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Nurses Pre-congress Course - Saturday 13 May 2023

12:00 – 12:24 (CEST+1hr)   Networking Lunch
ECE Nurse Committee

12:24 – 13:00 (CEST+1hr)   Welcome and Introduction
Sherwin Criseno (UK) and Nermin Olgun (Turkey)

Session 1 Diabetes Meets Endocrinology

13:00 – 13:25 (CEST+1hr)   Diabetes and Bones Disease
Vikram V Shanbhogue (Denmark)

13:25 – 13:50 (CEST+1hr)   Diabetes and Obesity
Andrew Morris (Edinburgh)

13:50 – 14:15 (CEST+1hr)   Diabetes and Hypogonadism in Men
Seher Tanrikulu (Turkey)

Session 2  ESE and Turkish Nurses Joint Session Beyond Medical Intervention: Holistic Management of Patients with Cushing’s and Acromegaly

14:35 – 15:00 (CEST+1hr)   Psychological Intervention: Understanding and Addressing the Psychological Needs of Patient’s with Cushing’s and Acromegaly
Esra Hatipoglu (Turkey)

15:00 – 15:25 (CEST+1hr)   Lifestyle Intervention: Challenges, Possibilities and Realities for Patients with Chronic Conditions
Amanda Daley (UK)

15:25– 15:50 (CEST+1hr)    Nursing Intervention: The Role of the Nurse in the Holistic Management of Patients with Cushing’s and Acromegaly
Emine Kir Bicer (UK)

Nurses Main Congress - Sunday 14 May 2023

09:30 – 10:50 (CEST+1hr)   MDT Session 1 - Acromegaly: Technologies and Therapies

09:30 – 09:55 (CEST+1hr)   Diagnostic Imaging: Modern and New Technologies
Anju Sahdev (UK)

09:55 – 10:20 (CEST+1hr)   Management of Acromegaly: Novel and Emerging Therapies
Thierry Brue (France)       

10:20 – 10:35 (CEST+1hr)   Case Study: Complex Case of Acromegaly
Anna Hawkins (UK)

10:35 – 10:50 (CEST+1hr)   Q&A        

10:50 – 12:30 (CEST+1hr)   MDT Session 2 - Hypogonadism: Causes, Consequences, Consensus and Controversies

10:50 – 11:15 (CEST+1hr)   Causes: Hypogonadism in men: Aetiology, prevalence, assessment and diagnosis
Jean Paul Deslypere (Belgium)

11:15 – 11:40 (CEST+1hr)   Consequences: Hypogonadism and sexual dysfunction, Hypogonadism and bone health, Hypogonadism and anaemia, Hypogonadism and cardiovascular risk.
Frans Debruyne (The Netherlands)

11:40 - 12:05 (CEST+1hr)    Consensus and Controversies: Obesity-related hypogonadism, Late-onset hypogonadism and TRT in patient with history of prostate pathology. Opioid-induced hypogonadism.
Hugh Jones (UK)

12:05 - 12:20 (CEST+1hr)     Case Study: Hypogonadism
Sanne Luijks (The Netherlands)

12:20 - 12:30 (CEST+1hr)    Q&A

13:30 - 14:15 (CEST+1hr)  Session 3  Clinical Workshop For Nurses

13:30 – 13:40 (CEST+1hr)  Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Overview
Saundra Hendricks (USA)

13:40 - 14:10 (CEST+1hr)  Clinical Workshop: Testosterone Treatment- Preparations and Formulations
Sherwin Criseno (UK)

14:10 - 14:15 (CEST+1hr)   Q&A

14:15 - 15:00 (CEST+1hr)   Session 4  Endocrine Nurse Achievement Session

14:15 - 14:45 (CEST+1hr)    2023 European Endocrine Nurse Award Lecture
Dr. Cecilia Follin (Sweden)

14:45 - 15:00 (CEST+1hr)     ECE2022 Best Nursing Poster Presentation
Lotte Brinkman (The Netherlands)

15:00 - 15:50 (CEST+1hr)   Session 5  Professional Development Session and Awarding

15:00 - 15:30 (CEST+1hr)     Careers for Nurses Beyond Bedside
1. Careers in Academia
2. Careers in Pharmaceutical Industries
Annie Topping (UK) and Pfizer Representative

15:30 - 15:35 (CEST+1hr)    Award Presentations
1. 2024 European Endocrine Nurse Award
2. ECE2023 Best Nursing Poster
Sherwin Criseno (UK)

15:35 - 15:50 (CEST+1hr)    Update from ESE Nurse Committee Chair
2024 European Endocrine Nurse Award
Handover to new ESE Nurse Committee Chair
Sherwin Criseno (UK)