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Diabetes and Endocrinology: Learning from other Specialists

Date: Thursday, 7 October 2010

Venue:

The Queen Mother Conference Centre
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh EH2 1JQ

Overview
Programme
Fees and Contact details
Further Information

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, in a break with tradition, we thought it would be interesting to base the symposium around these different specialists and so only one of the ten speakers is a consultant in diabetes and endocrinology. The programme includes informative and entertaining speakers of national and international reputation and should be of interest not only to diabetologists and endocrinologists, but also to other clinicians who require updates on advances in diabetes and endocrinology. The symposium will also be of relevance to doctors in training, general practitioners and allied health professionals.

Dr Mark Strachan
Chair, Organising Sub Committee

Organising Sub Committee
Professor Brian Frier
Dr Peter Leslie
Professor Jonathan Seckl

Thursday 7 October

9.00	Registration and Coffee
9.25	Welcome by Dr Neil Dewhurst, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 – Thyroid disease

Chair: Dr Mark Strachan, Consultant Physician, Metabolic Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

09.30	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
10.00	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?
10.30	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?
11.00	Coffee / tea

Session 2 - Diabetes

Chair: Dr Peter Leslie, Consultant Physician, Borders General Hospital

11.30	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?
12.00	ENDOWED LECTURE Chair: Dr Neil Dewhurst, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 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?
12.45	Lunch

Session 3 – General endocrinology

Chair: Professor Jonathan Seckl, Moncrieff-Arnott Professor of Molecular Medicine and Director of Research, College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh

13.45	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?
14.15	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?
14.45	Symposium feedback / tea

Session 4 – Evolving therapies for diabetes

Chair: Professor Brian Frier, Vice-President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

15.15	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
15.45	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
16.15	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?
16.45	Close

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Online booking for this event closes on 5 October 2010 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Education Co-ordinator (see below).

Registration fees

Full fee	£120
RCPE Fellow	£60
RCPE Collegiate Member/Associate	£60
RCPE e-associate	£60
Nurse/AHP/Pharmacist	£45
Retired FRCPE, including lunch	£15
Retired FRCPE, no lunch	£0
Medical or other healthcare student	£0

Unpaid Post - Nil, if confirmation of status provided - please contact the Education Co-ordinator at RCPE (see below).

Collegiate Members and Associates of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Education Co-ordinator for further information (see below).

Trainees in the medical specialties in the East of Scotland, North of Scotland or South East Scotland Deaneries are eligible to attend any number of events in the College’s main symposium programme in the current academic year for a one-off payment of £100 from your study leave budget, under the RCPE's "block grant" scheme. You will need to notify your Deanery that you wish to access the scheme before registering and to register using the registration form accessible at the bottom of this page.

Further details can be obtained from:

Christina Gray,
Education Co-ordinator,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ

TEL: 0131 247 3607
FAX: 0131 220 4393

Email: c.gray@rcpe.ac.uk

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students but, if you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category for you, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the College is accredited as an EPASS Provider by RCGP Scotland. Where appropriate, certificates of attendance will be provided but are usually posted out after the event.

Access

As a listed building, the College has restricted disabled access. A wheelchair lift is provided at the rear of the College giving access to the Conference Centre and the main historic rooms, but not all of the smaller rooms used for educational events. For further information and assistance please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

Accommodation and Directions to the College

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