Programme

Baltic Endocrinology Congress and ESE postgraduate course Tallinn, Estonia

April 18th-20th 2024

The 11th Baltic Endocrinology Congress and ESE postgraduate course , Tallinn, Estonia 18/04/2024 - 20/04/2024, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 19.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Final agenda

Thursday. April 18, 2024
Room: Sirius

12:00-13:00

Registration and coffee break

13:00-13:15

Welcome by ESE (Mirjam Christ-Crain) and EES (Kristina Isand)

13:15-14:00

Diagnosis and treatment of Diabetes insipidus - Mirjam Christ-Crain

14:00-15:00

Industry-sponsored symposium
15:00-15:55

Pituitary I

Moderators: Kristina Isand, John Wass
15:00-15:25 Management of Acromegaly - Marta Korbonits
15:25-15:45 Management of Cushing - Ashley Grossman
15:45-15:55 Discussion
15:55-16:10 Coffee break
16:10-17:00

Cases

Moderators: Mirjam Christ-Crain, Marta Korbonits, Ashley Grossman
16:10-16:20

Macroadenoma, pembrolizumab and hypopituitarism - Mariliis Laurik

16:20-16:30

Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling in ACTH-dependent Cushing‘s syndrome: single center experience - Gerda Mekionytė
16:30-16:40 When a family argument goes wrong - Ieva Ruža
16:40-16:50

SIAD and pituitary lesion – any relation? - Sonia Kaniuka-Jakubowska

16:50-17:00 Growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma: a case study - Katariina Past
17:00-18:30 

Parallel session I

Diabetes and lipids
Room: Sirius

Moderators: Vallo Volke, Ilze Konrade

Parallel session II

Pediatric Endocrinology
Room: Arcturus

Moderators: Vallo Tillmann ja Iveta Dzīvīte
17:00-17:15

Do We Still Need Omega-3 Fatty Acids As a Treatment - Ilze Konrāde

 Effect of supervised sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition among obese adolescent boys - Vallo Tillmann
17:15-17:30

The incidence of type 1 diabetes among Estonian children in 2007–2022 in  comparison with the data from 1983 to 2006 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic - Sonja Mattson
17:30-17:45 Comparison of fixed Carb Ratios compared to individualized Carb Ratios in MiniMed™ 780G System users - Mari Lukka
17:45-18:00 Exploring meldonium-mediated augmentation of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels: a potential strategy for cardiometabolic health enhancement - Elina Vanaga

Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on type 1 diabetes development initial manifestation and metabolic compensation in paediatric population in Latvia, analysis of predisposing factors and autoimmunity - Lizete Klavina
18:00-18:15  

Treatment options and results for type 1 diabetes patients at Tallinn Children's Hospital in 2023 – Karine Pajo
18:15-18:30   Genetic Diabetes: from pathogenesis to precision medicine - Ingrida Stankute
     
18:30-21:30 Welcome reception at the venue
   

 

Friday. April 19, 2024
Room: Sirius

08:00-08:30 Registration
08:30-10:30

Baltic Endocrinology session

Moderators: Sille Kaseleht, Mari Verrev
08:30-09:15 Endocrine Care of Transgender Patients - Experience in Latvia  - Dr. Una Gailiša and Prof. Iveta Dzīvīte-Krišāne
09:15-09:40 Applying data-driven cluster analysis for profiling continuous glucose monitoring data in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients - Anastasija Luganceva
09:40-10:00 Characteristics of weight management programme participants before and after the sars-cov-2 pandemic: a retrospective observational single-centre study in Latvia - Anna Cimermane
10:00-10:30 Key results of PERDIRE project - Jelizaveta Sokolovska
10:30-11:10

Industry-sponsored symposium and coffee break
11:10-12:50

Adrenals

Moderators:Elisabeth Nowak, Ashley Grossman
11:10-11:40 Adrenal incidentalomas - Wiebke Arlt
11:40-12:10 Primary aldosteronism - Elisabeth Nowak
12:10-12:20 Discussion
12:20-12:50

