrinologist Session: Obtaining funding for Young Endocrinologists
Queen's Suite 2
Chairs: K Jonas (London) & A Munir (Sheffield)
13.30 S66 Funding for research fellowships
T Skerry (Sheffield)
14.00 S67 Clinical Research Fellowships: an insider’s account
F Swords (London)
14.30 S68 Basic science research lectureships: a day in the life of ...
M Westwood (Manchester)
15.00 S69 The 'been-to-America' degree revisited: is it really still worth it?
R Fowkes (London)
     
 15:30 16:00    Tea
Hall Q
     
 16:00 18:00    Clinical Debate: This house believes that males become menopausal
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Main Auditorium
Chair: F Wu (Manchester)
D1 For
P Bouloux (London)
D2 Against
A Andersson (Copenhagen, Denmark)
     
 16:00 18:00    Oral Communications 5: Thyroid
Queen's Suite 1
Chairs: S Cheng (Bethesda, USA) & P Beck-Peccoz (Milan, Italy)
16.00 OC33 Effect of thyroid status on the skeleton in post-menopausal women: the OPUS study
NOVARTIS AWARD WINNER
E Murphy; C Glüer; D Reid; D Felsenberg; C Roux; R Eastell; G Williams;
16.15 OC34 Maternal isodisomy for a novel human FOXE1 gene mutation in syndromic congenital hypothyroidism
M Castanet; U Mallya; M Agostini; C Mitchell; M Polak; S Demuth; L Raymond; M Gurnell; K Chatterjee;
16.30 OC35 Circulating endothelial progenitor cells are reduced in subclinical and overt hypothyroidism
A Shakoor; A Aldibbiat; L Ingoe; S Campbell; L Sibal; J Isaacs; J Shaw; P Home; J Weaver;
16.45 OC36 Increased skeletal mineralisation in mice lacking type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase
J Bassett; A Boyde; P Howell; T Galliford; M Archanco; D St. Germain; V Galton; G Williams;
17.00 OC37 Endocytosis involves a CLC-5 and KIF3B Interaction: relevance to thyroid and renal tubular function.
A Reed; N Loh; J Lippiat; C Partridge; J Galvanovskis; S Williams; F Jouret; F Wu; P Courtoy; M Nesbit; O Devuyst; P Rorsman; F Ashcroft; R Thakker;
17.15 OC38 Serious vascular events for patients on long-term thyroxine: the TEARS Study
G Leese; R Jung; R Flynn;
17.30 OC39 HIF-1α is a common downstream target of PI3K and MAPK/ERK signalling in thyroid carcinomas
K Williams; R Cowen; R von Wasielewski; M Uenalan; J Resch; C West; G Brabant;
17.45 OC40 Direct actions of T3 in proliferating chondrocytes regulate endochondral ossification and linear growth
BRITISH THYROID ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNER
N Bernstein; R Swinhoe; M Kester; M Archanco; Y Lu; P O'Shea; T Visser; J Bassett; G Williams;
     
 16:00 18:00    Symposium 5: Androgen receptors – physiology and disease
Queen's Suite 2
Chairs: I McEwan (Aberdeen) & V Bombail (Edinburgh)
16.00 S25 Tissue-specific androgen receptor knockout models: novel tools in the study of androgen action
G Verhoeven (Leuven, Belgium)
16.40 S26 Loss of androgen receptor bindingto selective androgen response elements causes a reproductive phenotype in transgenic SPARKI mice
F Claessens (Leuven, Belgium)
17.20 S27 Androgen receptors in development: biochemical and clinical correlates
I Hughes (Cambridge)
     
 16:00 17:00    Clinical Expert 1 (repeat): Management of prolactinoma
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
King's Suite
Chair: R Murray (Leeds)
J Bevan (Aberdeen)
     
 17:00 18:00    Clinical Expert 2 (repeat): Clinical management of MEN 1 or 2
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
King's Suite
Chair: J Davis (Manchester)
R Thakker (Oxford)
     
 19:30 onwards     Society for Endocrinology banquet
Old Swan Hotel
     
Wednesday 9 April
 07:15 08:00    Clinical Expert 3: Peri-operative care of phaeos
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 1
Chair: M Serpell (Glasgow)
M Serpell (Glasgow)
     
 07:15 08:00    Clinical Expert 4: Thyroid disease in pregnancy
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 2
Chair: G Brabant (Manchester)
J Lazarus (Cardiff)
     
