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CONFERENCE FORMAT

SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
  • Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk
  • Diagnostic and interventional US in Endocrinology
  • Sartanes and CV risk: beyond blood pressure control
  • Neuroendocrine tumors: state of the art and future of target therapy
For Satellite Symposia Italian ECM credits will be requested separately.

PLENARY SESSIONS
  • AIT- AME Statement: Hyperthyroidism and pregnancy
  • A comparison of the therapeutic algorithms for T2DM
  • From the Intersociety Group to the Endocrine Societies Federation
  • Medical treatment of Cushing’s syndrome
The Opening and the Closing Plenary Lectures will be held by AACE and AME speakers, jointly.

CLINICAL SYMPOSIA
  • Management of precocious puberty
  • Young Endocrinologists Symposium.
    The consultant endocrinologist in cardiology unit
  • Endocrine diseases in the elderly
  • “Diabesity”: which therapeutic tools?
  • Patients Organizations. Results and future strategies
  • Diet and lifestyle for metabolic syndrome
  • A clinical approach to carcinoid tumors
  • Steroid replacement in adrenal insufficiency
  • Clinical management of hypoparathyroidism
  • An update on management of acromegaly
  • Focus on a biologic approach to change the future of bone loss diseases
  • Screening for hyperaldosteronism in hypertensive patients
  • Target therapy and endocrine changes
  • Subclinical hypothyroidism. An interactive discussion
  • DPP4-inhibitors: present and future
  • Treatment and follow-up of osteoporosis: cost efficacy
  • Bariatric surgery
  • What is the diagnostic role of hormone testing?
  • Combined treatments for dyslipidemia
  • Hypertension in adolescents
  • Glucose sensors and insulin infusion devices
  • Patients Organizations Symposium. Informed consensus and professional responsibility
  • The diabetic patient in hospital
  • Non functioning pituitary adenomas
  • Thyroid lymphoma: a multidisciplinary management
  • Adult onset T1DM
  • The initial approach to differentiated thyroid carcinoma
  • Endocrine disruptors
  • Multidisciplinary approach to craniopharingioma
  • Nuclear medicine imaging for endocrine tumors
  • Focus on incretines in clinical practice
  • Gender identity disorders
  • Focus on structured self-control as the basis for DM treatment
  • A computed-based algorithm for nodular goiter management
  • Focus on multi-targeted therapies in pituitary disease
  • Nonsurgical treatment of hyperparathyroidism
  • Focus on novel therapeutic approaches for glycemic and blood pressure control in diabetic patients
  • New diagnostic criteria for diabetes
  • Controversies in the treatment of NET
  • Management of autonomously functioning nodular goiter
  • Women in Endocrinology Symposium. PCOS: what management?
  • FNA biopsy of thyroid nodules
  • The tool-box in andrology
  • Binge eating: instruction for use
  • Sport and hormones
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Pituitary
  • Thyroid
  • Diabetes
  • Female gonad
  • Male gonad
Two distinguished experts in the various fields of endocrinology will review the most relevant articles published during the last year. After the analysis of the paper, its importance for clinical management will be evaluated and discussed with the participants. All highlights will be repeated to facilitate attendance to the session.

MEET THE EXPERT
  • Management of Graves’ orbitopathy
  • Eiaculatio precox: diagnosis and therapy
  • Obesity: a differential diagnosis
  • Current management of hyponatremic syndromes
  • Menstrual disturbances in the adolescent
  • Non-insulin treatment in the elderly diabetic
AME and AACE experts will present clinical up-to-date information on endocrine and metabolic disorders commonly encountered in everyday practice.

CLINICAL CASES DISCUSSION
  • Metabolism
  • Diabetes
  • Female Gonads
  • Thyroid
  • Autoimmune disorders
  • Pituitary
Two young endocrinologists will present clinical cases to be discussed together with a senior expert and the participants.

NURSES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

The 5th AME – ANIED Joint Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 6.
All sessions will be held in Italian.

POSTER SESSION

The deadline for abstract submission is September 20, 2010.
Authors will be notified of the abstract acceptance by October 15, 2010.

Posters will be posted on Friday, November 5, from 10.00 am to 01.00 pm and discussed on Friday, November 5, from 01.00 to 02.00 pm and on Saturday, November 6, from 01.30 to 02.30 pm. Authors of the best posters selected for oral presentation will be informed on Saturday, November 6, in the afternoon.

Best poster oral presentation: Sunday, November 7, from 11.00 to 12.30 am

LANGUAGE

Italian – English simultaneous translation will be available for main sessions held in Room 1. The remaining parallel sessions will be held in Italian. All slides and posters will be in English.

ECM

Italian ECM credits will be requested for the Meeting and Satellite Symposia, separately.

BEST POSTERS AWARDS

The following special prizes will be awarded to the 10 best posters presented by young endocrinologists under 38:

N° 2 Ipsen Awards to the two best posters presented on Pituitary Diseases
N° 1 Sandoz Award to the best poster presented on GH deficit in adult patients
N° 1 Ibsa Award to the best poster presented on Thyroid
N° 2 AME Awards to the two best posters presented on Thyroid
N° 1 AME Award to the best poster presented on Diabetes
N° 1 AME Award to the best poster presented on Bones
N° 2 AME Awards to the two best posters presented on Miscellaneous Topics

Winning authors will be invited to attend the “2nd Course in Clinical Endocrinology” in March 2011 (registration fee, accommodation and travel expenses will be fully covered).

TECHNICAL EQUIPMENTS

The meeting rooms will be equipped with:
  • video projection from PC/CD ROM;
  • overhead projector;
  • simultaneous translation (Room 1).
Only PowerPoint presentations (1998, 2000, XP) will be accepted.
Videos and clips should be inserted into the PowerPoint presentations.

SPEAKER READY ROOM

At the Congress Centre a speaker ready room will be available. Speakers are asked to arrive at the speaker ready room at least two hours in advance of their session. Technicians will be available to assist speakers.

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

All regularly registered participants will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the Meeting.

EXHIBITION

There will be a large exhibition area parallel to the working sessions. Representatives from the major pharmaceuticals/technology manufacturers operating in the endocrine and metabolic fields are eager to meet you and answer your questions.

 
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