Cases
12:20-12:30

Malignant pheochromocytoma - Elina Vanaga

12:30-12:40

Adrenal non-functional cyst. Diagnosis and treatment challenges - Mariam Khachatryan
12:40-12:50

Patient with first diagnosed adrenal insufficiency and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome - Laura Alehna
12:50-13:30 Lunch and posters
13:30-15:15

Pituitary II

Moderators: Marta Korbonits, John Wass
13:30-14:15 Management of prolactinomas - Marta Korbonits
14:15-14:45 GIRFT- endocrinology - John Wass
14:45-15:05 Hypercortisolemia and thromboembolism - Kristina Isand
15:05- 15:15 Discussion
15:15-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:40

Thyroid and parathyroid

Moderators: John Wass, Elisabeth Nowak
15:30-16:00 Management of chronic hypoparathyroidism - Peter Kamenicky
16:00-16:30 Postoperative management of differentiated thyroid cancer - Eve Kelk
16:30-16:40 Discussion
16:40-17:40

Cases
16:40-16:50

Amiodarone induced multi-systemic toxicity: thyrotoxicosis, hyperpigmentation, polyneuropathy and hepatocellular liver injury - Laura Grima

16:50-17:00

Primary hyperparathyroidism and its complications - Anatoliy Timofeev

17:00-17:10 Case series: Severe complications of undiagnosed hypocalcemia (Fahr's syndrome) - Jogaile Gudaite
17:10-17:20 A Clinical Case of Iodinated Contrast Induced Severe Thyrotoxicosis - Laura Stirane
17:20-17:30 A Clinical Case: Christmas Flu - Anete Palma
17:30-17:40 The Diagnostic Challenge of Drug-induced Cholestasis and Liver Injury - Jana Baranova
19:00-20:00 Walking together to the congress dinner venue
20:00-23:00 Congress dinner

   

Saturday. April 20, 2024
Room: Sirius

08:00-08:30 Registration
08:30-10:00

Baltic endocrinology session

Moderators: Vallo Volke, Zydrune Visockiene
08:30-09:00 Technologies in type 1 diabetes treatment - Zydrune Visockiene
09:00-09:30 Switching from insulin therapy to GLP1 RA in type 2 DM patients - Dzilda Velickiene
09:30-10:00 Which thyroid nodules should be treated surgically? - Zenons Narbuts
10:00-10:40

Industry-sponsored symposium and coffee break
10:40-12:20

Hot topics in endocrinology

Moderators: John Wass, Mirjam Christ-Crain
10:40-11:10 Management of hyponatremia - Mirjam Christ-Crain
11:10-11:40 Targeting GC Metabolism to Reduce the Metabolic Undesired Effects of Prescribed Glucocorticoids - Riccardo Pofi
11:40-11:50 Discussion
11:50-12:20

 Cases
11:50-12:00

Mixed giant prolactinoma relapse - still amenable to medical treatment? - Henrique Carmona Alexandrino
12:00-12:10

First islet-after-kidney transplantation in the Baltic countries: a case report. - Joana Semigrejevienė

12:10-12:20

Case based analysis of serious thromboembolic events in Cushing syndrome: a call for standardized anticoagulation treatment and prevention. - Mari Minasyan
12:20-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:10

Gynaecological endocrinology

Moderators: Ülle Jakovlev, Peter Kamenicky
13:00-13:30 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Unraveling Complexity Through a Holistic Lens - Lina Zabuliene
13:30-14:00 Primary Ovarian Insufficiency - Anu Valkna
14:00-14:30 Hypercalcemia during pregnancy - Peter Kamenicky
14:30-14:40 Discussion
14:40-15:10

Cases
14:40-14:50 Minimal Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome - Jūlija Černišenko
14:50-15:00 Same Karyotype, different Phenotype. 3 Cases of mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis 45, X/46, Xy - Nada Akad
15:00-15:10 16p11.2 deletion syndrome - Clinical case study - Artūrs Pētersons
15:10-15:20 Conclusions and farewell