Events Calendar

This virtual symposium, sponsored by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., will address the latest advancements in achondroplasia, the most common form of disproportionate short stature, or dwarfism. In a panel discussion, experts will review the underlying cause of achondroplasia, share key information and news that you and your practice should know, and discuss pediatric endocrinology's evolving role in the care of children with this condition.

Cost-effective Care in Pediatric Endocrinology: When testing Usually Can be Avoided presented by Paul Kaplowitz, MD, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Children's National Hospital Monday, January 24, 2022 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET

Session 1: January 25, 2022 from 7:00 PM-8:00 PM ET “NIH 101” presented by Saul Malozowski, MD, PhD, MBA, Senior Advisor for Endocrine Physiology in Division Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK “Training and Career Development Overview” presented by Lisa Spain, PhD, Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK

During this presentation, Dr. Shanker will go over the questions to be asked during history taking process, including presenting complaint, past medical history, relevant physical examination, that will help to go over the various differential diagnosis.  The later part of the presentation will discuss about the further evaluation and management of the Klinefelter syndrome. 

Prenatal Diagnosis for Turner Syndrome: An Update Turner syndrome is increasingly diagnosed during pregnancy as a result of the ability of cell- free DNA testing of maternal plasm  to detect mosaic sex chromosome abnormalities.  An understanding of the advantages and potential pitfalls of this available technology allows the pediatric endocrinologist to play a key role…

Interior Chinatown is a 2020 novel by Charles Yu. It is his second novel and was published by Pantheon Books on January 28, 2020. It won the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction.

Pediatric Endocrinology Flipped Classroom: “EndoFlip” consisting of asynchronous audio-visual learning materials that are accessible “on-demand” to support knowledge acquisition as well as case guides to support an interactive classroom experience focused on knowledge application. The first Program -  Lipid Metabolism – is now available on MedEd On The Go  and will serve as this session of…

Models of Care for Transgender Youth: Has the Pendulum Swung Too Far Towards Access at the Expense of Quality? Presented by Robert Garofalo, MD, MPH, Co-director of the Lurie Children’s Gender Development Team, Division Chief, Adolescent Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital Dr. Garofalo is the co-director of the Lurie Children’s Gender Development Team and professor of…

Session 2: March 22, 2022 from 7:00 PM-8:00 PM ET “The Role of the Program Director” presented by Barbara Linder, MD, PhD, Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK “The NIH and Peer Review of Grant Applications” presented by John Connaughton, PhD, Branch Chief, Grants Review, NIDDK

We hope you will join us at the upcoming virtual Annual Meeting. Our goal for the 2022 Annual Meeting is to provide a unique opportunity to engage with colleagues and make new connections from around the world!  

Turner Syndrome SEED  presented by  Carolina Di Blasi, MD, Associate Professor, Seattle Children’s Hospital Giovanna Beauchamp, MD, Assistant Professor, Children's of Alabama During this SEED session, we will review normal and abnormal growth and the differential of short stature as an intro to understand and learn about Turner Syndrome.   Learning Objectives: Understand normal phases of…

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between…