Endocrine problems in the young

Wednesday 24 February 2010

Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

A joint meeting with the Paediatrics & Child Health Section A joint meeting with Paediatrics & Child Health Section

Earlybird fees apply till the 25/01/2010.

Registration Details:
Fellow: £65
Associate: £50
Trainee - Fellow: £50
Student Members: £30
Non-Fellow: £150
Trainee: £65
Allied Health Professional: £65
Student: £40

Meeting ref: ED-J10-3

CPD (Applied for): 5 credits




9.30 am

Registration, tea and coffee

9.55 am

Welcome and introduction
Chair: Dr James Ahlquist, President of Endocrinology & Diabetes Section 2009-2010

10.00 am

Getting the sex assignment right
Professor Faisal Ahmed, Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow

10.30 am

Keeping a watchful eye on growth
Professor Gary Butler, Institute of Child Health, London

11.00 am

Tea and coffee break
Chair: Dr Vic Larcher, President of Paediatrics & Child Health Section 2009-2010

11.30 am

The obesity epidemic
Dr Ken Ong, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge

12.05 pm

Tackling obesity by lifestyle changes
Mr Tam Fry, UK National Obesity Forum

12.30 pm

Tackling obesity now: role of bariatric surgery in the young
Professor Nick Finer, University College London Hospital, London

1.00 pm

Lunch
Chair: Dr Michael Clements, Watford General Hospital, London

2.00 pm

Hypogonadism: getting through puberty to adulthood
Professor Pierre-Marc Bouloux, Royal Free Hospital, London

2.30 pm

Graves' disease in the young
Dr Tim Cheetham, Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle

3.00 pm

Tea and coffee break
Chair: Professor Ieuan Hughes, Cambridge University

3.30 pm

Case Presentations
3 case presentations

4.30 pm

Completion of evaluation forms

4.35 pm

Final remarks and close of meeting

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