 08:10 08:55    Society for Endocrinology Annual General Meeting
Main Auditorium
     
 09:00 11:00    Symposium 6: The endocrinology of critical illness
Main Auditorium
Chairs: P Stewart (Birmingham) & S Ball (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
09.00 S28 Critical illness: an overview of the physiological and metabolic changes
S Baudouin (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
09.30 S29 The glucocorticoid axis in critical illness: cause or effect?
M Cooper (Birmingham)
10.00 S30 Thyroid hormone axis in critical illness
S Ball (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
10.30 S31 Insulin and blood glucose changes in critical illness
G Van den Berghe (Leuven, Belgium)
     
 09:00 11:00    Symposium 7: Evolving endocrine targets for C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)
Queen's Suite 2
Chairs: C McArdle (Bristol) & K Jonas (London)
09.00 S32 Emerging Roles for CNP
E Espiner (Christchurch, New Zealand)
09.30 S33 The new biology of pituitary natriuretic peptides: novel signalling from guanylyl cyclase-B (GC-B) receptors
R Fowkes (London)
10.00 S34 New aspects of CNP function
R Middendorff (Giessen, Germany)
10.30 S35 Noval cardiovascular roles for CNP
C Villar (London)
     
 09:00 11:00    Nurse session 1: Cushing's Syndrome
Queen's Suite 1
Chairs: A Marland (Oxford) & J MacDonald (Oxford)
09.00 S57 Overview and diagnosis
J Bevan (Aberdeen)
09.30 S58 Cushing's: the worst case scenario
V Thornton-jones (Oxford)
10.00 S59 A case of cyclical Cushing's Syndrome?
V Kieffer (Leicester)
10.30 S60 Cushing's Syndrome - a success story?
S Cox (Torquay)
     
 11:00 11:30    Coffee
Hall Q
     
 11:30 12:05    Society for Endocrinology European Medal Lecture
Main Auditorium
Chair: J Buckingham (London)
S3 Testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS): clinical and environmental aspects
N Skakkebaek (Copenhagen, Denmark)
     
 12:05 12:40    Society for Endocrinology Asia and Oceania Medal Lecture
Main Auditorium
Chair: J Wass (Oxford)
S4 Unraveling the metabolic mysteries regulating body composition: new insights into old hormones
K Ho (Sydney, Australia)
     
 12:40 14:15    Lunch
Hall Q
     
 13.00 13.45    Attended posters
Hall Q
     
 14:15 16:15    Symposium 8: Inflammation and the adipocyte – integrated pathways that regulate disease risk
Queen's Suite 2
Chairs: K Chapman (Edinburgh) & N Fernandes da Silva (Warwick)
14.15 S36 Leptin as a proinflammatory cytokine
G Lord (London)
14.45 S37 Nuclear receptors and regulation of inflammatory pathways
B Staels (Lille, France)
15.15 S38 Anti-inflammatory and pro-resolution lipid mediators: lessons for obesity-related inflammation.
D Gilroy (London)
15.45 S39 Adipose tissue and chronic inflammation
S Kumar (Warwick)
     
 14:15 16:15    Clinical Mangement Workshop 3: Managing the obese patient
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Main Auditorium
Chairs: R Murray (Leeds) & S Aylwin (London)
14.15 S50 Managing the obese patient: lifestyle intervention and prescriptive exercise
R Andrews (Bristol)
14.45 S51 Obesity management – the role of drugs in the 21st Century
J Wilding (Liverpool)
15.15 S52 New insulins - suck 'em and see!
A Robinson (Bolton)
15.45 S53 Role of bariatric surgery
S Aylwin (London)
     
 14:15 16:15    Nurse session 2: Diabetes insipidus
Queen's Suite 1
Chairs: V Kieffer (Leicester) & V Thornton-Jones (Oxford)
14.15 S61 Overview and how to do a water deprivation test: interpretation of results
J Wass (Oxford)
14.55 S62 Water deprivation test: a ‘real’ case
M O' Connor (Oxford)
15.35 S63 Water deprivation test: a 'red herring' case
J MacDonald (Oxford)
     
 16:15 16:45    Tea
Hall Q
     
 16:15 16:45    Nurses Tea
Generously supported by Ipsen Ltd
Conference Suite
     
 16:45 17:05    Awards ceremony
Main Auditorium
Chair: J Wass (Oxford)
     
 17:05 17:40    British Thyroid Association Pitt-Rivers Lecture
Supported by the Clinical Endocrinology Trust
Main Auditorium
Chair: A Weetman (Sheffield)
S5 Thyroid hormone receptors, mutations, and cancer development
S Cheng (Bethesda, USA)
     
