Attendance is only possible by pre-registering. Please contact The Endocrine secretary on nina.macmillan@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk  to register for the day. Make sure you get a reply so that they arrange adequate refreshments.

Robin Brook Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London EC1A 7BE

08:30-9:00 Coffee, tea and registration

09.00-09.45 Investigation and management of the patient with a unilateral pleural effusion. Dr David Simcock, Consultant Physician, Barts and The London Trust.

09.45 – 10.15 Interpretation of the plain chest radiograph. Dr Niall Power, Consultant Radiologist, Barts and The London Trust.

10.15 – 1045 Coffee

10.45 – 11.15 The patient with renal stones: who should be screened and how ? Dr Neil Ashman, Consultant Nephrologist, Barts and The London Trust.

11.15 – 11.45 Taming the parathyroids in renal disease: tablets or surgery ? Professor Magdi Yaqoob, Professor of Nephrology, Barts and The London Trust.
12.00 – 13.00 BARTS MEDICAL GRAND ROUND

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 14.30 Primary hyperparathyroidism; a physician’s approach. Professor John Monson, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Endocrinology, Barts and The London School of Medicine.

14.30 – 14.45 Primary hyperparathyroidism: what can the radiologist tell you ? Dr Polly Richards, Consultant Radiologist, Barts and The London Trust.

14.45 – 15.00 Primary hyperparathyroidism: what can the Nuclear Medicine physician tell you ? Dr Teresa Szyszko, Consultant Radiologist, Barts and The London Trust.

15.00 – 15.15 Primary hyperparathyroidism: role of venous sampling in complex cases. Dr Scott Akker, Consultant Physician, Barts and The London Trust.

15.00 – 15.45 Tea.

15.45 - 16.00 Primary hyperparathyroidism: use of cinacalcet for non-surgical cases. Professor Shern Chew, Professor of Endocrinology, Barts and The London Trust. .

16.00 – 16.15 Pathology of parathyroid disease: when can I relax and who should I worry about ? Dr Dan Berney, Consultant Histopathologist, Barts and The London Trust.

16.15 – 16.45 Surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism: strategies and decision making. Mr R. Carpenter, Consultant Surgeon, Barts and The London Trust.
16.45 – 17.30 Parathyroid cases with expert panel discussion.