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ESE Hypoparathyroidism Patient Forum 2026

Impact of hypoparathyroidism on the body

Saturday 26 September 2026
10:00 - 13:00 (CEST)
Online via Zoom

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This webinar is free to attend.

Register

This webinar is free to attend.

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

Programme

10:00 - 10:15
Welcome and introduction
Prof. Andrea Giustina (Italy) 

10:15 - 11:10
Session 1 
Chairs: Dr. Luigi di Filippo (Italy)

Physiological impact of hypoparathyroidism
Dr. Luis Miguel Cardoso (Portugal)

Pregnancy in hypoparathyroidism - patient experience
Isabel Wray da Silva (UK)

Q&A

11:10 - 11:25
Break

11:25 - 12:30
Session 2
Chairs: Prof. Heide Siggelkow (Germany)

Bone pain in hypoparathyroidism - patient experience
Sarah Schäfer (Germany)

Impact of hypoparathyroidism on the bones
Dr. Line Underbjerg (Denmark)

Kidney challenges and care - patient experience
TBC

Caring for your kidneys in hypoparathyroidism
Dr. Jean-Philippe Bertocchio (France)

Q&A

12:30 - 13:00
Open Q&A and Session Close


This educational webinar has a dedicated Questions & Answers time, in which the panellists will aim to discuss questions from the audience.

Please note:

  • We are not able to give medical advice or answer questions related to particular circumstances of a patient. Please contact your doctor if you require medical advice.
  • We may not be able to answer all questions, but we will endeavour to cover the common interests.

*may be subject to change

This event will be held in English. Simultaneous translations into Spanish, German and Romanian will be available.

Please note: The live webinar can only support 1000 delegates.

Clinical experts

Prof. Andrea Giustina, Italy
Prof. Heide Siggelkow, Germany

Patient organisations representatives

Natalie Grosset, representative of Hypoparathyroidism, France
Tanja Richter, representative of Netzwerk Hypopara, Germany 

Isabel Wray da Silva (UK)

Isabel Wray da Silva is a hypoparathyroidism patient advocate, founder of Hypopara Mums, and mum of two. She has lived with permanent post-surgical hypoparathyroidism for 39 years following a total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer as a child. Through Hypopara Mums and her wider advocacy work, Isabel supports women navigating pregnancy and breastfeeding with hypoparathyroidism and works alongside healthcare professionals to raise awareness and improve education around the condition.
https://www.hypoparamums.com/

This educational webinar has a dedicated Questions & Answers time, in which the panellists will aim to discuss questions from the audience.

We encourage you to pre-submit your questions to the panellists via the link below. You can do so until 10 September 2026.

Submit your questions

Please note:

  • We are not able to give medical advice or answer questions related to particular circumstances of a patient. Please contact your doctor if you require medical advice.
  • We may not be able to answer all questions, but we will endeavour to cover the common interests.
  • You will also be able to ask questions live during the webinar.

Recordings of the webinar will be available on the ESE Website approximately 3 week's after the webinar has taken place.

This event is kindly sponsored by: