Interactive Online Training Course
Manchester Specialty Certificate Examination in Endocrinology and Diabetes
Course Agenda
Thursday, 30th March 2023
(Day 1: Updates in Endocrinology and Diabetes and interactive short sessions)
17.45-18.00 | Welcome and introduction | Professor Handrean Soran |
18.00-18.35 | What is new in Endocrinology? Answered in 12 interactive questions. |
Dr Safwaan Adam |
18.35-18.45 | Q&A | Dr Safwaan Adam |
18.45-19.00 | Sponsor session | |
19.00-19.35 | What is new in diabetes? Answered in 12 interactive questions. |
Dr Naveed Younis |
19.35-19.45 | Q&A | Dr Naveed Younis |
19.45-20.00 | Sponsor session | |
20.00-20.35 | What is new Lipidology and metabolic medicine. What is new? Answer in 12 interactive questions. |
Professor Handrean Soran |
20.35-20.45 | Q&A | Professor Handrean Soran |
20.45 | End of day 1 |
Friday, 31st March 2023
(Day 2)
08.30-09.00 | Welcome and introduction | Professor Handrean Soran |
09.00-10.15 | Parathyroid, Vitamin D, bone disorders, calcium and electrolytes, HRT, MEN, image-based questions. | Professor Handrean Soran |
10.15-10.30 | Sponsor session | |
5 minutes comfort break | ||
10.35-11.35 | Lipoprotein disorders, cardiovascular risk management, severe insulin resistance, lipodystrophies. Examples from previous exams. | Professor Handrean Soran |
11.35-11.55 | Coffee | |
11.55-13.10 | Managing diabetes and endocrinology disorders in pregnancy. | Dr Clare Mumby |
13.10-13.50 | Lunch | |
13.50-14.50 | Insulin therapy, Carbohydrate Counting, diabetes retinopathy (including images), Diabetes and driving (DVLA), relevant NICE guidelines and TAs. |
Dr Naveed Younis |
5 minute comfort break | ||
14.55-15.55 | Lessons and examples from previous exams and image-based questions. | Dr Shaishav Dhage |
5 minute comfort break | ||
16.00-17.15 | Andrology, Gonads, related conditions and rare genetic diseases, CAH, PCOs. | Dr Jan Ho |
17.15 | Mock exam 1. General, 50 questions | Professor Handrean Soran |
End of day 2 |
Saturday, 1st April 2023
(Day 3)
08.50 | Welcome | |
08.45-09.45 | Type 1 diabetes, managing hypoglycaemia, insulin pump/indications, interpreting continuous glucose monitoring data, relevant NICE guidelines and Tas | Dr Jonathan Schofield |
09.45-10.00 | Sponsor session | |
10.00-11.00 | Lessons from previous exams | Professor Handrean Soran |
11.00-11.20 | Coffee break | |
11.20-12.40 | Pituitary, Cushing’s syndrome, endocrinology dynamic tests, image based questions | Dr Safwaan Adam |
5 minutes comfort break | ||
12.45-13.45 | Diabetes emergencies, diabetes kidney disease, diabetes neuropathy, in-patient diabetes, National diabetes Guidelines and TAs. |
Dr Shazli Azmi |
13.45-14.20 | Lunch | |
14.20-15.20 | Prolactinoma, prolactin, growth hormone disorders. Transitional endocrinology, delayed and precocious puberty |
Dr Alex Lewis |
5 minute comfort break | ||
15.25-16.25 | Thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer Managing thyroid disorders in pregnancy |
Dr Salman Razvi |
16.25-16.40 | Coffee | |
16.40-17.40 | Obesity, disorders of appetite & weight, bariatric surgery, related guidelines and related TAs/NICE guidelines. | Professor Akheel Syed |
17.40 | Mock exam 2, 50 question | Professor Handrean Soran |
End of day 3 |
Sponsor:
Amarin, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo and Amgen contributed towards the speaker & chairperson costs of this meeting. The sponsors have received a slot on the agenda in return for their sponsorship as indicated above. The sponsors had no influence over the remaining agenda items or meeting arrangements.