3.30pm Registration

4.00pm Welcome
Chairperson: Prof Tim O’Brien, Consultant Endocrinologist, University Hospital, Galway

4.15pm New Paradigms for Young Adult DM1 Care
Prof Sean Dinneen, Consultant Endocrinologist, University Hospital Galway

5.00pm Diabetes Medications: Options & Opportunities
Prof Adrian Vella, Department of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, USA

5.45pm Diabetes and Neurological Illness
Dr John Lynch, Consultant Neurologist, University Hospital Galway

6.30pm Coffee Break
Chairperson: Dr Cathy McHugh, Consultant Endocrinologist, Sligo General Hospital

6.45pm MODY in our Midst
Dr Bahram Jafar Mohammadi, Endocrinology & Metabolic Medicine, Oxford University

7.30pm Next Generation Artificial Pancreas
Dr Roman Hovorka, Director of Metabolic Research, Cambridge University

8.15pm Digital Diabetes
Dr Derek O’Keeffe, Endocrinology SpR, University Hospital Galway

9.00pm Close
Prof Tim O’Brien, Consultant Endocrinologist, University Hospital, Galway

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The IES Annual Conference will be held in the Stormont Hotel on the 14th and 15th October 2016. Local Organiser Dr Hamish Courtney

Final Abstract Programme:

IES Abstract_Final Programme_2016

The AGM of the society will take place on the 15th October 8.00 -9.00am.

This year the inaugural Hadden lecture will be given Professor DM Nathan; the inaugural McKenna lecture will be given by Professor Amar Agha and the Lifetime achievement award will be presented to Professor AB Atkinson.

People presenting posters please take note of your poster number and all posters should be up for viewing before the start of the meeting at 1pm on Friday 14th October. All posters should remain in place until the end of the meeting. The Montgomery medal will be awarded for the best poster.  The poster boards are Portrait in orientation.  The full frame size is 2085 x 963mm and the size of the area within the frame is 2060x950mm.

People presenting orals please note your presentation is 10 minutes long with 5 minutes of time allowed for questions. The O’Donovan medal will be awarded to the best oral research presentation.

SUMMER STUDENT RESEARCH BURSARIES

The Irish Endocrine Society offers five (€2000) Summer Student Research Bursaries to encourage promising undergraduate students, medical students to pursue careers in endocrinology. The Society provides a stipend to each student award recipient to participate in research projects under the guidance of a Society member for 6 to 10 weeks during the summer. Recipients are invited to attend the Society’s Annual Meeting and may be asked to present research work.

Application Requirements

• Summary of research project, jointly prepared by Mentor and Student including Student’s role in the research project (2 page)
• Mentor statement which includes Mentor’s role in the research project including his/her plans for training
• Student’s CV (mailing address and contact details must be included)

Applications directly to: Dr. Mensud Hatunic; mhatunic@mater.ie

The closing date for receipt of applications is 29th April 2016.

22^nd  IES/RCPI Continuing Education Study Day

The 2016 Study Day will take place on Friday 5 February 2016 at The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin.

The programme for this event is below: 22nd_IES_study_day_programme

Please register by contacting Jennifer Tutty in the Royal College of Physicians: JenniferTutty@rcpi.ie

Registration Form: Registration 2016

The 2nd International Conference on Hormones and Steroids, the Hormone Summit-2016, will be held in New Orleans, USA during June 27-29, 2016.

Further information can be found attached:

Hormone 2016_Brochure

For Submission of abstract, please visit – http://hormones.conferenceseries.com/abstract-submission.php

The European Diabetes Epidemiology Meeting will be held in 16-18 April 2016 in County Kildare, Ireland.

EDEG Flyer

The 2nd Oxford Clinical Cases Meeting in Endocrinology will be held on Monday 14 March 2016 at St Catharine’s College, Oxford.

2nd Oxford Clinical Cases Meeting_2016

The 22nd Annual meeting of International Society of Clinical Densitometry will be held on 1^st -4^th June 2016 in Galway, Ireland.

Details are:

Welcome to the Irish Endocrine Society Website. The Irish Endocrine Society is the professional body representing endocrinology in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Our Society consists of Endocrinologists and trainees in endocrinology based in Ireland predominantly but also from other countries.

We have members from General Practice, Diabetes Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics and basic and medical scientists. The society has strong links with the Diabetes Federation of Ireland and Diabetes UK.

This Website went live in December 2006 and it is hoped to provide a means for keeping members up to date with meeting information and relevant news.

The IES Annual Conference will be held in the Stormont Hotel on the 14th and 15th October 2016. Local Organiser Dr Hamish Courtney

Closing date for Abstracts Friday the 10th of June 2016 at 5pm