 17:40 18:15    Clinical Endocrinology Visiting Professor Lecture
Supported by the Clinical Endocrinology Trust
Main Auditorium
Chair: A Weetman (Sheffield)
S6 Inappropriate secretion of TSH
P Beck-Peccoz (Milan, Italy)
     
 18:15 18:45    PCOS satellite reception
A buffet will be sereved for those attending the satellite
Generously supported by Almirall Ltd
Upper foyer
     
 18:15 18:45    Neuroendocrine Tumours Satellite reception
A buffet will be available for those attending the satellite
Generously supported by Novartis
Queen's Suite foyer
     
 18:45 20:45    PCOS and Metabolic Syndrome Special Interest Group Satellite: Advances in PCOS in the last 12 months
Generously supported by Almirall Ltd
Main Auditorium
Chairs: S Atkin (Hull) & H Randeva (Warwick)
18.45 An update and highlights of the basic science advances of PCOS
H Randeva (Warwick)
19.15 An update and highlights of the reproductive aspects of PCOS
A Balen (Leeds)
19.45 An update and highlights of the cosmetic aspects of PCOS
A Layton (Harrogate)
20.15 Discussion
     
 18:45 20:45    Neuroendocrine Tumours Satellite
Generously supported by Novartis
Queen's Suite 1
Chairs: D O'Shea (Dublin, Ireland) & K Meeran (London)
18.45 Clinical case discussions and current clinical trials for neuroendocrine tumours
K Meeran (London) & J Newell-Price (Sheffield)
19.15 Diagnostic and treatment algorithm for neuroendocrine tumours
D O'Shea (Dublin, Ireland)
19.45 Mechanisms underlying neuroendocrine tumourigenesis and development of models
R Thakker (Oxford)
20.15 Tumour targetted radioactive treatment of neuroendocrine tumours
D Kwekkeboom (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
     
Thursday 10 April
 07:15 08:00    Clinical Expert 5: Obesity surgery - who, what and when?
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 1
Chair: R Malik (Manchester)
J Wilding (Liverpool)
     
 07:15 08:00    Clinical Expert 6: Cushing's Syndrome in pregnancy
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 2
Chair: P Trainer (Manchester)
A James (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
     
 08:15 08:50    Society for Endocrinology Medal Lecture
Main Auditorium
Chair: D Ray (Manchester)
S7 The endocrinology of menstruation
H Critchley (Edinburgh)
     
 08:55 09:30    Clinical Endocrinology Trust Lecture
Supported by the Clinical Endocrinology Trust
Main Auditorium
Chair: L Rees (London)
S8 Aldosterone and cardiovascular function: a lifetime of damage
J Connell (Glasgow)
     
 09:30 10:00    Coffee
Hall Q
     
 10:00 12:00    Symposium 9: Recent advances and new treatment options in diabetes
Main Auditorium
Chairs: A Harte (Warwick) & R Davies (Manchester)
10.00 S40 New approaches to treating diabetic microvascular complications
R Malik (Manchester)
10.30 S41 Incretin-based therapies
C Bailey (Birmingham)
11.00 S42 Immune therapy: prevention is better than cure
B Roep (Leiden, The Netherlands)
11.30 S43 Islet transplantation - way to go!
J Shaw (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
     
 10:00 12:00    Clinical Management Workshop 4: Transitional endocrinology
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 1
Chair: J Davis (Manchester)
10.00 S54 The management of Prader-Willi syndrome from paediatric to adult care
A Lindgren (Stockholm, Sweden)
10.40 S55 The management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia from paediatric to adult care
P Clayton (Manchester)
11.20 S56 The management of Turner Syndrome from paediatric to adult care
G Conway (London)
     
 12:00 12:45    Clinical Expert 3 (repeat): Peri-operative care of phaeos
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 1
Chair: M Serpell (Glasgow)
M Serpell (Glasgow)
     
 12:00 12:45    Clinical Expert 4 (repeat): Thyroid disease in pregnancy
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 2
Chair: G Brabant (Manchester)
J Lazarus (Cardiff)
     
 12:45 13:30    Clinical Expert 5 (repeat): Obesity surgery - who, what and when?
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 1
Chair: R Malik (Manchester)
J Wilding (Liverpool)
     
 12:45 13:30    Clinical Expert 6 (repeat): Cushing's Syndrome in pregnancy
Supported by Clinical Endocrinology
Queen's Suite 2
Chair: P Trainer (Manchester)
A James (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)