2017 Program

Program

"ENDOCRINOLOGY: A PROBLEM OF TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE"

Monday, 28 August 2017

06:30	Registration opens
07:00 - 08:00	Breakfast Symposium - In Acromegaly, CONTROL IS CRITICAL (joint session with ESA-SRB)
	Professor Mark McLean and Dr Carmela Caputo Topic 1: Uncontrolled biochemical control in Acromegaly and associated co-morbidities Topic 2: Signifor LAR (Pasreotide) in patients with inadequately controlled Acromegaly
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08:00 - 08:30	Networking Delegates are invited to the Dumy Bumy demonstration in Meeting Room 10.
08:30 - 09:30	Harrison lecture (joint session with ESA-SRB)
	Prof. Marta Korbonits All you need to know about the genetics of pituitary adenomas
09:40 - 09:45	Welcome by Yuk Fun Chan, ENSA President
09:45 - 10:15	Session 1 Chair:Liza Nery
	Prof Richard Prince Basic concepts that our older patients need to understand to manage their osteoporosis
10:15 - 10:45	Session 2 Chair:Liza Nery
	Assoc Prof Aris Siafarikas Paediatric osteoporosis
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10:45 - 11:15	Morning Tea
11:15 - 11:45	Session 3 Chair: Joanna Pott
	Julie Hetherington Let’s do this test just once! Adrenal Vein Sampling with synacthen stimulation - The dynamics behind a successful test
11:45 - 12:30	Session 4 Chair: Joanna Pott
	Dr Glynis Price Challenges in paediatric congenital adrenal hyperplasia
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch & Poster Viewing Josie Green Disclosure of disorders of sex development to children: when and how do we tell kids about their diagnosis? Yuk Fun Chan Steroid crisis management plan--have you been missed out?
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13:30 - 14:30	Session 5 - Jenny Nairn Nurses in Action Chair: Klaus Sommer
	Ann Robinson Health care homes redesigning service delivery for chronic disease in primary care and Aboriginal community controlled health organisations Shannon Reakes Preserving final height outcomes in congenital adrenal hyperplasia Sonia Lara Effect of season on hip fracture prevalence in a South East Queensland tertiary hospital Jessica L Harper Empowering families of children with adrenal insufficiency
14:30 - 15:30	AGM - members only
15:30 - 15:45	Afternoon Tea
15:45 - 16:15	Session 6 Chair: Maree Grant
	Dr Jacqueline Curran Is it possible to STOP our children becoming obese? Do any of the treatments work? What next?
16:15 - 17:00	Session 7 Chair: Maree Grant
	Dr. Amanda Cox Faecal matters – linking the gut microbiota and immuno-endocrine system
17:00 - 17:05	Closing Session
18:00 - 21:30	Conference Dinner at Parmelia Hilton Perth (14 Mill Street I - Perth, WA 6000)
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2017 ENSA delegates are also invited to attend the PFIZER Breakfast Symposium on Tuesday, 29 August 2017 at 7am. If you wish to attend this session, simply select the add-on ticket to "Pfizer Breakfast Symposium" when registering for the 2017 ENSA Annual Symposium. Participation is free of charge; however, a pre-reservation is required.

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

07:00 - 08:00

Breakfast Symposium
Somavert®(pegvisomant) – the role of a growth hormone receptor antagonist (GHRA)
in uncontrolled acromegaly
(joint session with ESA-SRB)

Prof Ken Ho and Prof Marta Korbonits
Topic 1: Clinical need for growth hormone receptor antagonist (GHRA) in Australia
Topic 2: Treatment of uncontrolled acromegaly with Somavert® (pegvisomant)

This session is supported and organised by