After another wonderful SfE BES we caught up with Emma Bremner for her rundown of an eventful three days in Harrogate.

Just back from an eventful SfE BES in the lovely sunny Harrogate. This year saw a great mix of science based lectures, physiology and case studies. My SfE BES kicked off early with a special meeting on the Sunday. Sherwin as always was top class and really helped me with a much better understanding of the mechanism of Parathyroid Hormone and the importance of vitamin D in this process. Cosmina then brought this to life with some excellent case studies.

Monday morning saw a glorious blue sky over the North Yorkshire town and the start of SfE BES 2026. The How do I? session was very informative with excellent speakers and presentations. These included how to manage obesity in menopausal women, a cohort of women we all see in clinic, information on abnormal metanephrines and patients with severe insulin resistance. Dr Murray gave a useful update on patients with Acromegaly and Dr Mitchell was very enthusiastic about genetic testing. The industry-sponsored symposia on using Metyrapone in Cushings was as always, when chaired by Prof Wass, informative and useful.

Monday evening's quiz and curry was fun and a great chance to spend time with colleagues from around the country.

Tuesday was Nurses day which was brilliantly started by the lovely Louise Breen by being rightfully awarded the Nikki Kieffer award. The rest of the sessions that day were excellently put together with a good mix of anatomy and physiology and understanding the patient's journey. Caz Brown particularly spoke from the heart about her journey with Cushings and how lucky she has been throughout her journey - I doubt there was a dry eye in the house. The conference dinner later that evening was everything I hoped it would be, food, wine and a good boogie.

I spent some time Wednesday morning in the Exhibition Hall, where I found an excellent poster by Lisa Sheppard and colleagues on the Adrenal Insufficiency Action Plan. This is something I am now hoping to introduce here in Leicester. I also managed a good chat with a number of the patient support groups and managed to take home several nice pens for the rest of my team!! It was then time to grab my lunch bag and jump on the train back down to the Midlands. Thoroughly enjoyed SfE BES this year, it really was a great mix of fun and information. Many thanks SfE!