Programme at a Glance

2nd Dec 2010, Thursday

0700 - 0730 Registration

0730 - 1600

Pre-Congress Workshops
1. Thyroid Ultrasound and FNAC
2. AACE/MEMS Advanced Course in Endocrinology(Paediatric)
3. AACE/MEMS Advanced Endocrinology(Adult)
4. Insulin Pump

1730 - 1900 Opening Ceremony

DAY 1: 3rd Dec 2010, Friday

0700 - 0730 Registration
0730 - 0845 Breakfast Symposium 1
Breakfast Symposium 2
0845 - 0930 Plenary Lecture 1 (Aging - A view from a Cardiologist)
0930 - 1015 Plenary Lecture 2 (PCOS)
1015 - 1045 Morning Coffee Break

1045 - 1215	Symposium 1 Adrenal a) Primary Aldosteronism b) Pheochromocytoma c) Congenital Adrenal Insufficiency
	Symposium 2 Thyroid a) Thyroid Cancer b) Subclinical Hyper/Hypothyroidism c) Thyroid Eye Disease
	Symposium 3 Paediatric Endocrinology a) The Initial Approach To A Child With A Suspected Disorder Of Sex Development b) Delayed Puberty c) Thyroid Disorders In The Newborn
	Symposium 4 Reproductive a) Female Sexual Dysfunction b) Hypertension & Pregnancy c) Hirsuitism

1215 - 1400 Lunch Symposium 1,2,3,4

1400 - 1530

·Meet The Expert & Free Paper 1
·Meet The Expert & Free Paper 2
·Meet The Expert & Free Paper 3
·Meet The Expert & Free Paper 4

1530 - 1600 Afternoon Coffee Break
1600 - 1700 Plenary Lecture 3 (Gut Peptides)
1700 - 1800 Debate (Glycaemic Targets for Asians - Should It Be Different From The West?)
1930 - 2200 Dinner Symposium

DAY 2: 4th Dec 2010, Saturday

0700 - 0730 Registration
0730 - 0845 Breakfast Symposium 3
Breakfast Symposium 4
0845 - 0930 Plenary Lecture 4 (Pheochromocytoma: An Update for the Clinician)
0930 - 1015 Plenary Lecture 5 (Paediatric Obesity)
1015 - 1045 Morning Coffee Break

1045 - 1215	Symposium 5 Obesity a) Controversies in Dietary Treatment b) Fatty Genes c) Hypothalamic Obesity
	Symposium 6 Diabetes Mellitus a) Developmental Origins of T2DM b) Is Diabetes Risk Determined before Mid-Childhood? c) Gastrointestinal Function and Glycaemic Control in Diabetes
	Symposium 7 GH Therapy a) Promoting Growth In Children With Chronic Disease b) GH indication c) Mis-use of GH
	Symposium 8 Pituitary a) Cushing Disease b) Acromegaly c) Water metabolism disorders and vasopressin secretion

1215 - 1400 Lunch Symposium 5,6,7,8

1400 - 1530

·Meet The Expert & Free Paper 5
·Meet The Expert & Free Paper 6
·Meet The Expert & Free Paper 7
·Meet The Expert & Free Paper 8

1530 - 1600 Afternoon Coffee Break
1600 - 1700 Plenary Lecture 6
(Macro/Micro Vascular Complications of Diabetes)
1700 - 1800
1930 - 2200 Congress Banquet

DAY 3: 5th Dec 2010, Sunday

0700 - 0730 Registration
0730 - 0845 Breakfast Symposium 5
Breakfast Symposium 6
0845 - 0930 Plenary Lecture 7 (Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults)
0930 - 1015 Plenary Lecture 8 (Vitamin D and Breast Cancer)
1015 - 1045 Morning Coffee Break

1045 - 1215	Symposium 9 Androgen a) Androgen Therapy in Women b) Androgens and Prostate Cancer c) Androgen Replacement Therapy - Are There Any Cardiac Benefits
	Symposium 10 Diabetes Mellitus a) Diabetes, lipids and cancer b) Effects and clinical implications of incretin dysregulation in type 2 diabetes c) The Differences In Diabetic Complications Between Asians And Other Population
	Symposium 11 Osteoporosis a) Bone quality: advances in our understanding of the material and structural basis of bone fragility b) Should we treat osteopenia? c) Treatment of severe osteoporosis
	Symposium 12 Imaging a) Radioimaging & Radioisotope Treatment of Thyroid Diseases b) Radionuclide Imaging in Endocrinology c) Imaging in Reproductive Endocrinology

1215 - 1400 Debate (Is There Such A Thing as Andropause?)
Closing Ceremony