Northern region endocrine Diabetes CME-8.10.2007

Northern Endocrine and Diabetes CME
Autumn Meeting 2007
Monday 8 October , 2007 Academic centre
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough

0930 Registration

Morning session: Osteoporosis, Recent developments in Management of Type 2 diabetes


1000 Update on osteoporosis Professor Stuart Ralston
Head of the School of Molecular and clinical medicine &
Professor of Rheumatology
Western general hospital
Edinburgh
1040 Discussion
1050 Which glucose lowering drug, When? Professor Philip Home
Freeman hospital
1130 Discussion
1140 Tea break

1150 Debate
‘ This house believes that thiazolidinediones should not have a role in the
management of Type 2 diabetes ‘

Supporting the motion : Dr.Vincent Connelly

Against the motion : Dr.Simon Ashwell

James Cook University hospital,Middlesbrough

1300 Lunch

Afternoon session: Cushings Syndrome, Hormone replacement therapy

1400 Cushing’s syndrome- Always a problem Professor Ashley Grossman Professor of Neuroendocrinology William Harvey Research Institute Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
1440 Discussion
1450 Cushing’s syndrome- Case discussion Dr.Andy James
Dr.Sukesh Chandran
Dr.Ravikumar
Royal Victoria Infirmary
1520 Tea break
1530 Hormone replacement therapy Dr.Gordana Prelevic
–Risks and benefits Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Endocrinology,Royal Free and
University college,London medical school
1410 Discussion
1420 Close