Regional Specialists To Probe Latest Hormones-Diabetes Links

January 11-12 2013 Abu Dhabi

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• Endocrinology Clinical Update to be staged for the first time in UAE capital
• 24 specialist sessions to keep endocrinologists at the cutting edge

Diabetes experts and European and Middle Eastern specialists will team up in Abu Dhabi next month to discuss the latest findings linking hormones to diabetes.

Imperial College London Diabetes Centre_Abu Dhabi to host ESE Clinical Update 2013 

In a regional first, more than 150 medical specialists will hear the latest findings at the third annual Endocrinology Clinical Update (ECU), a collaboration between Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), Europe’s leading authourity on hormones.

The two-day conference, on January 11 and 12 at ICLDC’s Abu Dhabi facility, will feature 24 specialist sessions and interactive workshops led by seasoned experts, including Imperial College London’s Professor Karim Meeran who says the programme content will keep endocrinologists at the specialty’s cutting edge. Topics being explored will include the latest thinking on thyroid, calcium metabolism and the metabolic syndrome.

Professor Karim Meeran, a specialist consultant with ICLDC

“ECU 2013 is designed as an interactive event. Rather than have a run of lectures, we have workshops involving actual case studies with the experts addressing questions and presenting best practice scenarios,” explained Professor Meeran.

“This is a very good continuous learning model and the real time discussions will benefit attendees, providing essential training for all trainees and an update for established endocrinologists, allowing them to participate in discussions on the best course of treatment. The interactive structure provides a great ideas exchange platform for expert consultants as they can benefit from fresh ideas and suggestions by participants; it’s a real two-way process.”

Meanwhile, Professor Philippe Bouchard, President of ESE and a leading author with more than 300 published 

Professor Philippe Bouchard, the President of ESE.

works on endocrinology to his name, confirmed the presence of sector experts such as the UK’s Professor Peter Trainer, Professor Wilmar Wiersinga from The Netherlands and ICLDC’s Medical & Research Director and Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr Maha Taysir Barakat.

For more details and to register online, please visit www.ese-hormones.org.