AMEND parallel Endocrine Symposium.

Wolfson Education Centre,
Hammersmith Hospital Friday 7 December 2012


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Patient's are welcome to lectures from either session at any time of day. Please contact AMEND to register.

8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 - 10.45: option to attend main sessions or free time

09.30 - 10.45: AMEND registration


10.45 Coffee Break
11.15 Differing methods of psychological support Dr. Yvonne McCulloch (Senior Clinical Psychologist, Charing Cross Hospital).

12.00 noon The importance of good doctor / patient communication

12.45 The Society for Endocrinology Poster session and Luncheon + MEN cases


You are welcome to join the main afternoon sessions below.

2.00 Session 3: MEN / Hyperparathyroidism. Chair: Duncan Bassett and James Ahlquist.

2.00pm Primary hyperparathyroidism – who needs genetic testing?Dr Jeremy Cox

2.30 Neuroendocrine Tumours: diagnosis, localisation and surgery. Mr Duncan Spalding, Professor Andrea Frilling and Dr Jeannie Todd
Clinical cases

3.10 Coffee break

3.30 - 4.45: Session 4: Pituitary Tumours. Chairs Waljit Dhillo and Simon Aylwin.

3.30 A new disease with a long history – Familial pituitary adenomas: Prof Marta Korbonits (University of London)
4.00 Pitutiary and Adrenal Clincal cases. 4.00 Bilateral Adrenalectomy as a Day Case?! Mr Fausto Palazzo (Imperial College)


4.45 Close & feedback

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