ESE Clinical Update on Obesity and Metabolism 2026
The ESE Clinical Update on Obesity and Metabolism 2026 will take place online from Monday 12 October 2026 - Wednesday 14 October 2026, at 16:00-18:00 (CEST) each day.
Clinical Case Submission Closed
Monday 12 October 2026 - WEBINAR 1: Obesity and Metabolism
16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Chairs: Tricia Tan (UK) and Carsten Dirksen (Denmark)
Where we are now in 2026 with the holistic management of obesity and its comorbidities (lifestyle, drugs and surgery)
Dimitrios Pournaras (UK)
Metabolic adaptation in response to weight loss: fact or fiction?
Catia Martins (USA)
Future therapies on the horizon
Timo Muller (Germany)
Clinical Cases
Tuesday 13 October 2026 - WEBINAR 2: Gender differences in Obesity and Metabolism
16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Chairs: Naveed Sattar (UK) and Mariana Monteiro (Portugal)
Obesity and impact on male fertility
Channa Jayasena (UK)
Obesity and impact on female fertility
Roland Devlieger (Belgium)
Gender different responses to weight loss intervention
Hurtado Andrade (US)
Paternal epigenetic changes
Raffaele Teperino (Germany)
Clinical Cases
Wednesday 14 October 2026 - WEBINAR 3: Obesity across the life cycle
16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Chairs: Sander Kooijman (Netherlands) and Joëlle Oosterman (Netherlands)
Weight loss intervention in adolescents
Silva Arslanian (USA)
Adult implications of childhood obesity
Claude Marcus (Sweden)
Pre-pregnancy interventions for women living with obesity
Tricia Tan (UK)
Menopause and obesity
Lia Bally (Switzerland)
Registration is now open!
Registration Fees
Please select the correct registration link below that applies to you. You will only be able to access the fees related to your membership type.
ESE Member Registration
After Early Bird Deadline (from Wednesday 2 September 2026 (00:01 CEST) onwards)
ESE Member: €205
Non-Member: €360
ESE Member reduced rate*: €140
Prices include access to all 3 sessions, it is not possible to purchase a ticket for a single topic/session.
Please note: If you have recently become a member or renewed your membership within the last few days, this may take a couple of days to reflect in the registration system.
Please note - we can only accept credit/debit card payments
Registration will close on Wednesday 14 October 2026.
The recordings of the webinars will be available approximately 3 weeks after the webinars have taken place for those who have purchased a registration ticket. All ticket holders will have access to this content for 6 months, and unlimited access if you are an ESE member.
ESE member reduced rate
Concessionary rates are available for ESE Early Career, Students, Nurses or Retired Members, and ESE members who are from low-income or middle-income countries, as classified by the World Bank. Income status can be checked at the Worldbank website.
If you are a current member of ESE, you must be renewed for 2026 to benefit from the reduced member rates. Please visit the ESE membership pages.
Limited number of complimentary bursary places for ESE members
A limited number of free places are available for ESE members, who have a valid membership that falls into one of the following categories; Early Career, students or nurses who are also from a middle or low-income country as classified by the Worldbank website.
Ukrainian delegates
We are pleased to provide support to all endocrine professionals based in Ukraine to attend free of charge.
Please use the link below and use the voucher code that you should have already received from your National Society. If you do not have this please email registration@ese-hormones.org.
If you are not an ESE Member and you reside in Ukraine, you will need to apply for a complimentary ESE Membership to be able to access the complimentary registration. Please contact our ESE membership team at registration@ese-hormones.org
Ukraine Delegate Registration
Cancellation of Registration/Refund Requests
We cannot accept any cancellations for ESE Clinical Update on Obesity and Metabolism 2026, if you miss the live days you can watch all sessions on ESE Learning Hub which will be available approximately 3 weeks after the webinars have taken place. All ticket holders will have access to this content for 6 months, and unlimited access if you are an ESE member.
Please note: ESE does not permit attendance of sanctioned individuals or individuals from sanctioned institutions at any ESE events. Please click here to see ESE's Sanctions Policy.
ESE Clinical Update on Obesity and Metabolism 2026 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for a maximum of 6 European CME Credits (ECMEC®s) as detailed below:
WEBINAR 1: Obesity and Metabolism, 12/10/2026 - 2.0 European CME Credits (ECMEC®s)
WEBINAR 2: Gender differences in Obesity and Metabolism, 13/10/2026 - 2.0 European CME Credits (ECMEC®s)
WEBINAR 3: Obesity across the life cycle, 14/10/2026 - 2.0 European CME Credits (ECMEC®s)
Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications.
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Credit will be converted based on one (1) hour of participation equalling one credit for all activities.
Physicians wishing to convert EACCME® credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be required to access the AMA website at https://edhub.amaassn.org/pages/applications to obtain the necessary paperwork and instructions. Physicians and other health care professionals will be required to pay a processing fee to the AMA.
For other countries, please contact the relevant national/regional accreditation authority.
Please note: CME Accreditation will only be available to those who watch the webinars live. CME Accreditation will not be available to those who watch the recordings post event.
It is a requirement of the UEMS-EACCME® that an Evaluation form is completed and submitted before a CME certificate and credits can be issued.
Once you have registered for the course, you will be sent a confirmation email. In the week leading up to the webinar you will receive another email from the ESE Office (via Zoom) asking you to confirm your name, email and acknowledge that the webinar is being recorded. An email with the link to access the live webinar will then be sent to you directly from Zoom.
Sessions will be carried out of Zoom, so please ensure that you are able to access Zoom on your University/institution computer.
Case submission: Now Closed
A great opportunity to discuss your case with experts in the field. Cases will be selected for a short presentation and discussion during one of the webinars.
Please note if your case is accepted, complimentary registration will be provided.
Please remember to include a case title and all references and affiliations within your uploaded word document.
The total word count for the submission should be no more than 300 words (excluding title, references and affiliations).
You can submit your case by completing the form below. You will be informed by email if your case has been successful.
